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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, independent Al Gross and Democrat Mary Peltola solidified their leads in the race to advance to August’s special general election for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, according to an updated ballot count Wednesday.

Palin is attempting her political comeback after more than a decade out of politics.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Republican Nick Begich have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat

A dozen students and two adults were served floor sealant instead of milk at a day care summer program at an Alaska elementary school

After being cooped up in her Bonney Lake, Washington, home for much of the pandemic, Earlene Smith was ready to cruise again.

A group of researchers photograph a woolly mammoth tusk on the banks of the Koyukuk River in Alaska.

The researcher made the discovery by chance in a remote area of the Yukon

The election serves as a trial run for Alaska's new voting process, which could be a boon for third-party candidates.

Residents of St. Mary's in southwestern Alaska are donating food to firefighters and helping clear brush as the region's largest wildfire looms just a few miles from town.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Just as Alaska’s tourism season heats up, Princess Cruises says it will close one of its five lodges in the state this summer because of staffing shortages.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early results in Alaska's 48-candidate special primary election for U.S. House Saturday showed Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III taking the lead, followed by independent Al Gross. Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola, in her first statewide campaign, was in fourth.