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Trump’s gasline fraud, nothing but a shoddy campaign stunt for Dan Sullivan
Donald Trump held a campaign event for Sen. Dan Sullivan in the White House Wednesday, complete with fabricated claims that the Korean government has agreed to pay $54 billion to build it.This was a complete fraud perpetrated by Trump, Sullivan, Rep....
Peltola’s words create a teachable moment, but an apology is required.
Mary Peltola speaks at a campaign event in Juneau on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)This commentary was originally published in the Anchorage Press. Subscribe here. Mary Peltola’s use of hateful speech, including the R-slur and t...
This is how government propaganda spreads in real time
Taylor Rogers is an assistant press secretary in the White House. Sen. Dan Sullivan is repeating the lie that South Korea has agreed to put $54 billion into the Alaska LNG project.Sullivan does this with the flexed bicep Emoji. And the shovel Emoji....
Alaska prepares to surrender some Statehood Act land claims as it nears 105 million-acre goal
Earlier this year, the federal government lifted restrictions that had paused the transfer of 1.4 million acres of federal land along the Dalton Highway and trans-Alaska oil pipeline, seen here in 2023. (Bureau of Land Management photo)Alaska’s decad...
Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find
President Donald Trump appears in a taxpayer-funded public service announcement that critics say is indistinguishable from a 2024 campaign ad. (Screenshot from video posted to Truth Social)President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Sec...
Permanent Fund dividends will be distributed to Alaskans starting this week
People line up outside of the downtown Anchorage Permanent Fund Dividend office on March 31, 2023, the last day to submit applications. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)The 2026 Permanent Fund dividend, worth $1,200 per recipient, will be direct-...
Austin Riley’s late homer lifts Braves past Phillies for 5-3 win in Wild Card opener
Austin Riley delivered a three-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series at Truist Park. The Braves were trailing 3-2...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ WR Jalen McMillan expected to miss 6-8 weeks with knee injury
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan is expected to miss six to eight weeks after aggravating a left knee injury during Sunday’s 23-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. McMillan suffered a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) sprain, the same...
The Chicks ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th anniversary celebration continues with expanded edition, new tour dates
The Chicks are marking the 20th anniversary of their landmark album Taking the Long Way with an expanded edition. The trio announced that Taking the Long Way: 20th Anniversary Edition will arrive Oct. 3 in streaming formats and as a three-LP vinyl se...
Miranda Lambert reveals Ella Langley as her duet partner on ‘Snakeskin Boots’
Miranda Lambert has revealed that Ella Langley is the featured artist on “Snakeskin Boots,” one of the featured tracks from her upcoming album, “Crisco,” set to drop on October 2nd.“Snakeskin Boots” will serve as the lead-off single from Lambert̵...
Tom Morello’s inaugural ‘Power to the People Festival’ expands lineup
Tom Morello’s inaugural Power to the People Festival has expanded its lineup with the addition of Nathaniel Rateliff, Stephen Stills, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, State Radio, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and...
See Nickelback’s visualizer for “Rattle The Cage” off upcoming ‘Everything Under the Sun’ LP
Nickelback will release its 11th studio album, Everything Under the Sun, on Oct. 30 through Virgin Music Group, marking the Canadian rock band’s first full-length release since 2022’s Get Rollin’. Alongside the announcement, the gr...
Alex Warren drops the video for ‘Emerald Eyes’ from new album
Alex Warren has released the official video for “Emerald Eyes,” the focus track from his newly released sophomore album, “WILDCHILD.” The video arrives alongside the 13-track album, released Friday through Atlantic Records, and puts a spotlight on a...
LISA expands sold-out Las Vegas residency with two new dates
LISA is adding two performances to her sold-out Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace following popular demand. The BLACKPINK star’s VIVA LA LISA engagement will now include six shows in November, with the newly announced performance...
Jet kayak vs Alaska: can it hang?
Test of a jet-powered motorized kayak (a mokai) in Valdez, Alaska. The video documents testing the mokai on the water and ...
Trump tries to boost Sullivan campaign with another bogus gas line claim
Just in time to help the reelection campaign of Sen. Dan Sullivan, Donald Trump plans to announce again that Korea has agreed to put up tens of billions to build the gas pipeline.This is nothing but a campaign stunt aimed at duping the voters in Alas...
Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon return about average this year, with higher prices paid to fishers
Sockeye salmon returning to spawning grounds in Katmai National Park and Preserve crowd together on Aug. 12, 2021. Katmai is part of the Bristol Bay watershed, which had a nearly average sockeye run this year after several years of massive runs. (Pho...
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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near
Voters fill out ballots using touch screens during early voting at the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, North Dakota, on June 8, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawl...
Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tu...