Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Juneau School District schools will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 23, due to weather conditions in the Juneau area. With heavy snow expected to continue Monday and…
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued four people after their vessel capsized approximately two nautical miles northeast of Chiniak Island, Alaska, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector…
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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Thane Road will be closed at the avalanche gates Monday, Jan. 22, at 8 p.m. due to high avalanche hazard to the roadway. This emergency closure…
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Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) – On Monday Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola announced her candidacy for re-election to continue to represent all of Alaska in Congress. “My message is simple: Alaska has…
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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Due to the ongoing inclement weather, City and Borough of Juneau staff members have been fielding many questions on whether current snow conditions warrant the removal…
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Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – On Jan. 18, an Anchorage grand jury indicted Derek Schraffenberger, 46, on one count of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, two counts of Assault in…
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Annual report tracks Alaskans’ tobacco-cessation progress — and tallies tobacco’s costs to the state
By: Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon Alaskans trying to quit their tobacco habits made some significant progress over the past year, according to the annual report released this week by the…
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For an 11th consecutive year, more people moved out of Alaska than moved into the state By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon As the Alaska Legislature convenes in Juneau, the state…
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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Juneau is getting hit with another winter storm today not that long after its previous storm last week. Nathan Compton with the National Weather Service Juneau…
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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – CBJ City Manager Katie Koester contacted News of The North and confirmed that city offices are closed today, “City offices will be closed today, due to…