BECKY BOHRER

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tours the Native Health Mesa Food Distribution Center in Mesa, Ariz., Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs.
 
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures during a news conference, Dec. 12, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska, in which he outlined his budget proposal for the coming year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
Market volatility complicates work for lawmakers in Alaska, a state whose fortunes are tied to oil
President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs and a related drop in oil prices have contributed to the uncertainty for Alaska lawmakers tasked each year with crafting a state budget based on volatile oil prices.
 
This image provided by Skylar Young-Bayer shows a trail camera catching a glimpse of the dog Jackie near a trap on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Skylar Young-Bayer via AP)
Cheeseburgers and chicken so far fail to entice a rescue dog who’s spent weeks on the run in Alaska
A German shepherd-husky dog has evaded capture for nearly two months after being rescued from a California shelter and running away from her adoptive home in Alaska.
 
The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge, judge rules
A federal judge in Alaska has ruled that the Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel seven oil and gas leases that had been issued for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. U.S.
 
This image released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows ice accumulation that was observed by investigators on the rear stabilizers of a plane, Feb. 7, 2025, the day after after a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)
US investigators say Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
The National Transportation Safety Board says a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska and killed all 10 people on board was half a ton overweight for the known or possible weather conditions in the area.
 
Jessie Holmes celebrates after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday morning, March 14, 2025 in Nome. (Loren Holme/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Jessie Holmes says his dogs deserve all the credit for his ‘magical’ first Iditarod win
Musher Jessie Holmes has won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Bundled-up well wishers lined a street along the Bering Sea coastline in the early morning darkness Friday, cheering him across the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome.
 
Jessie Holmes hugs his lead dogs Polar, left, and Hercules after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday morning, March 14, 2025 in Nome. (Loren Holme/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes has won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Holmes was first to the finish line Friday in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea coast.
 
This March 29, 2005, photo shows a helicopter transporting skiers back to Girdwood, Alaska, at the end of a day of heli-skiing. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Authorities in Alaska say they will attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers earlier this week. The skiers are believed to have died in the Tuesday avalanche.
 
President Donald Trump speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?
President Donald Trump says his administration will ensure a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska gets built.
 
Un grupo de personas en el Centro de Visitantes Eielson disfrutan el lugar mientras al fondo se yergue el pico más alto de Norteamérica, Denali, el 2 de septiembre de 2015, en el Parque Nacional y Reserva de Denali, Alaska. (AP foto/Becky Bohrer, archivo)
Alaska US senators introduce bill that would again designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali
Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali. The bill from Sens.
 
In this screen grab from a Facebook livestream, residents from the Inupiat Eskimo village of Golovin in Alaska pose with a Bering Air pilot, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP via Irene Navarro)
Plane that crashed and killed 10 was part of Alaska’s air travel system, essential to daily life
The commuter flight that crashed and killed 10 people on Alaska sea ice last week was part of the workhorse network of short-hop flights that people rely on daily.
 
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 7, 2025, shows a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)
Here’s what we know about a commuter plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people
Authorities are focusing on the wreckage of a plane that crashed off western Alaska as they try to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea, killing 10 people.
 
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 7, 2025, shows a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)
The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
Authorities say the remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department made the announcement on its Facebook page Saturday afternoon.
 
This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard on Feb. 7, 2025, shows a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)
Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard are dead, authorities say
Authorities say a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome has been located on sea ice and all 10 on board are dead. Mike Salerno is a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard.
 
People stand at the Eielson Visitor Center with a view of North America's tallest peak, Denali, in the background, Sept. 2, 2015, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file)
Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali
The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali.
 
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks with reporters outside the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Alaska Sen. Murkowski has faced Trump’s wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to power
In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times. The defiance by a congressional Republican months after Trump’s political comeback has stood out.
 
The snow-covered coastal plain area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen, with the Brooks Range at right, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, near Kaktovik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Trump targets Alaska’s oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight
Alaska’s political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state.
 
People stand at the Eielson Visitor Center with a view of North America's tallest peak, Denali, in the background, Sept. 2, 2015, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file)
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley. The executive order drew a strong rebuke from Alaska’s Republican senior senator, Lisa Murkowski.
 
The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department says that no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
 
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds during a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska, outlining his budget proposal for the coming year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon.
 
Flight attendant Gustavo Oliveira, center, juggles bubbles to entertain passengers during the United Airlines annual "fantasy flight" to a fictional North Pole at Denver International Airport, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Flight takes kids to visit Santa at North Pole scene in transformed Denver airport hangar
More than 100 kids have been treated to an airplane flight and visit to a hangar at Denver International Airport that was transformed into the North Pole.
 
The fishing vessel Wind Walker fishes near Sitka, Alaska, March 29, 2022, during the Sitka Sound sac roe fishery. (James Poulson/The Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP)
2 bodies recovered amid debris from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized in Alaska
Two bodies have been recovered amid debris from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized with five people aboard in rough seas in waters off southeast Alaska earlier this month.
 
The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in the distance, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Kaktovik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Biden’s approval of an oil lease sale will keep the door open to drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The Biden administration has given approval for the sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska, leaving the door open for drilling in a portion of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
 
This undated image provided by Alaska Gear Company shows Esther Keim dropping frozen turkeys to residents in rural Alaska. (Alaska Gear Company via AP)
‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane!’ In Alaska, it’s both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes
In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have turkeys this holiday, thanks to the Alaska Turkey Bomb.
 
FILE - Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich answers a question during a debate on live television with incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola at Alaska Public Media, Oct. 10, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)
Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat
Republican Nick Begich has won the state’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Begich was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and won the seat that Republican Rep.
 
The snow-covered coastal plain area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, near Kaktovik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to expand oil production.
 
People waiting to vote Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, stand in a long line that wrapped around the Alaska Division of Elections regional office in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Race for Alaska’s only US House seat too early to call
Alaska voters were deciding a hard-fought race for the state’s only U.S. House seat that could help decide control of that chamber.
 
FILE - Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola answers a question next to Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich on live television at Alaska Public Media, in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2024. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)
Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid
Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is in a tough reelection fight against Republican Nick Begich in a high-stakes race that follows a year of intense personal tragedy for the lawmaker.
 
Alice Aishanna poses for a portrait outside her home displaying several American flags in Kaktovik, Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on challenges to voting in Alaska Native villages
The right to vote is considered sacrosanct in the U.S., but it isn’t always so in the tiny, remote Native villages across Alaska. In these far-flung locations, challenges to voting abound.
 
Alice Aishanna steps into her living room while a CBS News broadcast shows Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at her home in Kaktovik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
The polling place in the tiny Arctic village of Kaktovik never opened when Alaska had its primary election this summer because there was no trained staff to run the precinct.
 
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