A lawsuit against the New York Times brought by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been resurrected by a federal court. Palin, a former Republican vice presidential candidate, sued the outlet after it published a 2017 editorial claiming her campaign had encouraged the 2011 shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords. The editorial in question was published...
Alaska’s Supreme Court issued a decision Thursday that will allow a question regarding repeal of the state’s controversial ranked choice voting system to appear on the November ballot. The state’s high court upheld a lower court ruling that would allow the ballot measure to come to a popular vote. “Having considered the record, the parties’...
In what may be a surprise blow to Democrats’ chances of holding a key red state seat in the U.S. House, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced Friday she is suspending her campaign for Congress. Dahlstrom was in what was essentially a three-way race with incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich III,...
Three candidates advanced to Alaska’s general election to represent the state’s at-large congressional district on Tuesday, according to a call by the Associated Press. Alaska has a non-partisan, pick-one primary system that selects the four candidates with the most votes, regardless of party, to proceed to the general election. Tuesday’s primary saw 12 candidates vying...
A 32-year-old man was left with severe injuries after a brown bear mauled him and was accidentally shot in the ensuing struggle after he and his hunting partner were attacked in Alaska. The pair were hunting along the Resurrection Pass Trail, a nearly 40-mile stretch between Hope and Cooper Landing, Alaska, when they encountered and...
Two icons of the Depression-era United States were killed in a plane crash in the northern reaches of Alaska while seeking a mail route to Russia on this day in history, August 15, 1935. “Cowboy philosopher” Will Rogers was a vaudeville performer, newspaper columnist, Hollywood leading man and one of most famous Americans of his...
A Texas family is feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Homer, Alaska, over the weekend while they were on a family vacation. David and Mary Maynard, of Troy, along with their two young sons, remain missing after the 28-foot aluminum boat with a total of eight people aboard capsized Saturday evening...
A series of recent eagle attacks has left Alaskans confused as to why the majestic birds are going after people. In Kodiak, Alaska, eagles have struck at least three locals who then required stitches, according to a Facebook post shared by officials with the City of Kodiak Port & Harbors Department. The incidents took place...
In the wake of several controversies involving foreign actors attempting land purchases near sensitive U.S. bases, a new federal rule will expand a Treasury committee’s ability to control the transactions. Lawmakers in Florida, North Dakota and elsewhere have long sounded the alarm over Chinese companies in particular, and now the Biden administration is taking steps...
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Alaska has resigned after investigators determined he created a hostile work environment, engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a former law clerk and lied about it to his colleagues. Joshua Kindred resigned from his post as a U.S. District Court judge for Alaska effective Monday after serving just four...
