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Six months ago Siikauraq Whiting applied for her dream job as superintendent for the Western Arctic Parklands, managing a nearly 9 million acre area that includes three national parks: Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Noatak National Preserve and Kobuk Valley National Park. She was fired last month along with around 30 or so other probationary Park Service employees statewide.

Federal employees in the Northwest Arctic laid off in massive national sweep

Six months ago Siikauraq Whiting applied for her dream job as superintendent for the Western Arctic Parklands. After a lengthy process, she was selected over more than 100 nationwide applicants in early January. But then on Valentine’s Day, Whiting received the news. She had been fired along with around 30 or so other probationary Park Service employees statewide.

DOJ releases tranche of Epstein files, says it has met its legal obligations

The Department of Justice on Friday released more than 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images in its files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

These films took home top awards at Sundance — plus seven our critic loved

Vibes were all over the place during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — the last held in Park City, Utah. These are the movies critic Aisha Harris loved.

Texas A&M University cancels programs in women's and gender studies

The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Skagway resident Katie Auer said she hasn't grocery shopped at the local store in more than a year due to concerns over store quality and prices.

This Alaska town gets weekly barges. So why do people use Instacart to fly in groceries?

In Skagway, one of Alaska’s most popular cruise ports, food problems revolve around one big issue: The number of people in town can range from 900 to 10,000.

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