How an Arctic staple became Alaska’s signature style

The kuspuk is a regional fashion trend and has been one for many years now. Today, they are worn everywhere in Alaska by Alaskans of all backgrounds, and there is a lot of variety in overall design styles and trims. Did we always have kuspuks, and how did …

Savvy southpaw carries Kentucky team to Alaska 529 Midseason Classic title

Madisonville pitcher Jax Lee walks off the field. Photo by Stephanie Burgoon/Alaska Sports Report Don’t let his clean-cut persona deceive you. Madisonville, Kentucky, pitcher Jax Lee is filthy on the mound and Sunday night he did Klamath Falls, Oregon, …

REDWOOD FALLS NATIVE KILLED IN ATV VS TRAIN IN ALASKA

A Redwood Falls native was killed in an ATV vs. train crash around 10:30 pm Monday, June 23 on Parks Highway in south-central Alaska.  Brian Neudecker was pronounced dead at the scene.  Neudecker and his wife Rachael lived south of Morristown until they …

Heartbreak for Houston family as search ends for missing airman in Alaska river, FFD confirms

The family of active-duty airman Christian Diaz pleaded for help finding him over the weekend after he went missing during a kayaking excursion on the Chena River. FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A weekend search ended in heartache for the family of a Houston airman.  …

Airman who vanished while kayaking with friends is found dead, Alaska officials say

Sara Schilling / The Olympian (TNS) The body of a 24-year-old man was recovered about two days after his kayak overturned and he vanished in an Alaska river, officials said. Christian Diaz, a U.S. airman stationed in South Korea, was kayaking with …

Alaska's unique power sector can't afford to be penalized by the congressional process

For decades, federal support for renewable energy largely excluded Alaska while building new energy opportunities and capacity in the Lower 48. Nonprofit cooperatives, which generate nearly all of Alaska’s power, didn’t qualify. Hydropower, which is an …

Alaska DMV Warns Public of Fraudulent Text Message Scam

The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is alerting the public about fraudulent text messages claiming to originate from the Alaska DMV. These scam texts are in no way connected to the official Alaska DMV and should be disregarded. The Alaska DMV does …

Video shows determined bear battle it out with trash can in Alaska 

Alaska hospital group calls Senate’s proposed Medicaid changes ‘terrible’

The emergency department at Providence Alaska Medical Center, photographed in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Medicaid changes proposed by Senate Republicans threaten health care coverage for thousands of Alaskans and could drive up medical costs for …

PHOTO ESSAY: In rural Alaska, collecting driftwood saves time, money and brings jobs

GALENA, Alaska (AP) — As ice breaks on the Yukon River, Jake Pogrebinsky looks at the water from shore, searching for a large log floating downstream. When he spots one, he hops into his wooden motorboat and roars toward it, chainsawing any roots or …