Students arrive for the first day of school at Harborview Elementary School in Juneau on Aug. 15, 2025 (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up forChalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up wi...
Port staff expect the late-fall operation to employ several local contractors
Additional reporting shows conflicts between Alaskans and East Coast staff during Peltola’s term in Congress
With her family by her side, longtime Valdez resident Margaret Mary Ann “Meg” Weaver passed away peacefully due to complications from cancer at Providence Alaska Medical Center on August 25, 2026. She was 67 years young.Meg was born April 18, 1959, a...
A Wilson's Snipe is seen in an undated photo published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Larry Pace photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Incorrect information provided by a Google AI overview caused a Kodiak woman to hunt snipe illegally on Sep...
Laws only as protect us when there’s someone willing to enforce them
Madonna, Taylor Swift and BTS were among the biggest winners at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, with Madonna collecting seven trophies and Swift taking home Video of the Year. The ceremony, hosted by Snoop Dogg at the Peacock Theater, also...
Madonna, Taylor Swift and BTS were among the biggest winners at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, with Madonna collecting seven trophies and Swift taking home Video of the Year. The ceremony, hosted by Snoop Dogg at the Peacock Theater, also...
Summer might have slowed down but Treasures is OPEN. Shop local and say “Hi” to Elaine who is working hard to keep Treasures open through the winter. Treasures, next to A Rogue’s Garden, has great fall pants, jeans, tops and even homegoods. Stop in t...
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A’ja Wilson added another milestone to her résumé Sunday, earning The Associated Press’ WNBA Player of the Year award for the third consecutive season. Wilson received 15 of 17 first-place votes from the AP’s national media panel, finishing ahead of...
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to miss three to four weeks after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain. The injury is considered to have a typical recovery window of roughly three to four weeks, although Williams...
Gavin Adcock has released the tracks ‘Bad Off,’ “One Hell of a Steal,” “Through With Me,” and “Rockstar Life,” all taken from his upcoming 26-track project ‘The Day I Hang It Up,‘ due out October 2nd. P...
Miranda Lambert is previewing her upcoming albumCrisco with the release of the single ‘Two Things Can Be True,’ co-written by Lambert along with Jesse Frasure, Natalie Hemby, Ilya Toshinskiy, Kris Wilkinson and her husband, Brendan McLoug...
The Valdez Arts Council and KVAK want to send two lucky winners to the Chris Funk performance on Tuesday, October 6th.Fill out the form below to enter.Your Name(Required)FirstLastYour Email(Required)Your Phone(Required)Your P.O. Box Number(Required)I...
Ozzy Osbourne’s final live performance will reach movie theaters around the world next month. Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning, produced by Mercury Studios and distributed by Trafalgar Releasing, will receive a limited global theatrica...
Alaska averaged 8.63 fatalities per 100,000 residents from 2020 to 2024
Latto will join Doja Cat as the special guest on the North American leg of the Tour Ma Vie World Tour this fall, adding another high-profile collaboration to one of 2026’s biggest touring productions. The duo revealed the collab with a joint pr...
According to Sen. Dan Sullivan, the war in Iran should keep going for as long as Donald Trump wants.Congress has no power to stop him, according to Sullivan, who has voted 14 times to continue the war.Democratic challenger Mary Peltola and Sen. Lisa...