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Senator Lisa Murkowski visits Nome, talks election, projects and priorities
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...
Former Nome Judge Romano DiBenedetto to be disciplined
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...
Midterms: Ballots continue to be counted, Peltola in the lead for senate
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,...
Wrestling Senior Night in the Nanook Den
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...
Judge dismisses petition by Peltola campaign seeking names of rejected absentee voters
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...
Election denialism losing steam as Trump flip flops on accepting midterm results
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...
Commentary: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act compromises Alaska Native people’s rights
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...
AIDEA's new leadership will correct this misunderstanding propagated by Dunleavy's crew
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...
Mysterious ‘Jellyfish’ UFO Spotted Near Alaska Military Base Vanished Without A Trace, According To Witness
Extraterrestrial Spaceship Alien Jellyfish UFO A woman on vacation with her husband in Alaska filmed a strange, ...
Man charged in East Anchorage hit-and-run that killed pedestrian
Anchorage police arrested Jack Sabato, 32, Monday night after allegedly striking and killing Carl Simmonds, 42, near the ...
Mary Peltola makes Alaska vote breakthrough against Dan Sullivan
Peltola’s lead has grown large enough that she would still be ahead even if Sullivan Jr.’s votes were added to Sullivan’s ...
Alaska dad killed by Hollywood scion Jack Sabàto was visiting sick partner in hospital when he was hit
The Alaska dad killed in an alleged hit-and-run by a washed-out Hollywood son was on the way back from visiting his partner ...
Museum swap bring bones of hero dog back to Alaska
A mount of Togo, the lead dog in Leonhard Seppala's team that delivered life-saving medicine to Nome in the 1925 Serum Run, is seen on display behind plexiglass at the Iditarod Trail Committee headquarters in Wasilla on Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo by Yeret...
They'd pave paradise to put up a parking lot
Something bothered me throughout the recent political campaigns in Alaska that needs exposing. Most of the Republican candidates when they weren't harping nasty lies about Mary Peltola identified economic growth as a major issue, in parti...
Alaska approves 50-year land lease for large natural gas-powered data center in the Arctic
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline is seen in the northern Brooks Range on June 20, 2007. Alaska. Rocks in the background produce oil on the North Slope, and running along the pipeline is the Dalton Highway. (Photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey)The A...
With 25,000 more votes counted, Peltola, JKT and Begich near victory in Alaska election
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins shakes hands with a supporter at an election night party Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at the Broken Blender in downtown Anchorage. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Alaska Beacon)Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, Democratic guberna...
Miami Dolphins lose DT Zach Sieler to season-ending biceps surgery
The Miami Dolphins will be without defensive tackle Zach Sieler for the remainder of the 2026 NFL season after the veteran suffered a ruptured biceps that will require surgery. The injury occurred during Miami’s 19-9 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sund...
Minnesota Vikings acquire QB Kirk Cousins from Raiders ahead of NFL Trade Deadline
The Minnesota Vikings have reunited with quarterback Kirk Cousins, acquiring the veteran signal-caller from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a 2027 third-round draft pick ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. The move gives Minnesota an e...
Warren Zeiders expands ‘No Brakes’ with deluxe edition featuring six new tracks
Warren Zeiders is expanding his latest album with the announcement of No Brakes (Deluxe), an updated edition with six additional tracks, set for release Friday, Nov. 13. The expanded project follows his third studio album, No Brakes, which dropped on...