For more than three decades, Skipper Robert Hanson has roamed the waters off Alaska to find halibut. But his fishing trip last year was an outright disaster as halibut stocks have plunged. Story by Hal Bernton & @lorenholmes.bsky.social for @adn.com. 🐟 bit.ly/4px9OR5

Since 2008, biologist Juan Valero has warned about the risk of overfishing a halibut population that was already in decline. This year, the halibut harvest hit its lowest point in more than a century. Story by Hal Bernton & @lorenholmes.bsky.social for @adn.com. 🐟 bit.ly/4px9OR5

I’m excited to finally be able to share these images made for @adn.com, Seattle Times, and Northern Journal, part of a series examining the decline of the halibut fishery. This is my 4th story with Hal Bernton, supported by @pulitzercenter.org. Read at ADN, Seattle Times, or Northern Journal.

Nearly four years ago I joined the crew of the Pinnacle as they searched for snow crab in the Bering Sea. Back then there was a lot of uncertainty about the fishery, and there still is, as @science.org reports. www.science.org/content/arti...

Editors and reporters of the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion submitted their notices of resignation today, after management from Carpenter Media Group made changes to a published story last week in response to intimidation from a state lawmaker and without input from our newsrooms. #aknews

I've always wondered about this. Thanks @marketplace.org for answering my question! www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

Photos: Racers enjoyed sunny skies and an enthusiastic crowd during the 97th running of the Mount Marathon Race in Seward on Friday. www.adn.com/visual/photo...

Scenes from the 97th running of the Mount Marathon Race in Seward, Alaska

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has asked House minority members not to show up for the first five days of an August special session in order to thwart an effort by majority lawmakers to override his veto of $51 million in education funding.

School districts and elected officials across Alaska were left reeling after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed tens of millions of dollars in education funding from the state budget, weeks after lawmakers had overridden his earlier veto of a permanent increase to the school funding formula.

You know the best place to be a reporter? Alaska! Come work for the Anchorage Daily News: www.journalismjobs.com/1690546-repo...

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A classic Alaska newspaper correction in this week’s @chilkatvalleynews.bsky.social

In this current climate of cross-border tensions, I'm reminded of a story I reported in the towns of Hyder, Alaska and Stewart, BC back in the summer of 2015. Softball games in Canada on one day, a parade in America on another. A real cross-border party! It may be time for another visit soon.

Over 1,000 people showed up for the #HandsOFF rally in Anchorage

Alaska has a new newspaper, The Seward Folly, published in Seward, Alaska. My friends Marylynn and Bob Barnwell started it. I’m helping them by covering the Seward City Council. Hurray for community journalism! sewardfolly.com.

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I might have splurged on a bar of these after reporting the story

Great news for @adn.com, and all of us who have a part in producing the thoughtful journalism made here.

Anchorage has the nation’s most robust school language immersion programs for a city its size, experts say. Those programs are at risk. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory and several federal offices in Alaska have appeared on lists of leases set to be terminated by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Jessie Holmes gives some love to his lead dogs Polar and Hercules after they won the Iditarod early this morning in Nome.

Jessie Holmes, a 43-year-old Alabamian who came to Alaska more than 20 years ago, has earned his first win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

7 bikers tied for 1st place in the Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000 today in Nome. From left, Peter Delamere, Roberto Gazzoli, Tiziano Mulonia, Willy Mulonia, Casey Fagerquist, Joshua Brown, and Mike Beiergrohslein. The ITI is a nearly 1,000-mile race from Knik to Nome, following the Iditarod trail.

I really enjoyed discovering this place! The scene reminded me of how much fun I used to have at Gig’s in the 90’s. Thanks @theckart.bsky.social !

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Great reporting here from Emily Schwing and @propublica.org

Our updated story, with photos: Today's Iditarod ceremonial start drew eager dog teams, throngs of spectators and calls for "bootie bootie bootie" www.adn.com/outdoors-adv...

Alaskans were among the hundreds of NOAA employees who began receiving firing notices this week, a blow to an agency that provides everything from weather forecasts to fisheries management to cutting-edge climate science in Alaska. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

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After the Anchorage School Board approved massive budget cuts — which, among other changes, would dismantle several programs and end middle school sports — students, parents and staff say they would result in crippling changes to local schools.

Breaking news: The Trump administration plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, breaking decades of precedent in the White House.

This editorial, "Secrecy, deception erode public trust," has been taken offline. But here's an archived version, preserved by @archive.org for everyone to read: webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20250219...

The leading builder of solar farms along Alaska’s Railbelt has pulled the plug on a large project in Nikiski, saying it does not pencil out for its investor amid persistently high costs and uncertainty over federal tax credits.

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Anchorage Feb 3, climate notes: Feb 3, 2024: record snow depth of 33" Feb 3, 2025: record snow depth 0" (Trace)

I will miss Anne’s thoughtful critiques of my work, and her constant guidance and support of visual journalism at @adn.com. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

As crackdown begins under Trump, Alaska advocates educate local immigrants on legal rights www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

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10 dead, more than 9,000 structures damaged or destroyed in L.A. fires; windy weather continues. (Paywall is down) @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

After President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland, U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III made comments that appeared to support Trump’s vision for annexing the Arctic territory that is part of Denmark.

In Alaska, where the time to resolve most serious felony cases has nearly tripled over the past decade, one case was delayed so long that both victims died. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

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Photos: Hundreds of people celebrated New Year’s Eve in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday, packing into the Chinook lot to enjoy fireworks, food trucks, and performances by the Alaska Fire Circus, H3, and more. www.adn.com/visual/photo...