When a 29-year-old Anchorage man returned from a bear hunt on the Alaska Peninsula in September of 2024, he had a persistent and painful finger infection that defied easy diagnosis. His swollen and aching finger wound up making medical history. The infection was a case of what is commonly known as “seal finger,” an infection […]
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Alaska using data from Zillow.
Chilkat Forever, a community organization in Klukwan, said it delivered letters from 300 Chilkat Valley residents to the Haines Assembly Tuesday, stating their opposition to the Palmer Project, a proposed copper mine in the Chilkat Valley. In a...
Alaska foster youth could see their ties to siblings legally protected through the adoption process, under legislation proposed last year in the Alaska House of Representatives. House Bill 157 would maintain the legal relationship between siblings through the process of adoption, and also encourage adoptive families to support sibling relationships. It is sponsored by Rep. […]
The Alaska House on Wednesday advanced a bill that would boost state funding for a nonprofit that provides free legal aid to vulnerable Alaskans. House Bill 48 was approved by the House on a 27-13 vote. Supporters say the Alaska Legal Services Corporation is critical for assistance in housing disputes, financial abuse cases, for seniors, […]
The arrest of a Soldotna family by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including two teens and a 5-year-old, has prompted a wave of concern and lawmakers to hold an investigatory hearing on Monday on the arrest and detention of minors in Alaska. “As far as I am aware, the detention of children by ICE in […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Monday to examine actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of the ICE arrest and deportation of a Soldotna mother and her children last week. Committee Chair...
The Alaska House of Representatives advanced a nearly $500 million supplemental budget bill to address the state’s budget deficit — one of the largest budget shortfalls to date — amid debate and scrutiny from Republicans who opposed drawing from a state savings account to pay for it, leaving the bill unfunded for now. Lawmakers passed […]
Alaskans are a pretty resourceful bunch — when things break, we fix them. But sometimes, the deck gets stacked against us. As a business owner in Eagle River, Alaska, I see this firsthand. My business, Eagle River Electronics, fixes a wide range of products, making sure equipment keeps going and stays out of the trash. […]
Four months after the remnants of a tropical typhoon wrecked communities in Western Alaska, hundreds of people who were displaced are considering abandoning their village altogether. Tribal members from Kipnuk, a community of about 700 that was among the hardest hit, are now preparing for a possible complete relocation. Working in temporary quarters in downtown […]
One of the world’s most acclaimed nature writers, Edward Hoagland, has died at age 93. He overcame a stutter and near-blindness to publish dozens of books and magazine pieces and travel everywhere …
The Trump administration is poised to open 2.1 million acres of long-protected Alaska land north of the Yukon River that has been protected for decades to mining and other industrial development. The Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it is revoking decades-old protections for the land, a corridor along the Dalton Highway, the […]
At the Alaska Beacon, we’re constantly trying to figure out where we should put our attention. There’s always more news than there are people to report it. Every Thursday, the Alaska Legislature publishes its committee schedule for the coming week. Public notices alert us to meetings and events. The governor’s office occasionally lets us know […]
The University of Alaska Board of Regents says the university will continue the policy to ban references to “DEI,” or “diversity, equity and inclusion,” enacted last year, despite a federal court ruling that struck down the policy and the U.S. Department of Education agreeing to drop an appeal. Jonathon Taylor, a spokesperson for the university, […]
A newly signed agreement that could advance the controversial Ambler Road calls for preferential contracting with Alaska Native corporations, along with assurances that the project will be a “private, controlled-access road” with security guards stationed at its entrance at all hours, year-round. That’s according to a newly released copy of the document. Though signed in […]
Meteorologists sometimes warn of a winter storm that could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this happens when a storm's …
NORAD intercepted five Russian military aircraft near Alaska’s western coast, but officials say the flights were not provocative. On Thursday, NORAD detected and tracked two Tu-95 bombers, two …
The State of Alaska and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have extended the deadlines to apply for individual disaster assistance for those affected by October storms in Western Alaska. The new deadline for applications is April 3. It is the second extension of the deadline to allow more people who were affected by remnants of […]
The Alaska Department of Corrections spent over $24 million more than the budget approved by the Legislature last year, with a large portion for staff overtime, raising alarm from lawmakers. DOC officials submitted their additional budget request to the Legislature earlier this month, part of a routine budget process to account for state spending over […]
A historic bridge in Alaska named for segregated Black soldiers who battled extreme weather and terrain to help build the first road link between Alaska and Canada needs to replaced. But the state …