People wait in line to vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at Scenic Park Elementary School in East Anchorage. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Alaska Beacon)In the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, candidates in two different Alaska House of Representatives...
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has led the state's participation in an array of controversial projects during GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration. (Nathaniel Herz)A $25 million investment in a nuclear energy startup. Anoth...
Students begin their first day of school at the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School in Juneau on Aug. 15, 2025 (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)After a nearly 18-month investigation, a joint legislative...
The Houston Astros have hired New York Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus as their new manager, bringing back a familiar face to the organization as the team looks to move forward following a disappointing postseason exit. Ausmus was among several candi...
Utah Jazz will be without star forward Lauri Markkanen for at least a month after he suffered two nondisplaced fractures in his right hand, the team announced Wednesday. Markkanen will undergo another evaluation in four weeks, leaving his return date...
Dan + Shay are gearing up for the holiday season with the release of their rendition of the Christmas standard “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” The recording adds another seasonal offering to the country duo’s growing collection o...
The Country Music Association and ABC has announced the second round of performers set to take the stage at the 60th Annual CMA Awards. Lainey Wilson, the reigning Entertainer of the Year, returns to host for a third consecutive year.Luke Combs, Vinc...
Due to popular demand, Rush is expanding its upcoming Las Vegas residency at Sphere, adding five performances to its previously announced dates. The additional performances bring the group’s Elevate From The Norm residency to 10 shows –...
KATSEYE has dropped the song “Unloveu”, giving fans wider access to a song that previously appeared as a bonus track on select physical editions of the group’s third EP, “WILD,” released in August. The release includes a visualizer that complements t...
Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA will headline the 2027 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Organizers announced the full lineup, which brings together some of music’s biggest names across pop, R&B, rock and electronic music. The annual...
Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA will headline the 2027 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Organizers announced the full lineup, which brings together some of music’s biggest names across pop, R&B, rock and electronic music. The annual...
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By Anna Lionas By Anna Lionas One day after the midterm elections Sen. Lisa Murkowski touched down in Nome for a visit. “You are the first stop on my ‘Get back to work tour,’” Murkowski told students at ANSEP Acceleration Academy during her Wednesda...
By Diana Haecker The Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct is convening a special meeting next week to make public the commission’s recommendation to the Supreme Court for discipline in the case of former Nome Superior Court Judge Romano DiBenedetto...
By Anna Lionas Over week after election day Alaska is still waiting for final results as absentee and questioned ballots continue to be counted. As of press time on Tuesday, in the senate race, Mary Peltola sits at 49 percent and has a 1.1 percent,...
By Anna Lionas Nome hosted the third annual Dudley Homelvig Memorial Scramble last weekend tugging teams from Unalakleeet, Buckland, Shaktoolik, Shishmaref, White Mountain, Kiana, Kotzebue, Wales, Elim, Savoonga, Galena, Gambell and Selawik into the...
A voter casts their ballot on the first day of early in person voting in Juneau on Oct. 19, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Division of Elections does not have to produce a report of rejected absentee voters in the midterm elec...
President Donald Trump speaks in the White House briefing room on Nov. 9, 2026. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The day after Democrats won sweeping victories in the midterm elections, an Arizona county official delivered a stark warning to h...
The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Sept. 30, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)The words “bipartisan,” “American,” “affordability” and “jobs” altogether insinuate taking care of our communities. But the Bipartisan American Affordability a...
The next person hired to lead the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority must understand that every dollar the state-owned corporation handles belongs to the public.The current AIDEA executive, former Dunleavy chief of staff Randy Ruaro...