Homer cruise tax revenue more than doubles
Taxable passengers rose to 3,774 during 2025 cruise season
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Providence Alaska hospital taps chief administrative officer
Jessica Oswald has been named chief administrative officer of Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, effective Oct. 5, according to a ...
15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea, a 15-year-old boy held on ...
Here’s what Alaska’s governor candidates said about a Department of Law review of their finances
Alaska candidates for governor defended their financial disclosure reports this week, following a review by the Alaska ...
Anchorage man arrested after police pursuit ends in Wasilla crash
A 23-year-old Anchorage man was arrested after Alaska State Troopers say he fled a traffic stop, led a seven-minute pursuit ...
Alaska educators share 9/11 experiences with a younger generation on 25th anniversary
When Bateman began his teaching career at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, nearly every student in his first class had been alive during 9/11. Now, most of his students are too young to know, or to ...
Alaska gubernatorial candidates participate in first forum since a post-primary ballot shuffle
Fifth-place finisher Treg Taylor, stripped from and then reinstated to the ballot, joined Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Dave ...
The Anchorage Weekender: A fungus fair, big bears vs. big veggies and 9 more local events
Saturday, 12 to 2 p.m., Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Alaska is famous for its giant vegetables prominently featured at ...
15-year-old found alive on overturned fishing boat after going missing off Alaska
A 15-year-old boy was rescued after being found clinging to an overturned 18-foot fishing boat about four miles east of St.
Anchorage Assembly adds veteran preferences to municipal contracting rules
The Anchorage Assembly wants to do more business with military veterans. As of this month, the city has new rules on the ...
Anchorage Wolverines host U.S. national development team in 'a pretty cool moment for Alaska hockey'
When the Anchorage Wolverines host the U.S. National Team Development Program U17 team for a pair of games this weekend, it will unite Alaska hockey's past, present and future. For Carter Morris, the ...
State prosecutors find Anchorage police officers' May fatal shooting of armed man to be justified
Three Anchorage police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an armed man in East Anchorage earlier this year will not face criminal charges after state prosecutors found the shooting to ...
Here’s what Alaska’s governor candidates said about a Department of Law review of their finances
Alaska gubernatorial candidates appeared at a Sept. 9, 2026 fisheries debate in Kodiak. From left are former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, former Attorney General Treg Taylor, business owner and radio talk-show host Bernadette Wilson and former state...
Report used to justify reinstatement of Alaska Republican governor candidate appears flawed
The Alaska Division of Elections director's office in Downtown Juneau is seen on Aug. 26, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)Rep. Andrew Gray of Anchorage is not a Swiss businessman. Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon is not selling fire spri...
Republican candidate for Alaska House challenges her disqualification from primary election
Sarah Short, Republican candidate for House District 13, is seen in a photo from 2025. (Sarah Short photo)Sarah Short, a Republican candidate for House District 13 in Anchorage, sued the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the Alaska Division of Ele...
A September 11 story of a different sort
Jonathan Knezel, who earned a bachelor’s degree this year from the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, went to Korea not long ago to teach English. It’s not at all unusual for a young man of 25 to explore the world.Jonathan KnezelWhat makes his story...
Alaska teens oppose 20,000 acre industrial park proposal
A screenshot of a map by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in a proposal for nearly 20,000 acres of land to be transferred to AIDEA near Houston for a proposed multi-use industrial and energy development district that may include a data cent...
Valdez Police Department Investigates Death Following Reported Assault
VALDEZ, ALASKA (September 9, 2026) — On September 9, 2026, Maria K. Varenhorst, 43, of Valdez, died while receiving medical treatment at Providence Valdez Medical Center following a reported assault. Her next of kin have been notified.The Valdez Poli...
Getting to the bottom of copper’s rise to the top
The towering Kennecott Mines copper mill sits on a mountainside in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The mill processed ore from the company’s Bonanza, Jumbo, Mother Lode, Erie and Glacier mines. The restored mine office is at right.Phot...
How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
People look out at Manhattan and beyond at One World Observatory at One World Trade Center in New York City. Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance systems built in its aftermath continue to shape how Americans are watched and policed. (Photo...