Alaska records 10th-highest drug overdose death rate in nation
The state averaged 39.43 deaths per 100,000 residents from 2020 to 2024
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Time capsule: The secret life of a red fox family
By Ned RozellA male red fox returns to a den with a snowshoe hare in April 2019. Photo by Ned RozellNote: At the start of every walk, my dogs try to sneak away to “fox town,” a fox den on the other side of the pond near my cabin, and we often see the...
Prediction markets spend millions to influence state, federal governments
In this online ad, prediction market platform Kalshi advertises its sports betting products in California and Texas, both states that have not legalized sports gambling. States are increasingly targeting platforms like Kalshi, arguing they circumvent...
Testing jet powered kayak in Alaska - solo bushcraft camping
In this video, I explore Valdez, Alaska, using a jet-powered motorized kayak called a Mokai. The activities featured include ...
Alaska's Congressional delegation and governor need to end gas line lies
Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Rep. Nick Begich the Third and Gov. Mike Dunleavy have yet to tell the truth about the gas line fraud show put on by Donald Trump in the Oval Office to promote Sullivan’s reelection campaign.The four of them ne...
Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program
Student backpacks hang in their cubbies at a school in Alaska. At least 30 states have opted into a federal program allowing individuals to receive tax credits for donations to scholarship organizations that might offer tuition help for private schoo...
Braves top Phillies 6-2 to advance to NLDS against Dodgers
The Atlanta Braves eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-2 victory Thursday night in the decisive Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series at Truist Park. Michael Harris II opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the first inning,...
Steelers send cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to Cowboys for two draft picks
The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2027 sixth-round draft pick and a 2028 second-round selection, ending a contract standoff that had kept the 26-year-old off the field to begin the season. Dall...
Riley Green to headline inaugural ‘World Bass Enterprises Concert 250’
Riley Green will headline the inaugural World Bass Enterprises Concert 250 on Oct. 30 at The Pinnacle in Nashville, serving as the featured entertainment event during the first-ever Champions Tournament. Organizers said the performance is designed to...
Gretchen Wilson to reimagine debut album with all-star duet project ft. Ella Langley, Cody Johnson & more
More than two decades after the release of her career-defining debut, Gretchen Wilson is giving Here for the Party a new life through an all-star duets album featuring some of country music’s biggest names. The project is expected to arrive as a trib...
System of a Down to celebrate 25th anniversary of ‘Toxicity’ anniversary with Los Angeles exhibition
System of a Down will mark the 25th anniversary of its landmark album Toxicity with a free, weeklong exhibition in Los Angeles. The ‘System of a Down x Beyond the Streets: Toxicity 25th Anniversary Exhibition’ will open Oct. 13 at Beyond...
Sheryl Crow shares reflective new single “Freight Train” ahead of album release
Grammy Award-winning musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sheryl Crow has released a new single titled “Freight Train,” offering fans a deeper preview of her forthcoming studio album, Pick You Up, scheduled for digital relea...
Noah Kahan drops “Draw You Out” from ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ soundtrack
Noah Kahan is contributing to the upcoming soundtrack for “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” with his new song “Draw You Out,” serving as the album’s lead single. “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album)” will arrive Nov. 13 thro...
Madonna and Charli XCX team up on ‘Danceteria Afterhours’
Madonna and Charli XCX have teamed up for “Danceteria Afterhours,” a new version of Madonna’s “Danceteria” from her latest album, Confessions II. The collaboration features longtime Madonna collaborator Stuart Price handling production, and brings to...
Two fawns spotted as nine more deer released on Kenai Peninsula
New arrivals follow a deadly winter for the state’s experimental deer herd
Flight embargos and USPS staffing issue slow down mail, movement of goods
By Diana Haecker The patience of Nomeites was tried lately as mail, groceries and long-awaited Amazon boxes were slow in arriving in Nome, and by extension in the regional communities. Starting Wednesday, Alaska Airlines stopped accepting cargo ship...
Korean officials confirm no deal exists to invest in Alaska natural gas pipeline
President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Aug. 6, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Korea has not agreed to invest $54 billion in the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline — and has not even agre...
Living with bears in Anchorage: We can do better
A dumpster outside an Anchorage residence was tipped over by a bear in the summer of 2026. (Photo courtesy Bill Sherwonit)News that 20 or more bears have been killed in Anchorage this year, mostly because they’ve gotten into the habit of eating human...
US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved.The c...
$54B Alaska LNG announcement leaves Nikiski financing unsettled
South Korea says no investment decision is final for Nikiski LNG project