On a nearly deserted Alaska island, you pay to keep hundreds of empty buildings wired for internet

This story was originally published by ProPublica and Anchorage Daily News. On an island in the Bering Sea 1,200 miles from ...

Abandoned Navy base costs taxpayers $340,000 a year in internet nobody uses

Empty homes and buildings in a town built on an abandoned Navy base in Alaska receive tax-funded internet access.
KPVI

Lawmakers approve state audit of the Alaska Board of Fisheries

A legislative audit committee instructed the state auditor to investigate the past three years of process and legal compliance of the board tasked with developing policy and managing Alaska’s ...
Alaska Public Media

Bycatch: What to know about the fish issue taking the spotlight in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

The pollock industry’s accidental catch of salmon isn’t new but it’s landing with new political salience. Here’s a primer, ...
KUCB

Sen. Sullivan’s revamped bycatch bill pushes for regulatory transparency and tougher foreign fishing standards

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan introduced an updated bill last month that would require new monitoring and bycatch regulations in ...
Indian Defence Review

U.S. Pilots Were Tracking a Soviet Missile When a Strange Wall of Light Suddenly Appeared in the Sky, Decades Later It Remains Unexplained

A Cold War reconnaissance mission captured an unusual aerial phenomenon after a Soviet missile launch, leaving the “Dome of Light” without a confirmed explanation. During the Cold War, the United ...
Alaska Business Magazine

Leadership Promotions at Aleut

Ethan Tyler is VP of Public Policy and Shareholder Engagement and Theresa Cross is VP of Operations and Support Services.
KUCB

St. Paul's long fight for independence

St. Paul, seen here in 2024, bills itself as "the largest Aleut village." It was perfect weather for a ballgame. Still, grade ...

The Average Cost of Airfare: How Much Is a Plane Ticket?

The average cost of a domestic plane ticket is $428 as of Q1 2026. Motley Fool Money has the latest airfare data by airport ...
E&E News

Army Corps clears the way for Alaska road through wildlife refuge

Residents of a remote coastal community have long sought the gravel road, which is opposed by environmentalists who say it ...

Fur traders released Arctic foxes across Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the late 1800s to boost the fur trade, but the predators wiped out millions of nesting seabirds before ...

Explore the impact of introducing Arctic foxes in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the late 1800s, leading to the devastation of seabird populations and drastic ecosystem changes. Discover the ongoing ...