This story was originally published by ICT. WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about boarding schools. If you are feeling triggered, here is a resource list from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. While everyone else in the household was asleep, Nyché Andrew worked late into the night at the computer. An Indigenous […]
Stacker compiled a list of the colleges in Alaska using data from Niche.
Alaska childcare providers, families and employers are under intense strain with the lack of childcare availability and funding, according to advocates. They are calling for major state investment in the childcare industry and seeking policy changes under the next governor and Alaska State Legislature. Leaders with several non-profit groups held an online webinar Wednesday focused […]
The respiratory virus that sparked a disruptive worldwide pandemic six years ago continues to circulate in Alaska, but its effects are much diminished from past years, according to state health statistics. In the 2025-2026 season, 22 Alaskans, including one child, died with COVID-19 listed as an underlying or contributing cause of death, according to a […]
When I leave my Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings. When I conduct an interview in a nearby building, the people who clean that office at night are contractors. The person who serves me my lunch sandwich is a […]
The federal government’s programs for tribal water services are hampered by a lack of follow-up to support operation and maintenance, along with overly specific qualification rules and other administrative hurdles, a new federal report says. The report, issued Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office, makes a dozen recommendations for legislative and administrative actions that it […]
A Fairbanks fire captain’s campaign raised over $72,000. A retired Kodiak school teacher and union leader’s campaign raised nearly $71,000. A Clam Gulch fisherman’s campaign raised over $45,000. All three candidates are independents running for Republican-held seats in the Alaska State House. Democratic and independent candidates for the Alaska State House are largely out-fundraising Republican […]
Alaska Beacon reporter Yereth Rosen’s award-winning story weaves together regional indigenous knowledge, scientific study findings and political influences to answer a freighted question about the future viability of village life in Western Alaska after ex-typhoon Halong.
Anchorage West High sophomore Mae Agnew Bemben has found her classes significantly larger this year. Her AP World History class has 35 students, making it hard to focus. This isn't unique to her; the …
Stacker.com compiled a list of the cheapest gas stations in Alaska using data from Gas Buddy
Apartment rents in Alaska rose 2.1% over the past year, the most modest increase in five years, according to analysis by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The statistics on rental costs are part of a package of articles about housing costs published in the September issue of Alaska Economic Trends, the monthly […]
Democrats are trying to win back Congress by criticizing their own party to appeal to voters in more conservative areas. They're distancing themselves from former President Joe Biden, opposing …
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday lifted a statewide executive branch hiring freeze, removing restrictions on managers who had been required since May 2025 to obtain special permission before hiring new state employees. The governor’s decision was revealed without fanfare in a new administrative order that took effect Monday. This week’s order also repealed a freeze […]
The most damaging feature of this system may not be the arrests that make the news. It is the uncertainty imposed on families who have followed the rules, filed their papers, paid their fees and waited—sometimes for well over a year—for the government to act.
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. This piece was published in coordination with The Washington Post. The madness unfolded in a familiar pattern: Ellen FitzGerald would wake in the dead of night to nurse her baby for […]
Brad Pitt plays a military veteran on a trip through Alaska with his retired combat dog in “Heart of the Beast.” After his plane crashes in the middle of nowhere, the two face a 58-mile hike …
On Tuesday, the advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood will endorse Democratic candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to be Alaska’s next governor, according to an advance copy of the endorsement provided to the Alaska Beacon. Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Alaska called JKT “a proven advocate for reproductive health and LGBTQ2S+ rights,” and labeled his three, anti-abortion Republican opponents […]
After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits …
In a candidate forum Thursday, three of the four candidates to be Alaska’s next governor voiced support for a long-debated plan to restructure the Alaska Permanent Fund in order to permanently cap the amount of money that can be spent from it without a statewide vote. “You’ve got to protect the Permanent Fund. You simply […]
Fish are central to Alaska’s economy, Indigenous cultures and identity. With critical salmon runs in Alaska rivers struggling, commercial operators squeezed by higher costs and stiffer market competition, fish are now at the center of the hard-fought campaign for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat. For Democratic challenger Mary Peltola, who is seeking to unseat incumbent Republican […]