Ice fog blankets Fairbanks, Alaska, as seen from the University of Alaska Museum of the North on Feb. 2, 2024. Photo by Leif Van CiseBy Carla HelfferichNote: This time capsule was written by Carla Helfferich on Feb. 15, 1989, soon after the legendary...
Seabirds rest on a sandbar on in Safety Sound east of Nome on Sept. 30, 2020. A Nevada-based company called IPOP LLC is seeking to conduct a dredging operation to mine for gold in an area of Safety Sound called Bonanza Channel, but there is widesprea...
LIV Golf is preparing to shut down after failing to secure the financial backing needed to continue operating, bringing the Saudi-backed professional golf league’s future to an end after years of spending billions to challenge the PGA Tour. The...
The Minnesota Vikings will turn to veteran quarterback Carson Wentz for Monday night’s matchup against the Buffalo Bills after starter Kyler Murray was ruled out with a hamstring strain. Head coach Kevin O’Connell announced Thursday that...
Miranda Lambert is extending her Amazon Music collaboration with a new Songline album and film arriving in November. Amazon Music announced that the album will be released Nov. 6, followed by the Songline film Nov. 13, continuing the country star’s c...
Reba McEntire has released her new Could Have Been Raining EP, arriving Sept. 25 as part of a new wave of country music releases. The project follows the country star’s recent run of new music and continues her work with producer Buddy Cannon, with M...
Paul McCartney is expanding his 2026 albumThe Boys of Dungeon Lane with a special edition featuring three previously unreleased songs and a new version of his duet with Ringo Starr. The expanded edition was released last month, with a physical 2LP ed...
Def Leppard has released a previously unreleased cover of The Beatles’ “Revolution,” offering the first preview of the band’s upcoming “Volume 4” box set. Titled “Revolution (Abandoned TV Ad),” the recording was originally made for a television comme...
Harry Styles has released the official music video for “Coming Up Roses”, bringing a new visual to one of the standout tracks from his fourth solo album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.The video marks the latest release in the singer’s ongoin...
Netflix is bringing the world of “KPop Demon Hunters” to life with a slate of immersive attractions at its Netflix House locations in Dallas and suburban Philadelphia, expanding the footprint of one of the streaming giant’s most successful franchises...
Calvin Schrage, I-Anchorage, waves a sign on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 in Midtown Anchorage. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Alaska Beacon)One day after the Alaska Senate’s bipartisan coalition announced key leadership positions, the incoming majori...
Supporters of Rep.-elect Zach Dembo, a Kentucky Democrat who flipped a Republican seat, cheer during Dembo’s victory speech in Lexington on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Brian Simms for Kentucky Lantern)WASHINGTON — As the monumental midterm victories...
I was wrong in guessing that Donald Trump would lose interest in tampering with the Alaska U.S. Senate race, distracted by the thrashing he took in the Congressional races Tuesday and seek solace in his ballroom.Today Trump claimed that Sen. Dan Sull...
I’ve mentioned here before that Anchorage Sen. Cathy Giessel’s regular newsletter is invaluable in explaining to Alaskans some of what is going on within state government.Her latest edition deals with a move by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to hand over valuabl...
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters on Nov. 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in...
The Alaska State Capitol is seen during the last week of the 2025 session on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)Anchorage Republican Cathy Giessel will be the next Alaska Senate President for the upcoming 35th Alaska State Legislatur...
Wrangell, Alaska is seen from the window of Alaska Airlines Flight 64 on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. At bottom is the tip of the airplane's wing. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)The Republican trio served together in Congress for more than two decad...
A salute to veterans
Meal rich with sage and roasted pumpkin pots would be an impressive side dish for Thanksgiving
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Two men with the moniker “Beluga Joe” plied the waters of Cook Inlet in the 1900s. Both Joseph Magill and Joseph Schneller became associated with the Beluga River on the inlet’s west side, and both were note...