Taste of Homer festival runs through Sept. 7
Passport contest and local collaborations highlight this year’s late-summer events
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Candidates run unopposed in upcoming municipal elections
By Diana Haecker and Ariana Crockett O’Harra The candidate list for the 2026 Nome Municipal elections is slim. The filing deadline to declare candidacy ended on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. and no late filers were seen rushing to City Hall to file the...
Mixed bag of results from avian flu testing
By Diana Haecker The good news first: all of the hunter-harvested waterfowl and collected eggs that were field-tested earlier this summer tested negative for avian influenza, according to results made public this week. But test results of birds that...
Tourists visiting Nome are charmed by rustic nature of town
By Ariana Crockett O’Harra “Frontier town.” That’s how many tourists off the cruise ships from the past few weeks describe Nome. Also on the list is “rustic” and “weatherbeaten.” These tourists aren’t knocking Nome, for what it is worth. They are e...
Why the rushed Postal Service plan for mail-in voting has states in a panic
A Utah County election worker picks up mailed ballots from the United States Postal Service office on Oct. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)President Donald Trump’s executive order placing new restrictions on mail-in voting...
Contrary to Sullivan's claims, he's not 'lowering costs'
Sen. Dan Sullivan is campaigning with wealthy Trump lackeys in Alaska, claiming that they are working together to lower energy costs.What are you going to believe? The $4.94-per-gallon price at the gas pump in major Alaska cities? The electric bills...
Alaska schools set to receive $115M in war-driven oil revenue bonus, state announces
A school bus passes in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Department of Revenue announced on Monday that Alaska’s K-12 public schools will receive an additional $115 million in s...
Alaska Air National Guard rescues occupants of plane that crashed near Seward
Cessna 180 crashed Aug. 30 on a Montague Island coastal sandbar
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9 justices on the Supreme Court or 13? Numbers battle revived in Congress
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the hi...
USS Ted Stevens to be commissioned in Whittier in October
New U.S. Navy destroyer will be named after longtime Alaska Senator Ted Stevens
SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch
Elementary school kids go through the lunch line. Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program may cause students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. (Photo by Marcus Constantino for West Virginia Watch)Cuts to the nation’s largest fo...
Alaska Science Forum: Seeking the benefits of a parasite
This time of year, when berries fill my thoughts, the early summer blooms that begot them are hazy in my mind. As I pick, I try to remember that my belly and bucket are full thanks to these flowers and their pollinators. And to my surprise, as I...
Ex-NFL QB and sports analyst Tony Romo enters no contest plea in Milwaukee OWI case
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS Sports broadcaster Tony Romo entered a no contest plea on Tuesday to a first-offense charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The resolution follows his July 23 arrest by Milwaukee County Sher...
Manchester City reaches $169M deal to acquire Enzo Fernández from Chelsea
Manchester City has struck an agreement with Chelsea to acquire midfielder Enzo Fernández on transfer deadline day. The transaction features a fixed price tag of $169 million, matching the British transfer record set when Alexander Isak departed Newc...
Randy Travis sets final ‘More Life Tour’ dates this fall
After a successful two-year journey across North America, country music legend Randy Travis is preparing to wrap up his celebrated ‘More Life Tour.’Travis has revealed the final schedule for his current concert run, plotting late-season s...
Rhett Akins to officially join the Grand Ole Opry on his birthday
Country singer-songwriter Rhett Akins is set to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry after receiving a surprise invitation during the “Opry Celebrates ’90s Country” show in Nashville.Fellow Opry member Jon Pardi interrupte...
OPINION: The DHS blank check: Sullivan and Begich owe Alaskans an accounting
Senator Dan Sullivan and Representative Nick Begich have given Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security billions of taxpayer dollars while demanding too few answers about how it is spent.
Tom Morello shares the lead single from upcoming solo album ‘Everyone Gets Everything They Want’
Tom Morello is returning with what he describes as his first full-length solo rock album under his own name. The Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist announced that Everyone Gets Everything They Want will be released Sept. 25 through Mom...