Fire season one of the biggest since 1950
By Yereth RosenThe Alaska BeaconAlaska is closing out what is likely to be the state’s seventh-biggest wildfire season since 1950, wrapping up a summer...
To encourage young fisherman, look to farm programs as models
By Yereth RosenAlaska BeaconYoung Alaskans seeking to break into commercial fishing face a lot of the same barriers that confront young farmers in the...
Coast Guard hoisted trio from grounded raft
An Air Station Kodiak aircrew rescued three people before sunrise on Wednesday by hoisting them aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, just hours after their...
Monkeypox testing, vaccines available
Incidents of monkeypox among Alaska residents remains low, but Alaska Department of Health officials have expressed concern over how fast it is spreading nationwide...
Shepard Point project bid solicitation anticipated in December
A $45.7 million federal transportation grant for road access to a proposed deep-water port at Shepard Point has been awarded to the Native Village...
Joseph Hazelwood dead at 75
Capt. Joseph Hazelwood, who was the master of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker when it grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound near...
Murkowski says she has tested positive for COVID-19
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Monday that she recently tested positive for COVID-19. She made the announcement on the social media.
Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before
Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen, from the largest wildfire in a typically mainly fireproof southwest region to a pair of blazes that ripped through forests and produced smoke that blew hundreds of miles to the the Bering Sea community of Nome, where the normally crystal clear air was pushed into the extremely unhealthy category.
Alaska to begin paying dividend, energy checks Sept. 20
The state of Alaska plans to begin distributing this year's oil-wealth fund check and a special energy relief payment to residents on Sept. 20. The timeline was announced July 15 by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state Department of Revenue.
Alaska June job numbers up from year earlier, lag June 2019
Alaska had about 7,900 more jobs last month than in June 2021 but most industries still fell short of their job numbers three years earlier, before the pandemic, the state labor department said Friday.
