Alaska News Nightly: Friday, June 5, 2026
An ANWR lease sale fails to attract the North Slope’s biggest producers.
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Ambler wildfire’s progress has slowed, local officials say
The fire, which started Thursday in Ambler’s landfill, had burned around 500 acres by...
Federal regulators cut cow harvest amid decline of Western Arctic caribou herd
Regulators also decided to close the harvest for non-local hunters.
Best solution to Alaska’s PFD ‘gorilla’ is to end the program with $10K payout, Walker argues
Former Gov. Bill Walker and running mate Randy Hoffbeck say ending the dividend with a $10,000...
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U.K. deputy prime minister: JD Vance was wrong to blame teen’s murder on immigration
Britain’s deputy prime minister says he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to...
Armenians vote in general election watched closely by Russia and the West
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his governing party are looking for a strong mandate for a new...
It’s one of the world’s most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers
The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote...
1 million people flood Madrid streets to see the pope’s flower-carpeted procession
The crowd cheered and shouted “This is the youth of the pope!” as Pope Leo arrived for...
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