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A series of violent crimes in Fairbanks over the past month has prompted the Alaska State Troopers to deploy a team of investigators to focus on unsolved cases and ongoing searches for suspects.
Spate of violent crime in Fairbanks, including 2 homicides, prompts special investigative detail from Alaska State Troopers
The trip north by a team from Anchorage and Mat-Su follows two deaths reported Saturday, the search for a teen facing murder charges, and an attempted murder case involving someone accused of shooting...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A series of violent crimes in Fairbanks over the past month has prompted the Alaska State Troopers to deploy a team of investigators to focus on unsolved cases and ongoing searches for suspects.
Workplace safety officers are investigating complaints from nurses at Alaska Regional Hospital that many of them have fallen ill from what they believe are hazardous air conditions at the hospital.
State investigates air quality concerns at Alaska Regional Hospital after nurses report recurring health issues
Nurses say that since April, more than 30 of them have reported experiencing symptoms. The hospital says all air tests “have come back in the normal range.”
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November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Workplace safety officers are investigating complaints from nurses at Alaska Regional Hospital that many of them have fallen ill from what they believe are hazardous air conditions at the hospital.
As winter settles in, Anchorage Daily News photographers captured scenes of the city brightened by frost. www.adn.com/visual/photo...
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As winter settles in, Anchorage Daily News photographers captured scenes of the city brightened by frost. www.adn.com/visual/photo...
Craig Richards, a longtime member of the board in charge of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., has been replaced. via @alaskabeacon.com
Dunleavy makes new pick for Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board of directors
The board directs Alaska’s $85 billion Permanent Fund, whose investments are the source of more than 60% of the state’s general-purpose revenue.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Craig Richards, a longtime member of the board in charge of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., has been replaced. via @alaskabeacon.com
A blue Ford Escape believed driven by Valdez resident Mary Jo Evans, 86, was parked outside Glennallen's Caribou Hotel when it burned down in mid-November, police said.
Authorities connect missing Valdez woman with Glennallen hotel fire
Mary Jo Evans’ blue Ford Escape was parked outside the Caribou Hotel when it burned down in mid-November, police said Monday.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A blue Ford Escape believed driven by Valdez resident Mary Jo Evans, 86, was parked outside Glennallen's Caribou Hotel when it burned down in mid-November, police said.
Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he is working on a bill seeking a two-year extension of health insurance subsidies that will otherwise expire at the end of the year.
Sullivan says he is working on extension of health care subsidies
Without action from Congress, the subsidies will expire at the end of the year.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he is working on a bill seeking a two-year extension of health insurance subsidies that will otherwise expire at the end of the year.
The Anchorage School District pushed back in response to pointed questions from state officials about “non-endorsement” stickers affixed to booklets containing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence distributed to some students.
Anchorage School District, state leaders clash over ‘non-endorsement’ stickers on Constitution booklets
A lawyer for the school district accused the Alaska attorney general and education commissioner of “political grandstanding” after they sent a series of pointed questions about the incident.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Anchorage School District pushed back in response to pointed questions from state officials about “non-endorsement” stickers affixed to booklets containing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence distributed to some students.
Rep. Mia Costello has stepped down as leader of Alaska’s House minority caucus, the Anchorage Republican said.
Costello steps down as House minority leader
Anchorage Republican Rep. Mia Costello served just under a year in the role.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Rep. Mia Costello has stepped down as leader of Alaska’s House minority caucus, the Anchorage Republican said.
A 39-year-old Kenai man was struck and killed by an SUV while he was walking on a busy road near Palmer over the weekend, Alaska State Troopers said.
Pedestrian struck and killed by SUV near Palmer
The 39-year-old Kenai man was walking on the road near the intersection of the Palmer-Wasilla Highway and Equestrian Street, an Alaska State Troopers spokesperson said Monday.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A 39-year-old Kenai man was struck and killed by an SUV while he was walking on a busy road near Palmer over the weekend, Alaska State Troopers said.
Alaska commercial fishers caught much more salmon in 2025 than they did last year, but the money they earned was modest, according to the statewide harvest report. via @alaskabeacon.com
Alaska’s commercial salmon harvest rebounds after ultra-low harvest last year
The state commercial salmon haul totaled 194.8 million fish.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Alaska commercial fishers caught much more salmon in 2025 than they did last year, but the money they earned was modest, according to the statewide harvest report. via @alaskabeacon.com
A 16-year-old from the Western Alaska village of Emmonak died on Friday after the snowmachine he was riding sank in the Yukon River, Alaska State Troopers said.
Teen snowmachiner drowns while water skipping on the Yukon River
The 16-year-old from Emmonak sank into the river after driving on to open water on Friday, Alaska State Troopers said.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A 16-year-old from the Western Alaska village of Emmonak died on Friday after the snowmachine he was riding sank in the Yukon River, Alaska State Troopers said.
A federal judge has dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Trump’s urging was illegally appointed.
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at Presiden...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A federal judge has dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Trump’s urging was illegally appointed.
Workplace advice: Conflict effects linger because the turmoil lives in the body long after your mind decides danger has passed.
Surviving the morning after a workplace meltdown
Workplace advice: Conflict effects linger because the turmoil lives in the body long after your mind decides danger has passed.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Workplace advice: Conflict effects linger because the turmoil lives in the body long after your mind decides danger has passed.
