Test of a jet-powered motorized kayak (a mokai) in Valdez, Alaska. The video documents testing the mokai on the water and time spent bushcrafting, fishing, and camping. #Valdez #Alaska #mokai #kayak # ...
A sign seen on April 9, 2025, advertises rental availability at an apartment building in Anchorage's Turnagain neighborhood. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)Apartment rents in Alaska rose 2.1% over the past year, the most modest increase in five...
The first day of school at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)WASHINGTON — Education experts and advocates on Tuesday urged Congress to repeal an incoming national school...
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is facing an extended absence after further testing showed that the knee injury he suffered in Monday night’s 28-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams was more serious than initially believed. NFL Network’s Ian Rapopo...
Aaron Judge is not expected to be available when the New York Yankees begin the postseason, putting the team captain on track to miss a likely American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox. Judge was placed on the 10-day injured list Sa...
Chesney has dropped the single ‘Goldfish’ featuring Lily Meola, the latest preview of his upcoming album Silver Sands Marina, arriving Sept. 25. The song is the fourth advance track from Chesney’s 21st studio album, following the Top 10 h...
Trump keeps busy. Congress keeps leaving. Taxpayers keep paying
A new exhibition celebrating Motörhead and frontman Lemmy Kilmister will open Oct. 2 at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, bringing together personal memorabilia and equipment tied to one of rock’s most influential bands. The exhibition will include...
Ozzfest is officially set to return in 2027, with the landmark heavy metal festival heading back to Birmingham, England, for an event at Villa Park, the home of Aston Villa Football Club. Ozzfest launched in 1996 and became one of the most influentia...
Taylor Swift is releasing a new single, “Patient Zero,” this Friday, Sept. 25, marking her latest new music following a period of speculation fueled by a series of clues across her social media and website.Swift announced the song Tuesday, writing on...
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has made Billboard Hot 100 history, becoming the longest-running No. 1 song in the chart’s history with its 23rd week at the top. The country hit surpassed Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which previo...
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has made Billboard Hot 100 history, becoming the longest-running No. 1 song in the chart’s history with its 23rd week at the top. The country hit surpassed Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which previo...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses proposed education legislation at a news conference on Jan. 31, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday lifted a statewide executive branch hiring freeze, removing restrictions on managers...
Expansive view of downtown Juneau and waterfront, Alaska. Morning, waterfalls and fog nestled in the mountains. Mount Roberts tram operating at right.The ICE dragnets that dominated headlines earlier this year and led to the deaths of two United Stat...
With diesel fuel hitting a record $6.66 a gallon in urban Alaska thanks to Trump’s war in Iran, Sen. Dan Sullivan is trying to salvage his reelection campaign by jumping on the Trump bandwagon to ban U.S. exports of diesel until the war ends.Even now...
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City on Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a “bi...
Bringing home a bundle of joy in America today unleashes a digital onslaught of advertisements pushing products, services and apps that target mothers most fiercely, with a clear promise: The gadget that will solve all your parenting puzzles is just...
Greg King spent years flying wildfire missions and other work in Alaska
Buttermilk Pancakes are one of those things worth making from scratch, and this batter comes together in about the time it takes the skillet to heat up. One bowl of dry, one bowl of wet, stir them together, and you’re cooking. No mix, no fuss,...
A dead fin whale was found on the bow of the Norwegian Joy cruise ship in Alaska, requiring removal by responders; officials hope a necropsy will provide more information about the incident.