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Voters in Juneau, Alaska

Seattle Times · 6h

Voters in Juneau, Alaska, on track to reject Saturday cruise-ship ban

The “ship-free Saturdays” initiative, the first of its kind in Alaska, would have banned cruise ships with 250 or more passengers from disembarking in Juneau on Saturdays and the Fourth of July.

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN · 20h

Proposition barring cruise ships on Saturdays in Juneau currently failing

A proposition that would bar large cruise ships from docking in Alaska’s capital city on Saturdays in the summer was failing in initial election results counts Wednesday.

Alaska Public Media · 1d

Juneau’s Ship Free Saturdays proposition sinking in preliminary election results

Initial returns also showed incumbent Mayor Beth Weldon leading challenger Angela Rodell, with voters favoring two other propositions.

Alaska, brown bear

The Boston Globe · 8h

Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after attack kills contestant

Voting started Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter.

The Telegraph on MSN · 10h

Alaska Fat Bear week thrown into chaos after cameras livestream killing

Alaska’s annual Fat Bear Week contest got off to a delayed start because a female participant known as Bear 402 was killed by a male during a livestreamed fight.

Voting begins in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest after one grizzly killed another on video

Fans can now cast their votes for the bulkiest grizzlies in Alaska's Katmai National Park, as the 2024 Fat Bear Week contest begins.

Alaska judge’s sexualized relationship with prosecutor leads to new trial for cyberstalking defendant

Questions remain around whether former Judge Joshua Kindred’s inappropriate relationships with prosecutors affected his ...

Alaska Public Media2h

Alaska Corrections contractor denies ACLU claim of ‘massive’ prisoner health data breach

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska says health data for 74 state prisoners was posted on a publicly visible ...

Alaska Dispatch News47m

Taxpayers in 24 states, including Alaska, will be able to file returns directly with IRS for free in 2025

The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the ...

10hon MSN

Mary Peltola challenger avoids GOP infighting in bid to flip Alaska House seat

Republican Nick Begich is making another attempt at Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-AK) Alaska House seat but this time without the ...

Alaska Public Media5h

Hilcorp again eyes Interior Alaska for oil exploration

Oil and gas company Hilcorp appears to be moving toward new oil and gas exploration work in Alaska’s Interior.

1don MSN

US Sends Warships To Meet China, Russia Presence Near Alaska

In August last year, a total of 11 Russian and Chinese warships approached the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during their joint ...

Travel + Leisure4h

Alaska Airlines Just Announced the Return of a Favorite Cross-country Route — Plus, More West Coast Offerings

Alaska Airlines is bringing back a route connecting Portland, Oregon, and Atlanta, as well as introducing new routes to ...

2h

Tiger born at Sedgwick County Zoo moving to Alaska

Tsar now lives at the Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minn., where he fathered two cubs born in August. Natasha will be the first Amur ...

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