Russia sold Alaska for peanuts. Now it guards America against Moscow

Neither side could have foreseen how dramatically Alaska's economic and military importance would grow. Look at a map of the world and Alaska seems out of place. It belongs to the United States, yet sits apart from the rest of the country, separated by …

Alaska Airlines partners with Meili to streamline car rental booking experience

Share on LinkedInLinkedIn Share on TwitterTwitter Share on FacebookFacebook Share on RedditReddit Share on FlipboardFlipboard Share on TumblrTumblr Share via EmailGmail Share on WhatsAppWhatsApp Summary: Alaska Airlines has partnered with Meili to …

Humane World for Animals Reports Trump Administration Reinstitutes Rule Allowing Trophy Hunters to Use Bear Baiting on ...

Black Bear   Credit: Alaska Fish and Game The National Park Service finalized a controversial rule allowing trophy hunters to use food bait to lure and kill black and brown bears in Alaska, reversing wildlife protections restored in 2024. October 18, 2026 …

Dog survives 50 hours alone in Alaska wilderness after avalanche; how rescuers finally found the 4-year-old poodle-husky

LouLou, a four-year-old poodle-husky mix, survived more than 50 hours alone in Alaska’s snowy wilderness after an avalanche. A dog named LouLou has been found alive after spending more than 50 hours alone in Alaska’s snowy wilderness, following an …

Alaska seeks suppliers for $413M Cook Inlet undersea power cable

State energy officials are asking submarine cable companies to help price a second electrical connection across Cook Inlet, a proposed $413 million project that could give Homer Electric Association an alternate route to the rest of Alaska’s Railbelt power …

Dog survives 50 hours in freezing Alaska mountains, AirTag helps rescuers find her

When an avalanche sent two mountaineers tumbling hundreds of feet down an Alaskan mountainside, their four-legged companion, LouLou, vanished into the snowy wilderness. What followed was an anxious, nearly 50-hour search involving volunteers, pilots and a …

Alaska Sports Scoreboard: Oct. 17, 2026

High school Football Friday West 27, Dimond 6 Saturday Kenai Central 28, Homer 13 South 42, Juneau-Douglas 12 Lathrop 35, Soldotna 14 SWDP vs. Kodiak (Late) • • • Volleyball Monday Seward 3, Ninilchik 0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-14) Glennallen 3, Tok 0 (25-9, 25- …

U.S. Monitoring China’s Maritime Presence Off Alaska

By Sentry Key Takeaways: The U.S. Coast Guard tracked four Chinese research vessels in international waters off Alaska in September 2026, following five such ships in 2025 that operated over the U.S. extended continental shelf and launched crewed …

Lathrop Takes On Soldotna in Alaska Division II Title Game

Kenai Central Captures Alaska Division III Football Title