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Alaska Senate resolution highlights ‘mutual respect’ and cooperation with Greenland
As President Donald Trump presses for a takeover of Greenland, some Alaska state lawmakers are trying to send a different message about state cooperation with the Arctic island.
5 days ago3 min read
National series highlights Alaska MMIP crisis, questions of justice for Alaska Native people
Documentary series ‘Lost Women of Alaska’ now airing on HBO examines the crisis through the investigation of an Anchorage serial killer and how local police handled the case.
5 days ago5 min read
Alaska lawmakers honor the legacy of late Anchorage Republican Craig Johnson
Alaska lawmakers eulogized their former colleague, Craig Johnson, a longtime Republican Representative for Anchorage, who died Friday at the age of 72.
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Gary and Jackson Lehnhart selected to Alaska High School Hall of Fame
Father and son to be inducted together among 14 chosen for April ceremony.
5 days ago24 min read
Parking lot arrest leads to drug seizure at Lemon Creek residence
Jeremiah Lee Pond, 50, suspected of possessing about 400 grams of illegal substances, plus case and recreational vehicles associated with the case, according to JPD.
5 days ago2 min read
Majority in US say health care, vacation, new car unaffordable
About two-thirds of Americans who don’t own their own home say they do not think they will be able to afford to buy a home in the foreseeable future, and nearly half of Americans say they have "a lot" or "some" debt, an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel finds.
6 days ago1 min read
The secret life of Sen. Dan Sullivan
Sen. Dan Sullivan doesn’t like being portrayed as a weak-kneed politician. So when asked if he’d ever be willing to say no to President Donald Trump, he said when the administration does things he doesn’t like, he’ll sometimes “beat them up in public.”
6 days ago3 min read
Police blotter for Feb. 25
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
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Juneau off-road vehicle park awarded $10,000 for trail development
Trail Mix, Inc. and the Juneau Off-Road Association (JORA) have received a second $10,000 award from Polaris Inc. T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program to support the ongoing development of a 35-mile off-road vehicle (ORV) park. This would be the first ORV park in Southeast Alaska.
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Tuberculosis cases have been rising as public health agencies struggle to keep up
In 2024, the number of cases reached the highest level since 2011; Alaska has highest rate in US
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‘Seal finger’ infection affecting an Alaska bear hunter was a medical first
A brown bear wades in the water on July 18, 2012, at the Dog Salmon River on the Alaska Peninsula. A man who was hunting on the Alaska Peninsula in 2024 contracted "seal finger," an infection associated with seals, from a brown bear. (Lisa Hupp / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon When a 29-year-old Anchorage man returned from a bear hunt on the Alaska Peninsula in September of 2024, he had a persistent and painful finger infection that defied easy
6 days ago3 min read
Anchorage lawmaker pushes legislation to protect sibling ties for Alaska foster youth
Under Alaska law, adoption ends the legal relationship between children and birth families — including siblings. Foster youth have called for changes to the law to preserve contact.
6 days ago4 min read
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