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Glenfarne Grows Alaska LNG Commercial Momentum With Tokyo Gas Agreement
Five Agreements in Seven Months Totaling More Than Half of Project Volume ANCHORAGE, Alaska & TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC (Glenfarne), and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the...
Owner: Thomas Allen
Solana Company (HSDT) teams up with Helius and Anchorage Digital for staking
Solana Company (HSDT) on Thursday partnered with Helius Labs and Twinstake to offer its customers non-custodial staking services. The Company also revealed it would be staking its SOL holdings directly from custody at Anchorage Digital Bank....
Owner: Karnika Yashwant
Lucrative ICE detention centers bring money — and anger — to an Alaska Native community
Roswell Schaeffer Sr. has had many lives in Kotzebue, Alaska, a coastal town of about 3,000 just north of the Arctic Circle. He’s been a commercial fisherman, a subsistence hunter and holder of just about every local political position—mayor,...
Owner: American Government
SNAP benefit for November 2025: Will you get the check, how US government shutdown threatens 40 million beneficiaries and are you legally bound to receive SNAP benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which feeds over 40 million Americans, faces a potential funding crisis starting November 1, the USDA warns. At least 25 states, including California with its 4.5 million SNAP recipients, may...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
Anchorage pastor Matt Schultz to challenge Rep. Nick Begich in 2026 U.S. House race
An Anchorage pastor announced Monday that he is running for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Nick Begich. The Rev. Matt Schultz, of Anchorage’s First Presbyterian Church, is a registered Democrat with an...
Owner: States Newsroom Network
Trump Reopens Alaska’s Arctic Refuge to Oil and Gas Drilling
The Trump administration has moved to reopen the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling, reversing one of President Biden’s signature environmental restrictions and cementing Alaska’s return to the energy map. The Interior...
Owner: James Stafford
Trump administration plans to open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil, gas drilling
Juneau, Alaska — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the...
Owner: Newhouse Family
Critics warn of disturbing 'extermination campaign' enabled by new government policies: 'Unjustifiable'
Advocates are pushing back. by Alyssa OchsOctober 24, 2025 The Peruvian government is considering easing restrictions on oil and gas drilling to allow dirty energy companies to extract more nonrenewable resources. If several proposed bills are...
Owner: Dave Finocchio & Anna Robertson
Ground stop issued for all Alaska Airlines flights due to ‘IT issue’
Alaska Airlines has issued a full ground stop for all flights due to an IT issue. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] "Alaska Airlines is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations. A temporary ground stop is in place....
Owner: Apollo Global Management
U.S. Alaska Airlines grounds all flights due to IT outage
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Xinhua News Agency
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Alaska Airlines grounded all its flights nationwide on Thursday evening due to an unspecified technology outage. "Alaska Airlines is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations. A temporary ground stop is...
Owner: Chinese Government
Alaska SNAP benefits at risk in November amid ongoing federal government shutdown
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Your Alaska Link
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Alaskans who rely on SNAP benefits could face disruptions as the federal government shutdown continues. The state Division of Public Assistance says federal authorities have ordered states to stop issuing SNAP benefits for November due to a lack...
Owner: Bill Fielder
Dog evacuations continue from Western Alaska villages hit hard by remnants of Typhoon Halong
As evacuees from villages like Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, Nightmute and Tuntutuliak boarded military helicopters bound for safety, many had no choice but to leave their dogs behind. The mass evacuations from Western Alaska villages in the wake of...
Owner: American Government
The Trump Administration Is Prepping to Sell off Alaska’s Arctic to Oil and Gas Companies
The Trump administration is moving to take Arctic lands that have never seen industrialization and open the doors wide for fossil fuel drilling. The Interior Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 23, that it has opened the entire 1.56 million...
Owner: Earthjustice
Federal shutdown leaves funding for several Alaska Head Start programs in limbo
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Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Assistant teacher Annita Kuo works with students in a pre-kindergarten classroom at Kids’ Corp, which provides Head Start programs in Anchorage, on April 8, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) A trio of Head Start programs in Alaska could be in jeopardy of...
Owner: Ryan Binkley
The US opens up the Alaska Wildlife Refuge to oil and Gas Development
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World Energy News - Connecticut
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The Trump administration announced on Thursday a series steps to open the Alaskan wilderness for energy and infrastructure development. This includes resuming leasing of oil and gas in remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior...
Owner: Greg Trauthwein
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of...
Owner: American Government
Canada's Gateway To Alaska Just Got A Billion-Dollar Boost After A Record Breaking Cruise Season
Demand for cruising is soaring to warm-weather destinations like the Caribbean—but there's another underrated region that's been on travelers' radars for decades. It's a destination cruisers can't stop raving about, and Royal Caribbean's newly...
Owner: Sam Youseff
Alaska Organized Militia Continues Historic Evacuation
OCTOBER 21, 2025 – The Alaska Organized Militia continues coordinated response operations in support of the State Emergency Operation Center following the 2025 West Coast Storm as the mission focus, pursuant to Governor Dunleavy’s declaration of...
Owner: Mark Van Dyke
What it takes to keep Utah’s Zion National Park open during the government shutdown
Yes, the government is still shut down. But if you look at the mass of people crisscrossing Zion National Park’s main visitor center, you might never know there’s federal gridlock. There are signs, though. A red sandwich board on the sidewalk asks...
Owner: University of Utah & American Government
Alaska Airlines restores operations after tech outage grounds flights
MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS / JAN. 18, 2024 Alaska Airlines commercial airplanes are shown parked off to the side of the airport in San Diego in 2024. UPDATE: 10:05 p.m. Alaska Airlines officials said its operations were restored as of 8:30 p.m. (Hawaii...
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