Hannah Flor, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Nick Begich, the nephew of former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, is a Republican who generally sticks close to President Trump.

With more than 98% of precincts reporting, Democrat Mary Peltola held a slight lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.

Hundreds of people from Western Alaska spent the winter in hotel rooms around the city.

The transition is complicated by financial and logistical hurdles, according to state officials.

The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program was authorized as part of the Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill.” At a news conference in Anchorage, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said the program has the potential to reshape Alaska’s health care system in a way that benefits everybody.

The state says it expects to move the roughly 300 people staying at the Alaska Airlines Center and Egan Center into hotel rooms by the end of the week.

Hundreds of people evacuated from Western Alaska after Typhoon Halong now face uncertain futures in Alaska’s largest city.

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says she expects many people will stay through the winter.