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Photographer’s Video of Two Brown Bear Cubs Playing Like Human Kids Is Everything
Just like human siblings, animal siblings can get along one minute and then fight the next minute, even if sometimes it's just for fun. Isaac Spotts is an amazing wildlife photographer who normally captures animal moments in Yellowstone, however during a recent visit to Alaska, he caught an amazing ...Continue reading
Alaska slugger Coen Niclai selected by Miami Marlins in 15th round of MLB Draft
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Miami Marlins drafted two-time Alaska Baseball Gatorade Player of the Year Coen Niclai in the 15th round of the 2024 MLB Draft Tuesday. The 18-year old standout catcher from Service High School led the Cougars to a state championship in June in a regular season in which he batted .455 with a 1.379 OPS while gunning out five runners behind the plate as a senior.
Report: Alaska ranks in bottom 10 of states for low sales taxes
(The Center Square) - Alaska does not have a statewide sales tax but allows local sales taxes, unlike other states with no sales tax, according to a report from the Tax Foundation. Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon do not have local sales taxes and are tied for the lowest combined sales taxes in the country, according to the State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2024 report. Alaska ranks...
The hunt is on to find U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in Tongass National Forest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Christmas may be months away but the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree to adorn the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. was in full swing this weekend in Southeast Alaska. The tradition of selecting a Capitol Christmas Tree from one of...
Long-term boost to Alaska’s Head Start early childhood program trimmed by veto
Only one of four Early Head Start classrooms is likely to be open in Nome next year because it is so difficult to retain qualified staff. It is only the latest reduction in the early childhood program that provides child care, early education and health and dental services to more than 3,000 children in families […] The post Long-term boost to Alaska’s Head Start early childhood program trimmed by veto appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Three University of Alaska professors appointed as Arctic program leaders
Three professors, each representing one of the three main University of Alaska campuses, have been named as special liaisons to coordinate Arctic studies though the university system and elsewhere in the state. The three were named as President’s Arctic Professors, tasked with leading the university’s Arctic Leadership Initiative launched last...
PBS KIDS Double Feature: Molly and the Great One and Alma Goes to Puerto Rico – Jul. 28
Join Alaska Public Media at the Beartooth Theatre on July 28 at 1 p.m., for a free double feature screening of PBS KIDS films Molly of Denali: Molly and the Great One, and Alma’s Way: Alma Goes to Puerto Rico. Molly of Denali, an Alaskan favorite, and Alma’s Way, a newer addition to the PBS KIDS lineup, are both fun and appropriate for kids of all ages.
Stray Welding Current May Have Caused $1.2M Total Loss
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its analysis of a fire that destroyed a small passenger / research vessel in Homer, Alaska last year. Though hot work occurred inside the vessel before the blaze, NTSB ruled this common fire hazard out, and concluded that an electrical fault was responsible for ignition.
The Used & Taking Back Sunday announce co-headlining tour
The Used and Taking Back Sunday are taking you back to the glory days of early 2000s emo on a co-headlining tour. The joint outing kicks of Oct. 9 in Oklahoma City and wraps up Oct. 24 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two bands will trade off who is closing depending on the night.
Hotel development permit to go back to Homer Planning Commission
The door is open again for Alaska Native corporation Doyon, Limited to try building a hotel, employee housing and several triplexes at the base of the Homer Spit. That’s after Homer’s Planning Commission denied a conditional use permit application that was deliberated across three meetings last winter. The...
Snake-like procession of insect larvae spotted again in Interior Alaska
Another mass of gnat larvae was reported in Fairbanks this week. University of Alaska Fairbanks entomology professor and Museum of the North curator of insects Derek Sikes said the sighting on Pika Road is the latest report of what he calls snake worm larvae. “Because it looks a little like...
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