Kristi Noem, at the time secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, receives a tour of the CECOT prison with Minister of Justice and Public Security Gustavo Villatoro in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Tia Dufour/Department...
Federal data shows 130 Alaska light-truck occupant deaths from 2020 to 2024
Preschoolers play in the snowmelt at Hillcrest Children's Center in Anchorage on April 18, 2024. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)Alaska childcare providers, families and employers are under intense strain with the lack of childcare availabili...
Two-bedroom rents rise 11.1% as multifamily construction reaches 20-year high
Thatcher Brouwer brings fishing, legislative experience to UFA leadership
A Brown County judge on Thursday rejected a request to permanently seal evidence in the criminal case involving Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, leaving the future of surveillance video tied to the case in the hands of local police. Judge...
A long-anticipated battle between British heavyweight rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has officially been scheduled for Dec. 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Following years of fruitless negotiations, public feuds, and stalled plans,...
Kacey Musgraves is sharing the official music video for “Mexico Honey,” one of the breakout tracks from her latest album, Middle of Nowhere – the follow-up to 2024’s Deeper Well.The cinematic, romance-filled visual, filmed on location in...
Sugarland is returning to the road this fall with a new 26-city U.S. tour marking the 20th anniversary of the country duo’s breakthrough album, “Enjoy the Ride.”The duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush announced The Ride Or Die Tour will kick-of...
Greta Van Fleet is heading back to Nashville this fall for a three-show residency at The Basement East, trading the large arenas they have become accustomed to for a much more intimate setting. The Grammy-winning rock band will perform Oct. 3, 10 and...
Bruce Springsteen has released seven more performances from the Philadelphia finale of his 2026 Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, continuing the rollout of the concert film project documenting the tour’s final show. The tour began March 31 in Mi...
Taylor Swift is extending the life of her latest album with “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” an expanded edition featuring four new songs. The project arrives nearly a year after the original album arrived in October 2025.The 16-track edition ad...
Macklemore has announced a new series of concerts under the banner “Free Palestine Tour,” weeks after he was let go from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour following onstage comments supporting Palestinians. Controversy erupted after...
State data show lab-confirmed infections rising as Alaska enters new season
A black-capped chickadee demonstrates a normal beak. Photo by Rachel M. RichardsonBy Sara WilburOver 26 years ago, my friend Ned Rozell wrote about a startling new deformity seen in Alaska’s black-capped chickadees:“In 1991, a man living in King Salm...
A mounted polar bear on display at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, seen on March 24, 2021, sports a mask similar to those worn by people trying to avoid the spread of COVID-19. That year was the worst in Alaska for pandemic deaths. Now the SARS-CoV-...
Aerial view in worker hands installing bitumen roof shingles with air hammer and nailWhen I leave my Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings. When I con...
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the November midterms, Senate Rep...
Dr. Heidi Overton speaks at her Senate confirmation hearing on Sept. 24, 2026 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Overton, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration, worked as deputy assistant for domestic policy, w...
Sterling corridor carries $126.5M in work scheduled beyond 2027 in state plan