WHITTIER, Alaska (AP) — They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a small Alaska town are facing criminal charges after ...

WHITTIER, Alaska (AP) — A criminal case unfolding in an Alaskan town is raising urgent questions about voter eligibility and citizenship that could have a direct impact on Utah’s growing population of ...

The Alaska Visitor Volume report includes data over the 12-month period starting in May 2024. It shows 33,000 more visitors ...

WHITTIER — Squeezed between glacier-packed mountains and Prince William Sound, the cruise-ship stop of Whittier is isolated enough that it’s reachable by just a single road, through a long, one-lane ...

The ACLU and ACLU of Alaska have filed an amicus in support of Tupe Smith, a woman born in American Samoa who now lives in Whittier, Alaska charged with falsely affirming that she was a U.S. citizen ...

Michael Pese, with daughter Cataleya on his shoulders, and his wife, Tupe Smith, with their son Maximus exit a pedestrian tunnel underneath Whittier, Alaska, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) ...

Here's what to know about the prosecutions in Alaska and the status of American Samoans when it comes to voting. The investigation began after Tupe Smith, a mom in the cruise-ship stop of Whittier, ...