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Joe Senungetuk-North Slopes Mask
This is one of a series of interviews I did with Joe Senungetuk. In this video Joe talks about his art piece titled "North Slopes Mask". Joe is an Inupiaq artist living in Anchorage, Alaska with his wife Martha. Both Joe and Martha come from families...
Independent Bill Hill runs “race against time” in bid to knock off GOP U.S. Rep. Begich
Independent Bill Hill poses with Nondalton residents Monday. He won 86% of votes cast in the village in the primary — but he has to build a much larger coalition to win the U.S. House seat he's seeking. (Nathaniel Herz/Anchorage Press)For a minute Mo...
Alaska Department of Law attorneys push back on Trump's election tampering
We can be thankful that Trump lackeys are not calling the shots on the state response to Donald Trump’s interference in Alaska’s U.S. Senate election to help Sen. Dan Sullivan, but that veteran and courageous attorneys in the Alaska Department of Law...
Fireweed Academy seeks decade-long charter as enrollment falls
The K-6 school reports stronger test results before a district review board
Commentary: A new approach to closing the disability wealth gap
The new Artichoke Credit Union is designed to support the financial needs of people with disabilities and their families. The National Disability Institute reports nearly 30% of people with disabilities do not have a checking or savings account.It wa...
As Alaskans vote, state’s top federal prosecutor confirms criminal investigation of Dem groups
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska speaks at an Oct. 30, 2026, news conference about U.S. Justice Department investigations into the Alaska U.S. Senate race. Next to him is Col. Maurice Hughes of the Alaska State Troopers. (Ph...
Peltola denies knowledge of spoiler candidate plan at Juneau rally
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola speaks to supporters at a campaign event in Juneau on Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)Alaska Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola opened her remarks to a packed crowd at a Ju...
Commentary: Symbols of fascism and genocide don’t have a place in Alaska
Protestors hold signs outside of the Fairbanks hangar where Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech at a campaign rally for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)When I was in ninth grade, my parents sent me to cou...
Voting Locations in Valdez
In-person absentee voting is available at City Hall till 5pm Monday.Voter assistance & absentee voting information can be found at Alaska Division of ElectionsPhone: (907) 465-4611Toll-Free: (866) 952-8683WHERE TO VOTE:Precinct #1Boundary: The po...
Peltola denies knowing of 'any other candidate' on ballot besides herself, incumbent
"I am not interested in tricking voters," Pelota said.
Alaska cities prepare for state leadership changes but are ‘used to uncertainty’
As Alaska’s governorship and the composition of the Legislature hang in the balance of the November election, local ...
MMIP class at University of Alaska Anchorage empowers students to seek justice for victims
Helen Bohn Jr. is among the first group of students in the U.S. to take a college class covering the Missing and Murdered ...
Alaska election certification explained if Trump-backed Dan Sullivan loses
Alaska faces a possible certification dispute if Dan Sullivan loses a Senate race that could determine control of the chamber ...
How Common Is Ballot Stacking? Inside the Practice Embroiling Alaska’s Senate Race
Democratic candidate Mary Peltola is under fire after reports suggesting her Alaska Senate campaign courted a Dan Sullivan duplicate to damage the incumbent of the same name. It wouldn’t be the first ...
Daniel J Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election
Daniel J. Sullivan, the independent Alaska Senate candidate whose name is almost identical to the Republican incumbent, left ...
WATCH LIVE: US Attorney, FBI hold briefing on Alaska Senate ballot probe
U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman and FBI officials hold a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska, to address a federal ...
Tale of two Sullivans: Alaska Senate race spotlights legality of political tricks
Controversy has engulfed the tight Alaska Senate race over how two candidates named Dan Sullivan landed on the ballot and ...
Déjà vu in some Alaska House districts as voters decide the outcome of rematches
Voters in some of Alaska’s state House districts might feel a sense of déjà vu when they go to the polls this year. From the ...
How Alaska Became the Most Chaotic Senate Battleground in America
Democrats sought to focus on President Trump and high heating bills, but then came the October surprise.
Time capsule: Bats in the belfry
A little brown bat rests on leaf litter south of Calgary in April 2025. iNaturalist photo by Calvin S.By Ned RozellNote: Ned Rozell wrote this column on Oct. 25, 1994, his first as the new author of the Alaska Science Forum. I’m pleased to feature th...