9+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1760+ words) Published 5: 30 am Saturday, June 20, 2026 By Corinne Smith Alaska Beacon Alaska saw an unprecedented wave of school closures this year. District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state " in Anchorage, Wasilla,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (498+ words) Published 2: 30 am Friday, May 8, 2026 I don't believe the proposed multi-multibillion-dollar Alaska North Slope gas project will be built. It's too expensive. The risk of construction delays and overruns are too much for investors to accept. The prospects of sufficient long-term…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (157+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Thursday, April 23, 2026 Courtesy of Alaska Afterschool Network Lucas Thoning and Michele Hayman are among five Alaskans to be named a 2026 Alaska Afterschool Superhero. They may not wear capes or be able to leap tall buildings in a single…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (286+ words) Published 1: 30 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2026 By Hallie L. Bissett Alaska's economy has always required diversification and long-term thinking. Alaska Native corporations are doing exactly that, building businesses while fulfilling a social mission. While other corporations in recent years have touted "corporate social…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1042+ words) Published 1: 30 am Thursday, March 5, 2026 Mary Simondsen (left) offers a treat to Cheddar for performing tricks, like sitting in a box on command, during the Snow Rondi Dog Show on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Chapman School in Anchor Point, Alaska. Cheddar won…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (295+ words) Two hikers were injured in a brown bear attack Wednesday, on Exit Glacier Trail in Seward. According to a dispatch from Alaska State Troopers, they were told of the attack at around 9 p. m. on Wednesday, after the two people had been…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (310+ words) The Mount Roberts Tramway car nears the top of its run above Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File) A Texas man died Tuesday after falling from the Mount Roberts trail and sliding down the mountainside. According to a dispatch…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (982+ words) Community members in Homer and Soldotna joined multiple other protests throughout the state on Friday in response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's meeting with President Donald Trump in Anchorage. Trump announced the meeting on social media last week. Per reporting…...