The UAA women’s basketball team showed plenty of grit and competitiveness for a second straight day Saturday at the 2025 Great Alaska Shootout, but ultimately fell to Bowling Green. www.adn.com/sports/uaa-a...
Bowling Green rallies past UAA women’s basketball team in Great Alaska Shootout
The Seawolves let a double-digit lead to slip through their hands in a second straight shortcoming.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The UAA women’s basketball team showed plenty of grit and competitiveness for a second straight day Saturday at the 2025 Great Alaska Shootout, but ultimately fell to Bowling Green. www.adn.com/sports/uaa-a...
The Alaska State Medical Board, with multiple vacant seats left unfilled by the governor, canceled its meeting Friday for the second consecutive month because it lacked the quorum to operate. www.adn.com/politics/202...
Alaska medical board cancels meetings as board seats remain unfilled
Three seats on the eight-member board have been vacant for several months.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Alaska State Medical Board, with multiple vacant seats left unfilled by the governor, canceled its meeting Friday for the second consecutive month because it lacked the quorum to operate. www.adn.com/politics/202...
The Municipality of Anchorage is making a push to rewrite its community wildfire protection plan, which hasn’t been updated in nearly 20 years. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Anchorage rewrites wildfire protection plan for the first time since 2007
A public comment period is open until Nov. 30.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Municipality of Anchorage is making a push to rewrite its community wildfire protection plan, which hasn’t been updated in nearly 20 years. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside Lake Clark National Park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are generating opposition from fishermen and conservationists. (via Northern Journal) www.adn.com/business-eco...
Inside one of Alaska’s national parks, a fight looms over a possible gold mine
An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside a national park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are generating opposition from fishermen and conservationists.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
An Alaska Native corporation leased mineral rights inside Lake Clark National Park to Contango Ore Inc. The company’s plans are generating opposition from fishermen and conservationists. (via Northern Journal) www.adn.com/business-eco...
At the Great Alaska Shootout: The UAA women's basketball team saw its first loss of the season, and Palmer's Fred Chmiel returned home as the head coach for Bowling Green. www.adn.com/sports/2025/...
From spectator to participant, Palmer’s Fred Chmiel returns home to Great Alaska Shootout
UAA showed grit in their first loss of the season to close out the tournament’s opening round.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
At the Great Alaska Shootout: The UAA women's basketball team saw its first loss of the season, and Palmer's Fred Chmiel returned home as the head coach for Bowling Green. www.adn.com/sports/2025/...
State prosecutors say Aaron Scott Merritt sexually abused at least four girls in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Some of the victims say the abuse was well known by Jehovah’s Witness congregation leaders in Kenai for years. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Decades of silence preceded a painful reckoning for a Jehovah’s Witness congregation on the Kenai Peninsula
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November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
State prosecutors say Aaron Scott Merritt sexually abused at least four girls in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Some of the victims say the abuse was well known by Jehovah’s Witness congregation leaders in Kenai for years. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Local officials hope the new Anchorage Mushing District arch will be a major downtown attraction and a fitting tribute to mushing's legacy in Alaska. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
After years of planning, steel arch is installed for Anchorage Mushing District
Local officials hope the arch will be a major downtown attraction.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Local officials hope the new Anchorage Mushing District arch will be a major downtown attraction and a fitting tribute to mushing's legacy in Alaska. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
In the course of a couple days in Fairbanks, stunning light pillars were visible, followed by a rare red aurora, says Alaska science writer Ned Rozell. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
As the dark season settles in, a unique parade of light appeared in Interior Alaska
In the course of a couple days in Fairbanks, stunning light pillars were visible, followed by a rare red aurora.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In the course of a couple days in Fairbanks, stunning light pillars were visible, followed by a rare red aurora, says Alaska science writer Ned Rozell. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
A crash north of Delta Junction that left one person dead Friday involved a semi and a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, troopers said. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Delta Junction resident pinned beneath vehicle dies in crash, troopers say
The crash north of Delta Junction involved a semi and a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, according to troopers.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A crash north of Delta Junction that left one person dead Friday involved a semi and a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, troopers said. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
The Trump administration has released a plan for offshore oil and gas leasing that would open up almost all Alaska marine waters to development, along with the entire Pacific coast and the Gulf of Mexico. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/business-eco...
Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters
A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic, and 13 more off the U.S. West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Trump administration has released a plan for offshore oil and gas leasing that would open up almost all Alaska marine waters to development, along with the entire Pacific coast and the Gulf of Mexico. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/business-eco...
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake centered on the western side of Cook Inlet shook Southcentral Alaska communities early Saturday. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
4.9 earthquake shakes Southcentral Alaska
The 6:38 a.m. quake was centered about 9 miles north of Tyonek, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake centered on the western side of Cook Inlet shook Southcentral Alaska communities early Saturday. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Alaska State Troopers are seeking information from the public after two trucks involved in a gold-hauling operation in the Fairbanks area were shot at.
Troopers seek information from public after bullets strike trucks in Interior gold-hauling operation
Neither driver was injured in the shootings, troopers said.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Alaska State Troopers are seeking information from the public after two trucks involved in a gold-hauling operation in the Fairbanks area were shot at.