At an Oval Office ceremony where he promoted Alaska’s embattled Republican U.S. senator, Trump made bold statements that do not match the Korean government’s public stances.

We can show Alaska and the nation that apologies are a sign of wisdom and strength, that choosing words of compassion matters, and that people of good character can win elections.

About 3.2 million acres of the state's original 105 million-acre grant has not yet been transferred by the federal government.

President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call ...

This year's payment is $1,200, which includes a $1,000 dividend and a $200 bonus energy relief payment triggered by high oil prices.

This year's results in Bristol Bay, site of the world's largest sockeye salmon runs, were average in many ways.

Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm e...

The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.

The state can accelerate reporting through straightforward reforms that have nothing to do with repealing ranked choice voting.

The Division of Elections rejected Short after she failed to submit a form ahead of the June 1 candidate filing deadline.

A national organization has put $650,000 into an Alaska political group, saying it aims to boost the campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.

New analysis of the Alaska mine considers larger releases from potential breaks in the dam planned to hold waste.

Alaska Democratic Party continues to challenge decision involving House candidate but doesn’t question action affecting Treg Taylor.

The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week be...

Many of Alaska’s kids are struggling, and it’s critical we help before a child or teen reaches the tipping point. Preventing suicide takes work throughout the year, but there’s never been a better tim...

The changes to the e-rate under consideration by the Federal Communications Commission could be financially devastating and deeply disruptive to classrooms and daily school operations, district leader...

A spokesman for the Alaska Department of Public Safety said this is the first time he has seen AI be the cause of a hunting violation.

Alaska childcare providers, families and employers are under intense strain with the lack of childcare availability and funding, according to advocates. They are calling for major state investment in ...

Additional reporting shows conflicts between Alaskans and East Coast staff during Peltola’s term in Congress.

Tummassak is among more than 100 Native students still buried at the Carlisle cemetery, including 11 from Alaska, but she will soon be headed home.

Years after the pandemic peak, the virus is considered endemic, still circulating but causing less harm than before.

An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge…

Years after the COVID-19 pandemic peak, the virus is considered endemic, still circulating but causing less harm than before.

These are all examples of what I call “disposable jobs.” People who have them work at an employer’s site, but their employer makes no commitment to them regarding career prospects or job security.

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., joined Democrats in supporting the House-approved Iran War Powers Resolution.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared to disappoint senators from both political parties Thursday with how she answered questions about medica...

Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention.

The federal government’s programs for tribal water services are hampered by a lack of follow-up to support operation and maintenance, along with overly specific qualification rules and other administr...

Democratic and independent candidates for the Alaska State House are largely out-fundraising Republican opponents in races for Republican-held seats.

Alaska Beacon reporter Yereth Rosen’s award-winning science story weaves together regional indigenous knowledge, scientific study findings and political influences to answer a freighted question about...

Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agri...

Climate change forces are combining to make the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta especially vulnerable and possibly unable to support residents.

Apartment rents are up only modestly, but monthly costs for homebuyers have risen substantially in rent years.

Education experts and advocates on Tuesday urged Congress to repeal an incoming national school voucher program over concerns that it will divert critical funds away from public schools to private ins...

A new administrative order reversed freezes imposed in May 2025 amid fiscal concerns; the Iran war has boosted state revenue.

The most damaging feature of this system may not be the arrests that make the news. It is the uncertainty imposed on families who have followed the rules, filed their papers, paid their fees and waite...

President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Bringing home a bundle of joy in America today unleashes a digital onslaught of advertisements pushing products, services and apps that target mothers most fiercely, with a clear promise: The gadget t...

Planned Parenthood announces endorsement of Democratic candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins as ‘champion’ of abortion access.

The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public.

The three news organizations that President Donald Trump has barred from entering the White House filed a lawsuit against the administration on Monday.

Bronson, Kreiss-Tomkins and Taylor advocate changing Alaska’s constitution to prevent a ‘raid’ and overspending in the future.

Flu deaths rose for a third consecutive season, the Alaska Department of Health said in its annual review of last winter's flu season.

Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are fighting bitterly over fisheries, especially the hot-button issue of bycatch.

Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins and Bernadette Wilson advise caution, while Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor see economic opportunity.

An Alaska nominee for federal judge joined other nominees in a joint confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and declined to answer some questions about the 2020 e...

This is the second severe issue for the Healy in two years, following an electrical fire in 2024 that also canceled a trip north.

The rare 2026 issue that draws huge support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress is the same one that’s mobilized many Americans: restrictions on giant data centers.