By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska House of Representatives is asking the Trump administration and Canadian government to step back from a brewing trade war. In a …
A federal judge in Alaska has ruled that the Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel seven oil and gas leases that had been issued for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. District …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon Hundreds rallied at the Alaska State Capitol on Friday for a “People’s March” and to protest and condemn the recent actions of the …
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal …
Alaska State Troopers say a teenager has died after being buried by snow in an avalanche. The accident happened Saturday when a group was riding snowmachines near Turnagain Pass, a popular outdoor …
Today is Monday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2025. There are 282 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran aground on a reef …
More states are passing or considering family medical leave laws that would require employers to offer paid leave for workers to undergo treatment or care for a sick family member. Separately, more …
GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer During a day-long visit to Sitka Wednesday, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski addressed topics of local, state and national significance, mostly as they related to …
By CORRINE SMITH Alaska Beacon Several dozen demonstrators arrived early to the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday ahead of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s annual address to the …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon In remarks to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan praised the work of President Donald Trump, saying the new president’s pro-mining and …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Two months after a lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge failed to draw any bids, the Trump administration Department of the …
President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn’t improved …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for the time being. On Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature voted …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Membership on the Alaska Board of Fisheries would be restructured to guarantee representation for the state’s different fishing sectors, under a bill pending in …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, encouraged members of the Alaska Legislature – and the public – to work together to get things done, despite major uncertainties …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon Some fired federal employees received letters on Monday notifying them they were “reinstated” according to a federal court order, but on …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska Senate is asking Congress to revive a stalled effort that would honor ethnic Hmong people who aided the United States during the …
The National Transportation Safety Board says a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska and killed all 10 people on board was half a ton overweight for the known or possible weather …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska House of Representatives is asking Congress to fix a problem with a program that pays money to rural school districts affected by the decline of the timber …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska House of Representatives is backing the preservation of a multibillion-dollar federal aid program that subsidizes phone and …