Very few tribes in Alaska have authority over land, so they haven’t had a way to open reservation-style casinos like tribes in the Lower 48. Many, like Tlingit and Haida, have sought to assert authority over Native allotments — like this one — owned by individual tribal citizens.
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Alaska one of only 2 states to see increase in SNAP participants in 2025
That’s despite the Lower 48 seeing a decrease after federal cuts to the program.
‘You’d be crying at the pump’: This Alaska village’s gas was $8.44 — before the Iran war
Consumers across the country are contending with sharply higher fuel prices amid a supply crunch brought on by the closure of a key strait in the Middle East. But even residents of California, where $6-a-gallon gas prices are making headlines, would face sticker shock if they traveled to Hooper Bay, or any of the dozens of other villages and hub towns across Western Alaska.
Deep sea observation station that tracks climate change set to be pulled from Gulf of Alaska
Ocean Station Papa, which collects ocean and climate data, is one of five federal ocean monitoring stations the National Science Foundation plans to dismantle over the next couple of years.
Newscast – Wednesday, June 3, 2026
In this newscast: Celebration officially starts with a Grand Entrance tonight; Carvers have developed a new method to build traditional canoes without relying on old growth trees; Some cruise ship companies in Southeast Alaska say customers are concerned about Hantavirus, but state health officials are more worried about other diseases; Dozens and dozens of candidates officially kicked off their campaigns for governor, Congress and the state Legislature on Monday
An evolution in traditional canoe carving had its maiden voyage this week
Old growth trees used to make traditional dugout canoes in Southeast Alaska are scarce. So carvers have developed a new method to build traditional boats, the first of which completed its maiden voyage this week, landing back in Juneau for Celebration.