Opinion: Attacks on Bypass Mail and Medicaid threaten the future of rural Alaska

Packages are sorted in the Anchorage main office in 2018. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The Trump administration just announced a 9% increase in the cost of Bypass Mail, which will significantly increase the cost of living throughout rural Alaska communities. …

NTSB Issues Findings and Recommendations in Alaska 1282 Investigation

NTSB Issues Findings and Recommendations in Alaska 1282 Investigation June 25, 2025 — Yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting on the probable cause of the Alaska 1282 in-flight separation of a mid-exit door …

Watch: Alaska black bear's snack run thwarted in futile fight with trashcan

A black bear was spotted in early June wrestling with a bear-proof trashcan in Anchorage, Alaska. ANCHORAGE – A black bear’s snack run was thwarted in early June when it was bested by a trashcan in an Anchorage neighborhood. Footage of the bear shows it …

Opinion: When relatives come to Alaska for a summer visit

The welcome sign and gardens on International Airport Road near Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. (ADN) Most everyone gets anxious about something or someone. Missing a connecting flight at SeaTac, forgetting the name that goes with a familiar …

Cargo Ship with 3,000 Vehicles Sinks Off Alaska Coast After Fire

Earlier this month, off the coast of Alaska, a 600-foot cargo ship carrying more than 3,000 vehicles sank into the Pacific Ocean after a fire broke out. The ship that sank, called the Morning Midas, was on its way to Mexico when the fire started. Canva- …

Moose on the loose at Alaska fire department

Fire crews gain ground as wildfires burn across Alaska amid dry conditions

Firefighters across Alaska are making progress, but several wildfires continue to burn across the state as dry conditions persist. The Himalaya Road Fire is now estimated at 3,399 acres. The nearby Aggie Creek Fire is burning over 3,100 acres, while the …

AROUND ALASKA: Planetarium Construction, Historic Ballpark, and Sitka Celebration!

Planetarium Project Underway in Fairbanks Fairbanks is getting a new planetarium! Construction has started on a 5,700-square-foot, 65-seat facility at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The high-tech space will feature an 11-meter dome, dual …

Video: Flaming Car Carrier Off The Coast Of Alaska Sinks With Thousands Of New Cars Onboard

Airmen, Soldiers load cargo during Red Flag-Alaska 25-2

OINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES 06.24.2025 Airmen assigned to the 74th Aerial Port and 732nd Air Mobility Squadrons load U.S. Army Humvees and a trailer onto a C-130 Hercules during Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf- …