Over 1,800 dancers from 34 groups from around the state gathered in Juneau this week for the biennial Celebration, which honors Indigenous cultures of Southeast Alaska. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

After teasing a run late last week, former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker formally entered the governor’s race with Randy Hoffbeck, his former revenue commissioner, as his pick for lieutenant governor. www.adn.com/politics/202...

Former Anchorage legislator Lesil McGuire also announced Monday that she is running for governor with longtime legislative staffer Elizabeth Rexford as her lieutenant governor candidate. www.adn.com/politics/202...

In a last minute switch-up for an Interior Senate district, Rep. Frank Tomaszewski, a two-term Republican, filed to run for Senate District Q shortly before Sen. Robert Myers announced his retirement and endorsed Tomaszewski in a prepared statement. www.adn.com/politics/202...

About 2,500 students are graduating from ASD this year. They were middle schoolers when the pandemic changed education delivery across the world, and they’ve been among the first to question whether AI can ethically be used for homework help. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

We're reviving Curious Alaska, a popular feature launched by the ADN in 2021. The idea is simple: You have questions. We find the answers.

Demolition of the Regal Totem theater off Muldoon Road began Monday morning. It opened in 1976 as the first theater in Anchorage with more than two screens (Bill Roth / ADN). To see more of our best photos so far in March, click here: www.adn.com/visual/photo...

Mushers Travis Beals, Jeff Deeter, Paige Drobny and Wade Marrs rounded out the top five finishers of this year's Iditarod. After his second-place finish, an emotional Beals spoke about the special importance of this year's journey. adn.com/outdoors-adv...

Meet the mushers of the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, with their photos, bib/starting numbers, hometowns and competitive history in the race: www.adn.com/iditarod-mus...

PHOTOS: Alaska lawmakers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, staffers, pages, families and more gathered in the Capitol in Juneau for the start of the session. www.adn.com/visual/photo...

PHOTOS: This week's multiday snowstorm led to dicey conditions on roads and sidewalks in Anchorage, though some are finding ways to enjoy the fresh snow. www.adn.com/visual/photo...

Protests and politics. Wilderness and wildlife. Historic disasters and everyday joys. In 2025, Anchorage Daily News photographers captured much of what makes Alaska unique. See more photos from the year here: bit.ly/4jjwfYn

Someone is getting away with killing Eunice Whitman in Bethel a decade ago. Alaska’s slow justice system let it happen. www.adn.com/alaska-news/... (Reported in partnership with @propublica.org)

Frost feathers form on the ice surface of South Fork Campbell Creek near the Campbell Airstrip Trailhead on Wednesday. (Marc Lester / ADN) www.adn.com/visual/photo...

As winter settles in, Anchorage Daily News photographers captured scenes of the city brightened by frost. www.adn.com/visual/photo...

PHOTOS: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the war in Ukraine on JBER while protests and rallies took place elsewhere in Anchorage. www.adn.com/visual/photo...

Check out some of our favorite photos from July so far by ADN photographers and contributors: bit.ly/46A00zF

A new Mat-Su fire estimated at 70-100 acres is burning this evening about 5 miles off the Glenn Highway near the Eureka Roadhouse. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Sandhill cranes fly over Interior Alaska near Delta Junction. (Marc Lester / ADN) For more of our best May photos: www.adn.com/2025/05/12/p...

Job alert: We're looking for journalists who want to do high-impact work with us here at the Anchorage Daily News. Now hiring ... ✍️ Reporters: www.journalismjobs.com/1690546-repo... 📝 A news editor: www.journalismjobs.com/1690545-news... 📢 An opinion editor: www.journalismjobs.com/1689978-opin...

This year’s 1,128-mile Iditarod follows a novel route through Interior Alaska with a loop on the Yukon River. “We are all rookies,” Big Lake musher Nicolas Petit joked.

"When I learned that Joann was closing its last Anchorage store, I was surprised at my feelings of sadness and loss," Tara Stevens writes in an essay on Anchorage memories and connection at Joann. www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Several conservation groups filed litigation in Alaska this week seeking to stop efforts by the Trump administration to expand offshore oil and gas drilling, including in the U.S. Arctic Ocean off the state’s coasts. www.adn.com/business-eco...

How to be safer on ice in Alaska’s wild country, according to Luc Mehl, an ice rescue instructor and trainer who specializes in wilderness risk management: www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday said she intends to vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. www.adn.com/politics/202...

A 36-year-old Fairbanks woman has been charged with second-degree murder after her 6-year-old son was found dead last week. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday approved a three-year pause on many of the city’s design rules for larger multifamily housing developments. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Defense Secretary Hegseth suggests Ukraine’s insistence on return to prewar borders is unrealistic. www.adn.com/nation-world...

A large piece of Portage Glacier collapsed onto the ice on Monday, sending skaters scrambling for safety. The incident underscores the risks of the frozen glacial lake where a window of cold, clear weather has drawn hundreds of people in recent days. www.adn.com/outdoors-adv...

It’s been a tough winter for mushers and sled dogs in Western Alaska, training in starts and fits as conditions allow. That didn’t stop Pete Kaiser from winning his ninth Kuskokwim 300 title over the weekend. www.adn.com/outdoors-adv...