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Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon Members of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian group Aanchich’x Kwaan perform on Oct. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. The dance and singing group has members of all age groups, from young children to elders. The group was among several that performed traditional dances at the convention.

Alaska Federation of Natives convention highlights typhoon response and Indigenous cultures

Attendees discussed policies and celebrated Indigenous cultures, but much of focus was on the flood.

Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon Members of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian group Aanchich’x Kwaan perform on Oct. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. The dance and singing group has members of all age groups, from young children to elders. The group was among several that performed traditional dances at the convention.
Former President Donald Trump reacts as he walking back into the courtroom after a break during closing arguments in his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP)

Opinion: The Weaponization of Racism

Alaska’s Congressional Delegation Enables a White Christian Nationalist Agenda

Former President Donald Trump reacts as he walking back into the courtroom after a break during closing arguments in his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP)
The Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2025. Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost. (Chona Kasinger/The New York Times)

What happens when the ice melts? These women in Alaska are sounding an alarm

When Debbie Clarke Moderow was running the Iditarod — the 1,100-mile sled dog race through Alaska’s frozen interior — she had a moment. Her hands… Continue reading

The Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2025. Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost. (Chona Kasinger/The New York Times)
Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, June 24, 2025. Hawley is one of the sponsors of the Faster Labor Contracts Act.

Opinion: A place government doesn’t need to stick its nose

Dennis DeWitt weighs in on the Faster Labor Contracts Act

Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, June 24, 2025. Hawley is one of the sponsors of the Faster Labor Contracts Act.
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OPINION: Voters to Juneau Assembly: ‘It’s time for a reset’

The implications of last week’s Juneau municipal election are unmistakable. Voters have sent an unambiguous message that it’s time to change course, and the city… Continue reading

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Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy meets with members of the University of Alaska Anchorage chapter of Turning Point on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, the same day he proclaimed “Charlie Kirk Day.” (Governor Mike Dunleavy/Facebook)

Oct. 14 proclaimed ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ in Alaska

Governor Dunleavy Turning Point USA chapter on the same day

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy meets with members of the University of Alaska Anchorage chapter of Turning Point on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, the same day he proclaimed “Charlie Kirk Day.” (Governor Mike Dunleavy/Facebook)

Rivers in Alaska, Yukon set to warm: how will this affect salmon?

Research coming from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado Boulder incorporated Indigenous knowledge into their research

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at an infrastructure and development symposium in Anchorage on April 22, 2025. (Ash Adams/The New York Times)

Opinion: Murkowski and Sullivan watch as Trump undermines democracy

“When accountability threatens the powerful, they fall silent.”

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at an infrastructure and development symposium in Anchorage on April 22, 2025. (Ash Adams/The New York Times)
U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)

Alaska flooding leaves 1 dead and 2 missing

At least 51 other people were rescued from Kwigillingok and the village of Kipnuk after the storm

U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)
Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser testifies in support of a Base Student Allocation increase on Jan. 29, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol.

Juneau superintendent to resign at tail end of school year

Frank Hauser’s last day will be June 30, 2026

Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo Juneau School District Superintendent Frank Hauser testifies in support of a Base Student Allocation increase on Jan. 29, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol.
US DoT screenshot U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy hold a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport on Oct. 6, 2025, to discuss the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown on the nation’s transportation systems.
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Essential Air Service in Alaska to run out of funding within days amid gov shutdown

Subsidies to support the Essential Air Service program are set to soon expire, as early as Sunday

US DoT screenshot U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy hold a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport on Oct. 6, 2025, to discuss the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown on the nation’s transportation systems.
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FILE — Cew of the USS Hampton, a Los Angeles class submarine, out on the ice after surfacing in the Beaufort Sea during Operation Ice Camp, March 16, 2024. The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

In the Arctic, U.S. shifts focus from climate research to security

The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet and is one of the most rapidly changing places on Earth.… Continue reading

FILE — Cew of the USS Hampton, a Los Angeles class submarine, out on the ice after surfacing in the Beaufort Sea during Operation Ice Camp, March 16, 2024. The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
Brochures available on Oct. 17, 2023, at the Youth and Elders Conference in Anchorage give information on safer sex and avoidance of sexually transmitted infections. Alaska has long had among the nation’s highest rates for some sexually transmitted infections, but case numbers declined in 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Annual Alaska disease report shows dip in sexually transmitted infections

Cases of sexually transmitted infections declined in Alaska from 2023 to 2024, though as in past years, they continue to dominate the state’s annual infectious… Continue reading

Brochures available on Oct. 17, 2023, at the Youth and Elders Conference in Anchorage give information on safer sex and avoidance of sexually transmitted infections. Alaska has long had among the nation’s highest rates for some sexually transmitted infections, but case numbers declined in 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
A photo provided by the National Park Service shows 32 Chunk, a bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Sept. 15, 2025. Fat Bear Week, a bracket-style competition to pick the bear best suited for winter at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, was won by Chunk. (The National Park Service/T Carmack via The New York Times) — NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY —

Meet this year’s Fat Bear contest winner

After a weeklong battle to the finish, this year’s Fat Bear Week victor has been crowned. Congratulations to 32 Chunk, a brown bear who weighed… Continue reading

A photo provided by the National Park Service shows 32 Chunk, a bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Sept. 15, 2025. Fat Bear Week, a bracket-style competition to pick the bear best suited for winter at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, was won by Chunk. (The National Park Service/T Carmack via The New York Times) — NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY —
Contributed/UAF Xochitl Muñoz (left) is a master’s student in paleontology at UAF; Willa Johnson (right) is pursuing a master’s degree in marine biology in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.

Alaska graduate students awarded national research fellowship for work in sciences

Willa Johnson and Xochitl Muñoz are recipients of the 2025-2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Contributed/UAF Xochitl Muñoz (left) is a master’s student in paleontology at UAF; Willa Johnson (right) is pursuing a master’s degree in marine biology in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
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Opinion: Juneau Assembly spends recklessly despite voter concerns about affordability

In just one night, at the September 22 Assembly meeting, almost $30 million in cash went out the door. That’s when the Assembly approved moving… Continue reading

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City and Borough of Juneau City Hall is photographed on July 12, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)

My Turn: Affordability requires Assembly accountability

It’s a reasonable expectation that we elect Assembly members to solve community problems, not just throw money at them

City and Borough of Juneau City Hall is photographed on July 12, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion: Dunleavy hides in the shadow of Trump’s assault on free speech

Using the power of the presidency to censor anyone who recognizes that is not only un-American, it’s an act of utter cowardice

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
Sunlight gleams through the Tongass National Forest in Juneau on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

My Turn: An open invitation to Secretary Rollins

I will introduce you to our communities and forests

Sunlight gleams through the Tongass National Forest in Juneau on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
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Letter to the Editor: Taxes pay for the services we need

Taxes are not money donated to the government for nothing in return

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