Former Republican Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes announced her campaign for governor in July 2025. She served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017. Hughes spoke with The Northern Light ...

UAA Chancellor Cheryl Siemers sent a university-wide email on April 1 announcing the approval of a $3.50 per credit hour fee, which will be implemented in the upcoming fall semester. According to ...

The University of Alaska’s Board of Regents voted to increase student tuition by 4% on Nov. 7, 2025. This increase will be implemented in the upcoming fall semester. In August 2025, the UA Board of ...

The 2026 Anchorage Transportation Fair took place at the Alaska Airlines Center on April 22. The free event brought several government agencies together to present transit-related projects to the ...

In the late 1950s, NASA and the U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine launched a joint research program. The program recruited 11 deaf men from Gallaudet College — a university for the deaf and hard ...

Alaska State Legislature House Bill 101 remains on the Senate floor in gridlock. The Northern Light took a deeper look at the history and context of the bill. House Bill 101, introduced in February ...

University of Alaska staff voted in favor of union representation, 1,106 to 610, with 1,716 eligible voters, according to an April 1 newsletter from UA Chief Human Resources Officer Nickole Conley.

UAOnline is how UAA students register and withdraw from classes, check DegreeWorks, and fill out time sheets if they are student employees. When searching “UAOnline Services,” students will see a ...

Craving something in particular? Whether you’re new to Anchorage or have endured many winters, here are some great places to try. These local spots are perfect for students living in the dorms, as ...

Alice in Chains is a band with two distinct eras. Their first — which they are more widely known for — is heavy, gritty grunge headlined by lead vocalist Layne Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell.

On July 1, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which is currently on its way to be passed into law, according to the White House. In a clip provided by Time, J.D. Vance is ...

Since its inception, the NBA has always had at least one dynasty team in the league. The first dynasty to grace the NBA was the Minneapolis Lakers, who won five championships between 1949 and 1954.