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By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon The Alaska Democratic Party sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Wednesday, seeking a state court injunction that would remove Eric Hafner from the state’s…

By: Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon Emergency kits to save victims of opioid overdoses are on their way to Alaska schools, in accordance with a new law. The law is the…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In competing developments about reproductive rights in the nation’s largest state, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill to expand birth control access while a judge…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Beginning this week, the CBJ Water Utility will begin flushing the water distribution system. The procedure is expected to take some time. Work will occur between…

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon When Nick Begich arranged to meet Matt Salisbury at Matanuska Brewing in Eagle River last Thursday, he intended the get-together to be a simple scouting mission. …

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Today marks the fifth day since internet service went out for Sitka’s residents, and it could be much longer still.  The outage was caused by a…

By: Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon Alaska school districts risk losing access to up to several hundred thousand dollars in federal funding aimed at homeless students if they aren’t able to…

Juneau, Alaska (AP) — Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in Alaska’s U.S. House primary last week can advance to November’s ranked choice general election….

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Sitka experienced a widespread internet and cell service outage on Thursday morning, shortly after 11 a.m., leaving many residents and businesses without connectivity. The outage occurred…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Goldbelt, Inc., in partnership with Royal Caribbean Group, has announced a new community-based program to bring free high-speed Starlink internet to downtown Juneau. The initiative aims…