I tried scaring off this trash bear this morning on 2nd Street in Juneau, and so did a lot of other people, but it wouldn’t be deterred. Not a good sign for its future. #Alaska
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Statehouse and politics reporter for the Alaska Beacon. Juneauite. Formerly with the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Daily Mirror and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
Ongoing crisis in Northwest Arctic Borough. Outstanding reporting from Desiree Hagen at KOTZ, Kotzebue: "Ambler, a Northwest Arctic community of about 270 people, has been without water or sewer for more than five months." #Alaska #AlaskaSky @napaaqtuk.bsky.social www.kotz.org/kotz-local-n...
Ambler has gone 5 months without water and sewer. Fixes could take months.
According to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, about 85 percent of Ambler's main water lines are cracked, unable to hold pressure, and require replacement.
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The Glacial Outburst Flood is expected soon, so KTOO is sharing some videos we made last year to help our audience prepare. In this video, we're helping share tips for how to prepare your pets for emergencies.
Preparing Pets For Emergencies
Ever wondered what the best course of action is for preparing your pets for emergencies? Thomas Young-Bayer from Juneau Animal Rescue will walk you through things to keep in mind before emergencies…
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President Donald Trump is denouncing mail-in voting. Alaska Republicans are doing it anyway, reports James Brooks @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/presi...
President Donald Trump is denouncing mail-in voting. Alaska Republicans are doing it anyway. | Alaska Beacon
The Alaska Republican Party is continuing its program of sending out absentee ballot applications to voters who might choose Republicans.
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Voting can feel like a chore or overly complicated - so we made this short video to help! And your vote matters! Especially in Alaska, where races can be VERY CLOSE
Alaska Beacon@alaskabeacon.com · 2d agoAlaska Beacon reporter James Brooks walks through early voting in-person which is open today through primary Election Day on August 18. Note it’s a “pick one” primary: choose 1 candidate for each race & the top 4 will advance to the ranked choice general election
Good morning, Alaska! Early voting is underway for a second day today, and if you're uncertain who to vote for, our new candidate guide may help: alaskabeacon.com/voter-guides... #akleg #Alaska
Voter Guide: 2026 Voter Guide • Alaska
From Alaska Beacon | Independent and illuminating journalism
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Today is the date of “There Will Come Soft Rains” …
Alex Wellerstein@wellerstein.bsky.social · yesterdayI’m not even sure if this will be my DOOMSDAY MACHINES update for the week, but I just learned about this short story by Ray Bradbury and for reasons that will become clear if you look at it, felt it was worth just writing up something very short about… doomsdaymachines.net/p/bomb-shado...
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks walks through early voting in-person which is open today through primary Election Day on August 18. Note it’s a “pick one” primary: choose 1 candidate for each race & the top 4 will advance to the ranked choice general election
Alaska Beacon explainer: early voting in the 2026 primary election
For the description: Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks walks through early voting in-person which is open Monday August 3 through primary Election Day on August 18, 2026. Note that it’s a “pick…
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The Division of Elections will not immediately restore over 3,000 voters to the state rolls, after it moved them to “inactive” status based on outdated information regarding their citizenship status. www.adn.com/politics/202...
Elections director refuses to restore Alaska voters to rolls despite call from lawmakers
Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher said she would not reverse a decision to remove more than 3,000 Alaska voters from the rolls.
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It's finally here! The @alaskabeacon.com, @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social, @adn.com and @alaskapublic.org voter guide is finally done and published — alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/03/g... #akleg #Alaska
Getting ready to vote? Compare candidates with the 2026 Alaska Voter Guide | Alaska Beacon
The Alaska Beacon, Alaska Public Media, KTOO and the Anchorage Daily News worked together this year and have created a voter guide to help Alaskans make informed choices when they vote.
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College sports/Capitol Hill update: Senate Commerce Committee is planning to send out final bill text soon, according to a committee aide, which comes after the SEC + Big Ten moved to support it Friday night. Still a very tight window to get this voted on before August recess.
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Trump Blasts Big Oil Companies for ‘Making Too Much Money’
The president called out ExxonMobil and Chevron for record profits amid high oil prices.
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The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2d agoPresident Trump said Chevron and ExxonMobil are “making too much money” and should return some of their profits back to the public.
“As I look around Petersburg, as I look around Alaska, maybe even the country, I don’t see great strides forward. In fact, I see a decline, and so I’m using this as a way to voice that," Petersburg’s Dan J. Sullivan said.
