Newsy.co

www.alaskabookmarks.com

Democratic Senate landslide shifts spotlight away from Alaska

The stunning national victories by Democrats in the U.S. Senate races won’t eliminate the Trump claims of corruption about the contest in Alaska, but they guarantee that the future control of the Senate doesn’t rest on whether Trump and Sen. Dan Sull...

Democrats gain first US Senate flip of midterms with Cooper victory in North Carolina

Michigan's 2026 race for U.S. Senate was one of the most watched in the nation. In this photo, voters wait in line outside the Department of Elections in Detroit on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Janelle D. James/Michigan Advance)WASHINGTON — The fierce bat...

2026 Midterms: All regional polling places reported to be open

By Anna Lionas with reporting by Diana Haecker All polling locations are open in Nome, the Norton Sound and Bering Strait region this election day, until 8 p.m. In Nome there are nine poll workers helping people cast their vote in Old St. Joe’s. Fou...

US Department of Justice sends election monitors to urban and rural Alaska

A polling site opened at the Loussac Library in Anchorage on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. There was no evidence of federal monitors at the polling location, but officials with the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Anchorage was one of three...

Voters sail through a mostly smooth Election Day, despite fears of federal interference

Poll workers wait for voters at a polling place in a garage on Willett Road in Brentwood, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by John Beale/Pennsylvania Capital-Star)America voted.After the Trump administration pressured election officials, after c...

Alaska elections officials say most rural early voting sites flagged by lawsuits opened Monday

Voters cast their ballots at a polling site in the school library of Tanaina Elementary School in Wasilla on primary Election Day on Aug. 18, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)Alaska elections officials told a state Superior court judge on...

Alaska’s U.S. Senate race draws significant donations from AI company employees

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, listen to a question at a candidate forum held Aug. 27, 2026, by the Alaska Oil and Gas Association. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)Alaska’s U.S. Senate race has drawn mo...

Old Fashioned Soft Dinner Rolls

Are Soft Dinner Rolls just homemade versions of the ones in the bag? Kind of, YES! But they’re so much better, and they’re not THAT hard in the grand scheme of things. My soft dinner roll recipe is based on a recipe I found in my mom&#821...

Alaska election shenanigans date back to territorial days

Historical front page.The 1910s were a momentous period in Alaska history, marked by major expansions in education, self-governance, and infrastructure development, including the creation of what is now the University of Alaska system, the Alaska Leg...

As Election Day arrives, Democrats poised to see gains and pump brakes on Trump agenda

Early voting at Kearny Town Hall in Kearny, New Jersey, on Oct. 24, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections that will determine control o...

First Alaska election results to come Tuesday evening, final unofficial results in 2 weeks

Alaska Division of Elections program manager Brian Jackson answers questions from reporters shortly after completing the state's ranked choice voting tabulation in 2024. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Division of Elections expec...

Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Alaska — and plenty is at stake on Election Day

Campaign signs crowd a slope on Sept. 23, 2026, at the intersection of Muldoon Road and Northern Lights Boulevard in Anchorage. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)On Tuesday, Alaska could elect its first Democratic governor since 2002, roll back th...

Homer Middle School’s Meghan Redmond earns regional principal honor

An advisory program and higher attendance reflect educator’s push for belonging

Alaska North Slope crude oil records fifth-highest monthly average price in history

Fireweed blooms on either side of the trans-Alaska pipeline near mile post 86, Dalton Highway in 2006, two years after the 2004 Dall City fire. (Photo by Craig McCaa/BLM Alaska)The average price of a barrel of Alaska North Slope crude oil in October...

Jaguars lose DaVon Hamilton to season-ending quadriceps injury

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without a key member of their defensive line for the remainder of the 2026 season after nose tackle DaVon Hamilton reportedly suffered a torn quadriceps muscle during Sunday’s 42-7 victory over the Indianapolis...

Jake Paul to face former kickboxing champion Cédric Doumbé in Christmas Eve match

Jake Paul will return to the boxing ring Dec. 24, taking on former two-time kickboxing world champion Cédric Doumbé in a cruiserweight matchup at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The fight, announced Monday by Most Valuable Promotions,...

Carly Pearce, Jennifer Nettles and Carter Faith featured on soundtrack to Netflix’s upcoming ‘Heartland’

Netflix’s upcoming country music thriller Heartland will arrive with a 15-track soundtrack featuring performances from Jennifer Nettles, Carly Pearce, Carter Faith, Jessica Chastain, Ross Lynch, Margo Price and other Nashville artists. The soundtrack...

Morgan Wallen’s multi-genre lineup for 2027 Sand in My Boots Festival: Ella Langley, Kings of Leon, Gucci Mane and more

Morgan Wallen is bringing Sand in My Boots Festival back to the Alabama coast in 2027, with Kings of Leon and Ella Langley joining him as headliners for the three-day event. The festival, personally curated by Wallen in partnership with AEG Presents,...

Morgan Wallen’s multi-genre lineup for 2027 Sand in My Boots Festival: Ella Langley, Kings of Leon, Gucci Mane and more

Morgan Wallen is bringing Sand in My Boots Festival back to the Alabama coast in 2027, with Kings of Leon and Ella Langley joining him as headliners for the three-day event. The festival, personally curated by Wallen in partnership with AEG Presents,...

Morgan Wallen’s multi-genre lineup for 2027 Sand in My Boots Festival: Ella Langley, Kings of Leon, Gucci Mane and more

Morgan Wallen is bringing Sand in My Boots Festival back to the Alabama coast in 2027, with Kings of Leon and Ella Langley joining him as headliners for the three-day event. The festival, personally curated by Wallen in partnership with AEG Presents,...