The entrance to the Alaska Gasline Development Corp.'s Anchorage office is seen on Aug. 11, 2023. The state-owned AGDC is pushing for a massive project that would ship natural gas south from the North Slope, liquefy it and send it on tankers from Coo...
A sign in support of Whittier's Samoan residents is seen outside a harbor on July 17, 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)A three-judge panel of the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled Friday that state prosecutors misled grand jurors who indicted a...
Organizers cite uncertainty around this year’s coho salmon return
A child looks up at a masked federal agent as his parents are spoken to before being let go after a court hearing in immigration court in New York City in September 2025. The Trump administration’s immigration arrest program is creating a chilling ef...
Flowers, winter displays and park projects shape priorities for upcoming year
An explosion of data center facilities, including the one pictured here in northeast Oregon on May 18 have been built along the Columbia River Gorge during the last few years. (Photo by Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Officials in Page, Arizona,...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a lower court and allow it to enforce a U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting.Th...
The completed Pretty Rocks bridge in Denali National Park is seen on Sept. 2, 2026. The bridge allows visitors to travel above an ongoing thaw-induced slide that made the park's sole road impassable at about the midpoint of its 92-mile distance. Vehi...
Proposition 1 would cap members at two consecutive full terms
The Houston Rockets have agreed to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension with forward Amen Thompson, securing one of the franchise’s key young players through the 2031-32 season.The agreement, reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, in...
The Arizona Cardinals have reached an agreement with wide receiver Michael Wilson on a three-year, $75 million contract extension that keeps him under contract through the 2029 season. The deal includes $47 million guaranteed and can reach $78 millio...
Jon Pardi will return to the road this fall with his newly announced Gamblin’ Man Tour 2026, a 19-date headlining run that will take him to arenas and amphitheaters across the United States. Named after a fan-favorite song from his latest album...
Linkin Park has announced the release of Unshatter, a new documentary chronicling the band’s return following the death of lead singer Chester Bennington and its next chapter with vocalist Emily Armstrong.Directed by band member Joe Hahn, the f...
The Scorpions have postponed their planned 2026 Las Vegas residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, moving the eight-show engagement to September 2027. Live Nation announced the change, citing “unforeseen circumstances.” The Germa...
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has made Billboard Hot 100 history, spending its 20th week at No. 1 and becoming the longest-leading non-holiday song in the chart’s history. The milestone, reflected on the chart dated Sept. 5, puts Langley’s country...
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has made Billboard Hot 100 history, spending its 20th week at No. 1 and becoming the longest-leading non-holiday song in the chart’s history. The milestone, reflected on the chart dated Sept. 5, puts Langley’s country...
Bruno Mars is taking The Romantic Tour into 2027, adding 26 new stadium dates across Australia, New Zealand and Asia as demand continues to drive the global trek. The newly announced concerts will follow a previously scheduled January run in Japan, w...
By Carla HelfferichFireweed in various states of color change is accompanied by mostly green willow and other late-summer plants in this Sept. 3, 2026, photo from Goldstream Valley. Photo by Sara WilburNote: Regardless of how far they had advanced in...
Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 62 on Friday, May 16, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Anchorage Democrat Rep. Andrew Gray has asked acting attorney general Cori Mills to prosecute former attorney general Treg T...
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Democratic former state House member, won the state's gubernatorial primary last month. (Nathaniel Herz/Anchorage Press)This story was originally published by the Anchorage Press. The improbable rise of a long-shot Democrat...