Petersburg’s Dan J. Sullivan will be on the ballot for U.S. Senate. What are his policies?
Petersburg Sullivan said he has mixed feelings about how he appears on the ballot and maintained that he never ran to fool anyone.
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Hydaburg, on Prince of Wales Island, has been without running water since last week, according to the Alaska state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Good morning, Alaska! In-person voting is now open at a handful of locations for the Aug. 18 statewide primary. Locations are posted online: www.elections.alaska.gov/avo/?e_id=26...
The Anchorage Health Department is seeking new contractors that can offer overnight-only shelter bed space when harsh winter conditions arise. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
A cold winter strained Anchorage shelters. The city seeks more capacity before temperatures drop
The Anchorage Health Department is seeking new contractors that can offer overnight-only bed space when harsh winter conditions arise.
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Completely unrelated to this story, except that it involves Alaska Airlines — but Sen. Lora Reinbold lost her last-ditch appeal in front of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week. She had asked the full court to review a three-judge panel's rejection of her suit against the airline. #akleg
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 4d ago“…the airline said in a statement[:] ‘For the foreseeable future, the guest will not be permitted to travel on our flights.’” … “She said she wants to contact an attorney and intends to continue preaching on planes.” www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/...
January-July temperature ranking pam for the Contiguous U.S. compared to all January-July periods since 1895. Overall the 2nd warmest (2012). Is everyone in the West/Southwest OK? 🔥🔥🔥
It’s now official: June–July 2026 was the most anomalously warm two-month period ever recorded in France by a staggering margin. France is now virtually certain to record its warmest summer on record.
A freelance reporter has been fighting a subpoena from the Trump administration seeking to force him to reveal his sources for a New York Times article about a failed top secret mission in North Korea, according to people familiar with the matter.
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
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A Yellowknife resident encountered an unexpected guest when a fox wandered through a side door and spent the morning in her bedroom....
‘I think he’s a regular visitor.’ Fox holes up in Yellowknife bedroom
A Yellowknife resident encountered an unexpected guest when a fox wandered through a side door and spent the morning in her bedroom.
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Latest in the newsletter from me: Big-ticket contributions — the kind that'd be banned under the campaign finance limits voters will be asked to enact in this primary election — accounted for just 2% of all contributions but more than 52% of all the cash. #akleg #akelect
With no limits, deep-pocketed donors play an outsized role in shaping Alaska's elections
Just 2% of all contributions made to non-congressional candidates account for 52% of all the money they've raised.
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A controversial gold mine proposed within the Tongass National Forest in Juneau was authorized to go through a faster federal permitting process on Thursday. Some Juneau residents say they worry the mine would turn the serene area into an industrial zone.
New Amalga gold mine in Juneau secures fast federal permitting process
The proposed mine is drawing scrutiny from some Juneau residents who say it could turn “out the road” into an industrial zone.
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On Bering Air flight 445 and how unanswerable questions about the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and exit icing conditions will haunt this crash forever. alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/31/a...
After fed report, Alaska pilots grapple with unanswered questions in tragic Nome crash | Alaska Beacon
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released the final report for the February 6, 2025, accident involving Bering Air flight 445 that killed all 10 people on board. While the NTSB’s r...
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First ever heat advisory for Anchorage because NWS Anchorage did not issue such a product until this year. Anchorage airport record high temp is 90F in July 2019. #akwx @climatologist49.bsky.social
Anchorage Daily News@adn.com · 5d agoForecasters have issued the first-ever heat advisory for Anchorage and large parts of Southcentral Alaska, with temperatures expected to hit the upper 70s or higher through the weekend. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
The Eielson Air Force Base air show is this weekend — if you're driving on the Richardson Highway, expect delays. #Alaska
KJ Metcalf says it’s an infringement of his First Amendment rights, and wants the city to get involved. https://akpub.io/4bW4rGR
Juneau veteran says he was denied First Amendment rights during July 4 parade
A Juneau man said he wasn’t allowed to be in the parade carrying a sign that criticizes war. He says it’s an infringement of his First Amendment rights, and wants the city to get involved.
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A point of clarification — Musk’s activities would not be covered by Ballot Measure 2 because they’re in a federal race and not a state one. If he gets involved in the governor’s race, it would be covered by BM2. #akleg #akelect
Löki Gale Tobin@lgtobin.bsky.social · 5d agoExcellent reason to vote no on ballot measure 2. Without dark money disclosures, Alaskans will never know who is attempting to buy your vote.