History

Unalaskans can now explore one of the chain’s most isolated areas thanks to a new exhibit at the Museum of the Aleutians.

For 70 years, Juneau and Douglas were separate cities. That came to end in 1970 following a controversial vote in which voters in Juneau overwhelmingly voted to consolidate their smaller neighbor.

After years of work, ancestral remains from a 19th century settlement on Chirikof Island have returned home.

The president tweeted that he will not attend this year’s dinner. He’ll be the first president to do so since Reagan missed it in 1981, after he was shot.

At a time when incubators were rejected by most doctors, Martin Couney treated Horn with one at a sideshow of premature infants. She died earlier this month, 96 years after most experts expected.

State lawmakers are considering making a new holiday to honor the contributions of black soldiers who helped build what is still the only road connecting Alaska to the Lower 48. The legislation is sponsored by Sen. David Wilson, and it would make October 25 African American Soldiers’ Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day. It’s quite a