Alaska Senate committee advances school funding bill with $1,000 per student formula boost

A bill that advanced in the Alaska Senate on Wednesday would provide a $1,000 per-student boost to the state’s school funding formula. It also would limit class sizes and tie funding for homeschooling to students being assessed through a standardized test …

Dunlap man facing charges of child sex abuse in Alaska

A Sequatchie County, Tennessee, man and owner of a well-known business in nearby Whitwell has been arrested on child sex abuse allegations in Alaska. Darold Greg Love, 65, who told Sequatchie County authorities he was the owner of the Whitwell Dairy Bar …

Las Vegas-Bound Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 Returns To Portland Due To Cabin Fumes

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to turn back to its departure airport due to a fume event onboard, with the aircraft returning to commercial service shortly after its landing in Portland, Oregon, the United States. Fume event According to …

Mitsubishi mulling Alaska LNG project investment, CEO says

Tokyo — Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corporation may consider investing in an LNG project in Alaska, though any decision will require careful review, CEO Katsuya Nakanishi said on Thursday. An Alaskan delegation visited Japan last week to brief …

Mary Penney and Her 1898 Alaska adventure — Part 1

By Clark Fair AUTHOR’S NOTE: The process of reconstructing the events of history includes weeding out details that are clearly untrue. This series of articles is, broadly speaking, the story of a boatload of East Coast argonauts, especially one named Mary …

Alaska family mourns their outdoor-loving son

Dog Missing for Weeks in Alaska Wilderness Still Lost After Ignoring Cheeseburger Traps

A stray German shepherd-husky mix named Jackie was saved from possible euthanasia after sitting in a Los Angeles County animal shelter She was then fostered, and then later adopted on Saturday, Feb. 15 But one day later, she slipped out of her collar and …

Luly Yang to redesign Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines uniforms

Credit: Alaska Airlines Luly Yang Design Group has been commissioned to design the next collection of uniforms for the newly merged Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines. The project will once again feature a partnership with Hilo-based designer Sig Zane, who …

Star the Reindeer Euthanised: Beloved Alaska Pet Reindeer Euthanised After Someone Pen Tampering and Possible Poisoning ...

An iconic pet reindeer in Alaska's Anchorage named Star has been euthanised after suffering from apparent poisoning and repeated tampering with his pen. Star, an 8-year-old reindeer, had his pen disturbed multiple times since January, including …

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: A school principal pleads with state lawmakers to increase base student funding. Also, lawmakers approve a new screening policy at the state capitol. And, Star, Anchorage's iconic reindeer mascot, is euthanized after a …