Adventure awaits: Southwest adding Alaska service starting in 2026

This week, Southwest Airlines announced new service to a land of adventure via Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, starting in the first half of 2026. Eager explorers can book flights later this month. Anchorage is Southwest’s...

Opinion: It’s time to deliver on the statehood promise for Alaska’s waterways

John Sturgeon uses a hovercraft to hunt moose along the Nation River in the Upper Yukon basin. (Photo provided by John Sturgeon ) Hunting in Alaska is not just a pastime. It is a vital part of our heritage and central to our identity as Alaskans,...

Alaska climber Balin Miller dies during El Capitan summit

Alaska climber Balin Miller died Wednesday while climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Miller, 23, gained recent renown as an emerging mountaineer known for solo climbing treacherous routes in Alaska and beyond. Born and raised in Alaska,...

‘Moving through the Boreal Forest’ featured event at Alaska State Museum for First Friday

On this episode of Juneau Afternoon: Audio Podcast Video Livestream Juneau Afternoon livestream featuring “Moving through the Boreal Forest” at the Alaska State Museum, First Friday with the JAHC, and a preview of the new KRNN Celtic music show,...

Book review: ‘Secret Alaska’ is a handy guide for the uninitiated explorer

“Secret Alaska: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” By Bailey Berg; Reedy Press, 2025; 192 pages; $27. Summer has come and gone, and with it most of our tourists. Granted, winter tourism has been rapidly growing in recent decades, but in...

UW Expands Reusable Cup Program At Alaska Airlines Arena With PepsiCo, Building On Momentum Of Seattle’s Reuse Movement

SEATTLE – The University of Washington is building on the success of its reusable cup initiative at Alaska Airlines Arena, expanding the program for the 2025-26 Husky basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics seasons. The effort is a collaboration...

As PFD sales wrap up, there are still interesting travel deals and developments in Alaska

A couple take a selfie on Aeropagous Hill with the ancient Agora temple of Ifestos in the background, in Athens, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Last week, travelers were checking their travel wish lists to see if there were...

Alaska cities and boroughs consider higher sales taxes to help pay for public services

Election day is around the corner for most of Alaska’s local governments, and many communities are considering whether to raise local sales taxes to pay for the escalating cost of public services, including basic infrastructure like road repairs...

Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson joins 2026 race for governor

Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is joining the race for governor. He announced his candidacy Thursday as he kicked off a two-day series of events in Fairbanks, Wasilla, Anchorage and Soldotna. “I've tackled crime, I've taken on homelessness, I...

Southwest Airlines Expands to Alaska With Anchorage Flights in 2026

Southwest Airlines will add Anchorage, Alaska, to its route network in the first half of 2026, marking the carrier’s entry into its 43rd U.S. state. The new service will operate from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with flights...

From Anchorage streets to gallery walls, homeless painter finds community and creative outlet

At a recent farmers’ market in Anchorage’s Mountain view neighborhood, a pair stuck out from the diverse crowd that included refugee and immigrant growers and small business owners, as music played and vendors sold produce, confections and crafts....

Opinion: We’re days away from a vote that could gut Alaska school programs and services

Anchorage School District buses, parked at the district's transportation headquarters in 2022. (Marc Lester / ADN) On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the State Board of Education will decide whether to adopt a regulation that threatens to rip away critical...

TO THE GREAT LAND! SOUTHWEST IS ADDING ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TO ITS NETWORK IN 2026

DALLAS, Oct. 2, 2025 -- Southwest Airlines Co. is keeping the sun up all night on its network expansion party with the intention to begin service at Anchorage, Alaska's Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in the first half of 2026....

Alaska PFD stimulus payment arrives today, October 2, 2025: how much will you receive?

The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) was created in 1982 with the aim of allowing residents to share in the wealth generated by the state's natural resources. The program is funded by investment earnings from oil and mineral royalties. By...

What To Know Before Considering Homeschooling, According To Education Experts

When her son was 8 years old, Clare Brown noticed that his stress in school was taking a toll. “He was doing well on the academic side, but having a really hard time emotionally at school,” she told HuffPost. “At that point, we didn’t know he had...

Your Weekly Recap: Doctors threaten CNS pullout, Luxembourg activist detained in Gaza flotilla, and US government shuts down

Your Weekly Recap for 29 September–3 October 2025. Here are five things you should know at the end of this week: Doctors and dentists threaten withdrawal from CNS agreement over 'unequal treatment' Court hears closing arguments in Nepalese...

Alaska graduate students awarded national research fellowship for...

Willa Johnson and Xochitl Muñoz are recipients of the 2025-2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships By News Staff Peninsula • October 2, 2025 10:30 am Two University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate students have reached new...

Alaska graduate students awarded national research fellowship for work in sciences

Two University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate students have reached new milestones in their academic careers, as recipients of a prestigious national science research fellowship. Willa Johnson and Xochitl Muñoz are two of 1,500 recipients of the...

Alaska Airlines unveils bold lounge expansion plans in San Diego with “seamless, elegant” spaces

Share on LinkedInLinkedIn Share on TwitterTwitter Share on FacebookFacebook Share on RedditReddit Share on FlipboardFlipboard Share on TumblrTumblr Share via EmailGmail Share on WhatsAppWhatsApp Alaska Airlines is enhancing its lounge network with...

Blending Two Worlds: Darold Joseph Champions Culture and Education for Native Students

“I want to see more Native Americans with careers in teaching.”Native American students should not feel that they live in an “either or” world, says Northern Arizona University educator Darold Joseph, Ph.D. Instead, he believes they can thrive by...