Auto headlights and the setting sun create a colorful scene as workers head home during the evening rush hour in Anchorage on Jan. 26, 2023. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) As Alaskans from different ...

Alaska residential rental costs used to be the highest in the nation. Now the typical rent in Alaska is about the same as the national median for the first time on record, and 19 states have higher ...

Alaska often serves as a proving ground for adventure athletes, and that's true, too, for big mountain snowboarders. Still, it took pioneers like Craig Kelly to get people to even take snowboarding ...

Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s, leaving the country deep in debt. To ease that burden, Russia cut a real estate deal with the U.S. government, selling its colony of Alaska to the Americans.

When Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon toured the public school in Sleetmute last fall, he called the building "the poster child" for what's wrong with the way the state pays to build and maintain ...

As Alaskans from different organizations convened at the University of Alaska Anchorage to brainstorm ways to reverse the state’s continuing population outmigration, a leading state economist ...

In what may be a surprise blow to Democrats' chances of holding a key red state seat in the U.S. House, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced Friday she is suspending her campaign for Congress.

Education is the cornerstone of a thriving society, and in Alaska, our education system is at a critical juncture. The need for comprehensive reform is not just a policy discussion; it’s necessary for ...

Hawaiian Airlines has begun operating under the same certificate as Alaska Airlines, as its flights now use the 'AS' IATA code and 'ASA'ICAO code, while pilots now use the 'Alaska' callsign when ...