Alaska Public Media News

Alaska has been a reliably red state but a Democrat has a chance of becoming governor.

Bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been bulking up on salmon before winter. On Tuesday, annual voting kicks off for the favorite.

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Primary elections in Alaska have set the stage for some big races in the fall: one that could be key in Democrats' effort to take control of the Senate in the midterms.

In most school districts, kids take a bus to school. But in the rural Alaska village of South Naknek -- pilot Jon King has been flying kids to school almost every school day for the last four decades.

Samantha Norman recently fell victim to a phone scam that police say is becoming increasingly sophisticated.

Bristol Bay communities are struggling with numerous overdoses as tens of thousands of lethal doses of opioids flow into the region. A group of community members in Dillingham are advocating for a united effort within the entire community to protect people and help them recover.

For Alaska Native communities along the Yukon River, fishing for salmon has always been a central part of life. But climate change is driving a massive collapse in salmon populations.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s commissioner, James Cockrell, said that they plan to fill the role in late spring or early summer.

It takes an immense amount of work and stamina for a dog team and musher to make it to the finish line of a 300-mile race. That’s especially true for the last team to finish.