Becky Bohrer
The Associated Press
Juneau, AK, United States
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Publisher drops children's illustrator for anti-trans notes
An Alaska man known for illustrating widely distributed children’s books with cute mother-baby animal pairs has been dropped by his publisher after authorities allege he posted transphobic notes threatening children → Read More
Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn … → Read More
Environmental groups cheer as restrictions on logging corporations reinstated in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal agency said Wednesday it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the country’s largest national forest in southeast Alaska, the latest move in a long-running fight over the Tongass National Forest. The U.S. → Read More
Alaska carbon plan: Boost state coffers without cutting oil
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Oil-dependent Alaska has long sought ways to fatten its coffers and move away from the fiscal whiplash of oil’s boom-and-bust cycles. The newest idea, promoted by Republican G… → Read More
Feds use rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday effectively vetoed a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that is a trove of miner… → Read More
2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaskan island
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea. → Read More
Alaska braces for floods, power outages as huge storm nears
Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced for what forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, accompanied by strong winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding → Read More
Alaska braces for floods, power outages as huge storm nears
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threateni… → Read More
Alaska prepares to get hit by 'historic-level storm'
Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent his → Read More
Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. → Read More
Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska House special election
Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin. → Read More
Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. → Read More
Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election
Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin. → Read More
Alaska primary 2022: Lisa Murkowski advances in Senate race, Sarah Palin in House
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Trump-endorsed Republican rival Kelly Tshibaka have advanced from Tuesday’s primary. Republican Sarah Palin was among those advancing to the November election in the race for Alaska’s only House seat. → Read More
Alaska primary 2022: Lisa Murkowski advances in Senate race, Sarah Palin in House
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Trump-endorsed Republican rival Kelly Tshibaka have advanced from Tuesday’s primary. Republican Sarah Palin was among those advancing to the November election in the race for Alaska’s only House seat. → Read More
Murkowski says she has tested positive for COVID-19
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she has tested positive for COVID-19 → Read More
Independent Al Gross says he's ending Alaska House bid
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Al Gross, an independent running for Alaska's only U.S. House seat, said late Monday that he is ending his campaign after a top finish in this month's special primary. Gross in a statement said it was “with great hope for Alaska’s future” that he has decided to end his campaign. → Read More
Palin nabs early lead in Alaska US House special primary
Alaska elections officials have released initial vote counts in the special primary for the state's only U.S. House seat. → Read More
Alaska's unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others
The huge number of candidates and the short timeline for holding the election after Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young's death on March 18 has some voters overwhelmed and scrambling to → Read More
Alaska's unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others
Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they’ve seen, with 48 candidates running to succeed the man who held the state’s only U.S. House seat for 49 years → Read More