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DENALI PARK, Alaska (AP) — A driver was killed and a passenger in his car injured after hitting a moose near the entrance to Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve. The vehicle’s collision with the moose occurred around 1 a.m. Friday, just south of the entrance to the Denali Park Road near Mile 235 of the George Parks Highway, also …

Alaska lawmakers override governor’s veto of public school funding, restoring services and teachers  Alaska Beacon Lawmakers travel to Juneau for special session as governor says they ‘don’t seem to care’  Anchorage Daily News Special session: Lawmakers override governor’s education funding line-item veto  Alaska’s News Source Ignore Dunleavy’s edict. End the special session this weekend  Reporting From Alaska A $50.6 million vote: what’s at stake …

Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, left, is applauded as he exits the joint session of the Alaska Legislature following two veto override votes on August 2, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers overrode two of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes in a joint session Saturday, marking the latest twist in a rift between legislators and the governor. Saturday’s …

Alaska lawmakers on Saturday overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of some $51 million in state funding for public schools. The 45-14 vote means lawmakers successfully reversed Dunleavy’s decision to cut $200 of the per-student funding increase approved by lawmakers during the last legislative session. The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy participates in an onstage interview as part of the Arctic Encounter Symposium at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage on July 31, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has again received treatment for basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, his office said Thursday. An abrasion was visible on the governor’s forehead when …

Alaska senator blocks Navy chief confirmation  Politico Here’s why this GOP senator is blocking Trump’s pick for top military leadership position  alternet.org Key Trump appointee blocked by Senate Republican playing harball over pet project  rawstory.com Source link

A plane that crashed and killed the husband of then-U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, two years ago was overloaded with moose meat and antlers, federal investigators said this week. Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., 57, was piloting a Piper PA 18-150 Super Cub when it went down in the mountains northeast of St. Mary’s on Sept. 12, 2023. The veteran pilot …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A brown bear attacked a woman Tuesday afternoon as she hiked on a popular trail in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, and officials are still looking for the animal, state police said. Alaska State Troopers used a helicopter to evacuate the woman off the Basher Trail to a hospital, Anchorage Police spokesperson Christopher Barraza said. Her injuries are …

Alaska Airlines grounded its jets during a sudden systemwide halt in operations, highlighting … More growing concerns over aviation cybersecurity and digital infrastructure resilience. getty Late Sunday, Alaska Airlines grounded all of its mainline aircraft due to what it described as a “technology issue.” Operations halted at approximately 8 p.m. Pacific Time and resumed just before 11 p.m., but delays …

An Alaska Airlines worker helps people check in for a flight at San Francisco International Airport on June 4, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Alaska Airlines warned of more flight disruptions on Monday after an unexpected failure of a critical piece of hardware at its data centers late Sunday forced it to halt all flights …