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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...
Friends of the Talkeetna Library Win a Literary Award
Local nonprofit, Friends of the Talkeetna Library, was one of three Alaskan groups to be presented with a CLIA award this past weekend. CLIA stands for “Contributions to Literacy in Alaska” and the award is granted each year by the Alaska Center for the Book. The award is granted for making a significant contribution in literacy, the literary arts, or the preservation of the written or spoken word.
Win Gruening: Juneau’s high cost of living persists, so let’s just connect the dots
Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) released its annual Cost of Living survey this month. Contained in the July issue of Alaska Economic Trends, the report reflects that while inflation has cooled, the cost-of-living in our state remains stubbornly high. Within the state, Juneau’s economic trends place...
Business’ extensive surveillance system captures footage of deadly shooting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An extensive surveillance camera network employed by the Gaslight Lounge is aiding the investigation into a fatal shooting last weekend in downtown Anchorage. The bar’s security system clearly shows the moments leading up to an assault between two women which police say “culminated” with Tahjeay Baldwin...
Alaska prosecutors to investigate police shooting of a homeless man familiar to Juneau’s downtown
Alaska state prosecutors will investigate the police shooting of Steven Kissack, a homeless man familiar to downtown residents of Alaska’s capital city, state officials said on Monday. Steven Kissack, 35, was shot and killed after he advanced on Juneau Police Officers and an Alaska Wildlife Trooper with a filet knife on Monday afternoon. It was […] The post Alaska prosecutors to investigate police shooting of a homeless man familiar to Juneau’s downtown appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
‘Wrong person’: Court dismisses murder charges against Anchorage man from 2022 homicide case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A 30-year-old man arrested in connection to a November 2022 homicide had murder charges against him dismissed last week, according to Department of Law officials. Anchorage police originally arrested and charged Anthony Tinker III with murder after discovering 23-year-old Brad Robert dead outside of a Spenard...
Family Left Behind During Alaskan Cruise, Then Charged Thousands
You can receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, so you don't miss a thing! Go ahead and Subscribe here. For one family, their cruise nightmare has only gone from bad to worse. The Gaults were near the end of their family reunion vacation onboard Norwegian Encore when...
Wildcat’s Wild Race to Alaska
Join Adam Cove and Sailing World’s Dave Reed at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Speaker Series at Eastern YC in Marblehead (Massachusetts) on July 25 at 6:30 PM for a riveting Race to Alaska debrief and information session. Additional details here. Facing breaking waves, roaring headwinds and raging...
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.
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...
Shaktoolik races against time and bureaucracy to rebuild protective berm
On Friday, July 12 Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, announced over $100 million in funds approved to help Alaska communities rebuild infrastructure and public buildings damaged during ex-Typhoon Merbok, which ravaged Western Alaska and the Norton Sound coast on September 17, 2022. Amongst the funds listed were $5.9 million...
Beneville family unveils headstone at Richard Beneville’s gravesite
Under grey skies with the lightest of rains, dozens of Nomeites and Beneville family members gathered at Belmont Point Cemetery on Wednesday, July 10 at 5 p.m. for the unveiling of the headstone at the grave of the late, great, and flamboyant Mayor Richard Beneville. Beneville died on May 11,...
Kodiak State Parks adds more staff as busy summer season underway
Kodiak State Parks, which is a division of the state Department of Natural Resources, was able to hire more employees for the summer season. That’s despite staffing gaps and high turnover in the last year. Ben Shryock is the superintendent for all the state parks in Kodiak, as well...
An expansion underway at the Alaska Native Heritage Center includes a new healing garden and a subsistence kitchen
The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage finished up the final touches of a major renovation on Tuesday. The center now has four new exhibits, and a remodeled main building adorned with sealskin lamps, a mural modeled after porcupine quills and a custom carpet by an Alaska Native artist. “We...
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