Speaker after speaker at last week’s convention referenced the storm.
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Protesters in Juneau decry Trump administration policies at weekend ‘No Kings’ rally
Saturday’s gathering was the latest wave of the nationwide No Kings protest. It’s estimated more than 2,500 events were held across the country in every state this past weekend – including more than a dozen Alaska communities.
After village evacuations, Bethel nonprofit steps in to save dogs
As residents boarded air transports out of Kipnuk, they left what remained of their houses, belongings, and ancestral homeland behind. For many, that list also included their dogs. Nonprofits and individuals have stepped in to reunite pets with displaced families.
Evacuations wind down as focus in Western Alaska shifts to recovery and relief
Hundreds have been evacuated in military helicopters and planes to Bethel and Anchorage. Now, state officials are assessing what it’ll take to rebuild villages hit hard by the storm.
Newscast – Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
In this newscast: Dozens of attendees at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention stood in protest during U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s speech Friday morning; Juneau residents got a glimpse of what life in town looked like in the mid-20th century – in Kodachrome; Community leaders in Ketchikan and Saxman have teamed up with the state to build more affordable housing units; Western Alaska residents from the storm-ravaged communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok continued to land Thursday night in Anchorage at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.
Gov. Dunleavy requests Trump declare federal disaster for Western Alaska storm
The disaster declaration would unlock federal resources to respond to the Lower Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon regions in Western Alaska, in addition to the Northwest Arctic Borough.
Family videos from mid-20th century Juneau get a new life on screen
A family donated 8 mm film reels to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, which had them digitized and presented parts of the videos this week at Gold Town Theater.
In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized
That comes in sharp contrast to what’s happened nationwide, where summer border crossings dropped by 24%.
Dunleavy appointment to Alaska judicial board will stand, judge rules after two lawsuits
A fair courts group and a Juneau man had challenged the governor’s decision to put a suspended attorney in a public seat on the board that nominates people to fill judicial vacancies.
Anchorage prepares for up to 2,000 evacuees from Western Alaska
Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says she expects many people will stay through the winter.