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The enduring draw of the whale

A 47-foot fin whale that washed up on Anchorage’s tidal mudflats in November is still drawing visitors, a month later. Why?

Michelle Theriault Boots

Trump wants to change the name of Denali back to Mount McKinley

Alaska’s two Republican U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, immediately pushed back, saying they support the Koyukon Athabascan place name for the mountain long favored by many Alaskans.

Anchorage Daily News

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office

Mark Berman and Matt Viser, The Washington Post

Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use

Lisa Mascaro and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

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Alaska senators vote in favor of bill expanding Social Security benefits for Alaska’s public sector workers

The Senate passed the bill early Saturday, sending it to the desk of President Joe Biden.

Iris Samuels

Troopers make 2 more arrests stemming from drug sting at Wasilla bar

Alaska State Troopers also said methamphetamine found in a honey bucket led to the arrest of a Mug-Shot Saloon bouncer on a probation violation.

Anchorage Daily News

Proposed trooper post would bolster patrols near Willow and Talkeetna

The Alaska State Troopers post is part of the 2026 budget proposal released last week by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel

Opinion

Opinion: Seattle, the remote work capital of the US, is in denial about its effects

The share of Seattleites working from home for their predominant commuting method is twice as high as it is in New York City, new data shows.

Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times

Opinion: Arctic refuge is a safe haven for polar bears

The federal government shouldn’t allow exploring or drilling for oil on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Debbie Miller

Letter: Trade Alaska for Greenland?

Rick Wicks

Letter: Dumb, dumber

Ken Flynn

Letter: I thought we didn’t like China

John Duffy

Letter: Alaska senators should vote against the Bondi, Patel nominations

Neil O’Donnell

Business/Economy

Nordstrom family takes department store chain private in $6.25 billion deal

Members of the Nordstrom family are taking its namesake department store chain private with Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool, in a deal announced Monday that values the company at $6.25 billion.

Shannon Najmabadi, The Washington Post