Sen. Donny Olson will be among dozens of legislators returning to the Capitol for this weekend’s special session.
Northwest
U.S. House panel quietly advances Arctic drilling and other Alaska oil developments
Democrats tried to whip up debate over drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Republicans sat silently and voted down all the amendments seeking to gut energy provisions in the reconciliation bill.
Federal cuts hurt food security programs in several Alaska Native villages
For farmers in Tyonek and reindeer herders in Nome, cuts to USDA grants and staff challenge local food production.
NTSB says plane to Nome that crashed, killing 10, was overweight
It isn’t yet clear what specific role the weight might have played in the Bering Air Cessna Caravan’s crash, and whether other factors were involved.
8-year-old boy helps save his family from White Mountain house fire
Colton Koonooka-Kowchee jumped out his window and sprinted through deep snow to get help.
After fatal plane crash, Northwest Alaska communities embrace victims’ families and Bering Air
Residents in nearly 20 villages came to their airstrips last weekend to greet Bering Air planes, hug the pilots and pray together.