Boarding schools report documenting Native deaths, abuse and loss of culture is a good first step, advocates say
Many see the first volume of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Report as just the beginning of the federal government's attempts to document the systemic and forced assimilation of Indigenous children at boarding schools.
Army Corps makes plans to clean up contaminated WWII-era sites in the Unalaska Valley
The cleanup will focus on underground facilities used to store fuel tanks.
Hilcorp plans to drill test wells on the southern Kenai Peninsula this summer
The proposal is for gas prospects near Anchor Point and Ninilchik, near an existing ENSTAR gas line.
Two people severely hurt in Bethel fire that burned two homes
The fire department determined the fire started unintentionally from “discarded smoking material in dry grass.”
Alaska Human Rights Commission sues to pause special US House election certification
According to plaintiff Robert Corbisier, the entirely by-mail election discriminates against visually impaired voters.
Travelers say staff shortages and COVID-19 outbreaks are spoiling their Alaska cruises
Experienced cruisers want the public to know that lots of passengers are getting infected, and they’re left in the dark about outbreaks on board.
A large tundra fire is burning 12 miles away from St. Mary’s
The fire has been burning since the tundra was struck by lightning on May 31, and it is now within 12 miles of the community.
US Army Alaska is now the 11th Airborne Division, will refocus on ‘Arctic ethos’
Army’s command in Alaska has a new name now, to reflect its new focus on fighting in the Arctic and helping develop tactics and equipment for the region.
In Alaska’s legal confusion over public funds for private schooling, Law Department says it’s under review
Alaska Beacon reporter Lisa Phu has been following the issue and says her reporting started with what she thought would be a simple question.
Celebration set to kick off in Juneau
This year’s theme is “Celebrating 10,000 years of cultural survival.”
Anchorage Assembly member Constant says he’s pushing to make it easier to get records from the city
Constant says the goal of legislation is to streamline the process to make it faster and cheaper to receive public records.
Gov. Dunleavy, lawmakers celebrate passage of Alaska Reads Act
The act aims to improve student reading outcomes across the state by third grade. Some rural legislators are skeptical about the bill’s requirements for school districts.
Anchorage Assembly again postpones vote on ordinance that would allow for removing a mayor
The ordinance was brought forward by Chris Constant, who described it as a way to set boundaries on what is acceptable for a mayor to do.
EPA official says agency is committed to cleaning up contaminated Native corporation land
Progress has been too slow, Carlton Waterhouse says.
All-Alaska Native reality series shows ‘we’re here, we’re strong,’ says cast member
Jody Potts-Joseph hunts and fishes near her family fish camp on the Yukon River, and those subsistence activities have been featured recently on "Life Below Zero: First Alaskans."
As Anchorage phases out its main homeless shelter, providers fear a surge in campers
Some in the homeless services community say the transition plan from the health department has been poorly communicated.
Moose population boom, linked to climate change, inspires some hunting changes
The changes in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge fit a wider pattern of wildlife shifts that affect subsistence users.
I got COVID. Then I got it again. What’s the deal with reinfection?
People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let's see.
Nick Begich lent his campaign $650,000. Here’s why that makes ethics watchdogs shudder.
Post-election fundraising can look like "legalized bribery," critics say.
National advocates push against Alaska OCS spending foster youth social security benefits in new legal filing
Advocates argue the state should foot the bill for caring for foster kids, and the children should receive all of the social security benefits they’re entitled to when they leave the foster care system.