Former Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat, is the top challenger to Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican seeking his third term. Election date: Nov. 3 Ms. Peltola is trying to become Alaska’s first ...

In the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, ...

Follow Eivin Kilcher on an Alaskan halibut catch and cook adventure featuring fishing fresh seafood and outdoor cooking in ...

Satisfying halibut filleting featuring a conversation with a fisherman on the Homer Spit in Alaska. #Halibut #Fishing #Alaska ...

Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang T here has been much debate regarding the impact that trawling has had on Alaska fisheries, especially given that some of our state’s salmon, crab, and halibut ...

The race for Senate in Alaska, one of Democrats’ best hopes this year for retaking a seat in the upper chamber, has a lot to do with fish.  Both candidates’ records on trawling — which refers to ...

Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are fighting bitterly over fisheries, especially the hot-button issue of bycatch.

Sept. 18, 2026 – President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Thursday aimed at expanding hunting and recreational fishing opportunities on federal lands and waters — policy changes that have ...

Sept. 15, 2026 – Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the former Democratic legislator now running for governor of Alaska, signed a 2021 national letter praising President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response, his ...

On Friday, September 11, Derek Parker Aghnaanga, 15, his older brother, 35-year-old Sidney Kulowiyi, and their 34-year-old cousin set sail from St Lawrence Island on an 18-foot open boat in a bid to ...

Alaska teen Derek Parker Aghnaanga, 15, was dramatically rescued after surviving for days clinging to an overturned skiff in the freezing Bering Sea close to the Russian border.

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