Alaska seafood processors settle class action lawsuit over COVID wage dispute

A Washington state judge has ruled in favor of former employees of Seattle-based OBI Seafoods and Ocean Beauty Seafoods in a class action lawsuit, granting damages for delayed wage payments during COVID-19 quarantine periods. OBI Seafoods is owned by the …

Sunken shipwrecks tell the story of Alaska’s ‘forgotten’ WWII battlefield

"Our approach was to survey and document what the underwater battlefield looked like,"  says lead author Andrew Pietruszka, a maritime archaeologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego who led the …

First Ever National Civics Bee Crowns 8th Grade Girl From Alaska for Knowing How Government Works

– credit: US Chamber of Commerce Foundation A month ago, an 8th-grader from Alaska won the inaugural National Civics Bee aimed at cultivating the next generation of leaders through competition. Winning the Alaska state civics bee, Emily Brubaker was able …

Alaska Airlines may soon sport new brand in airport-lounge rivalry

Spinnakers, Sweat, and Survival: A Race to Alaska Adventure

Melissa Roberts steers Wild Card toward Cape Caution just north of Vancouver Island, while the author navigates the foredeck after a headsail change. Taylor Bayly/Courtesy R2AK I held my breath as I pulled up the sock to unfurl our spinnaker in Haro …

Alaska schools’ motivational speaker sentenced for sexual abuse of minor

An Anchorage man who regularly traveled throughout Alaska giving motivational school speeches, and oftentimes coming into contact with students across the state, has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a minor child. On Dec. 17, Superior Court …

Federal Subsistence Board expands with Alaska Native recommendations in mind

Rural Alaskans have long relied on subsistence practices to put food on the table, which is why it matters who regulates fishing, hunting and gathering in the state. The Federal Subsistence Board manages how wild foods are harvested on federal lands and …

4 Russian warplanes spotted flying near Alaska, NORAD says

Four Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew just outside of United States airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, marking the latest incident involving Russian aircraft off the coast of the U.S. state. The military operation was …

Alaska's Embarrassing Senator - and the Media Running Cover for Her

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. It's true - many of us here in the Great Land of Alaska will never get over being embarrassed by the uncanny political survival of Lisa …

Alaska Awarded Funding To Enhance Private Forest Resilience

The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a national effort to support sustainable forestland management and conservation.   The $2 million grant, funded through …