No one wants debt. This was the top finding of the students and parents recently surveyed by the Education Trust of Alaska.

For 25 years, Alaskans applying for the Permanent Fund dividend have been able to contribute some or all of their payout toward a child's education investment account, known as a 529 plan. But two ...

Marsha Lael Burton (née Brewer), beloved grandmother, mother, wife, sister, and friend, passed away on December 30th, 2025 at the age of 73 at her home in Stamford, Connecticut. Lael was born on June ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A record-snowy December in Juneau, Alaska, wreaked havoc across the city with the unusually-deep snow sinking boats and causing ...

To say Alaska captures the traveler’s imagination is probably an understatement. The Great Land has long fascinated travelers, and it doesn’t take mental gymnastics to understand the appeal. Whether ...

Alaska’s annual population estimate will be delayed almost a month due to last year’s federal government shutdown. State demographer David Howell said on Wednesday that the state estimate isn’t ...

Several caribou herds in Alaska's Arctic are on the decline. That now includes the Porcupine herd, which is the largest. Biologists say the reasons for the downward trends are hard to pin down. Alaska ...

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $18 million to Alaska Pacific University in December through Yield Giving, her charitable foundation, the university said this week. Janelle Vanasse, ...

The start of Alaska’s annual legislative session is just over a week away. And there’s plenty on the agenda for lawmakers this year, from a possible gas pipeline to a plan to stabilize the state’s ...

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO/SEATTLE >> Alaska Airlines said today it will purchase 110 new Boeing aircraft — the largest single order in the carrier’s history — as part of an aggressive expansion and fleet ...

An Alaska Airlines pilot credited with safely landing a jet after a midair cabin panel blowout is reportedly suing Boeing, alleging the aircraft manufacturer attempted to shift blame for the incident ...

At an Anchorage convention on a new rural health program that will send Alaska hundreds of millions of federal dollars, a slate of Outside companies were keen to claim a slice of the state’s funding ...