“Interior employees, including park staff and others who communicate with the media, are no longer permitted to confirm deaths or details about severe injuries…” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

This is a remarkable story. www.kcaw.org/2026/06/24/m...

Just before 3:00 PM PDT today in 1947, 32-year-old amateur (but experienced) pilot Kenneth Arnold saw 9 “mirror bright” objects moving in tandem at very high speed while flying near Mineral, Washington. An epic misunderstanding and misquote of what he described is why we call UFOs “flying saucers.”

Gov. Dunleavy allowed nine bills to become law without his signature earlier this week, including one from @andrewgrayak.bsky.social that allows boroughs and cities to offer tax breaks to a variety of new housing. #akleg #Alaska

New law allows Alaska’s local governments to offer more property tax breaks, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/24/n...

This was sent to me by one of the naturalists. Multiple whale breaches.

The Dobbs decision has led to dramatic pullbacks in the availability of abortion access in more than a dozen states, but it has also led to expanded access in others, and some advocates are pushing to go further by dropping viability limits. Others still aren't so sure. My story today:

This story is actually worse than the headline makes it – the Army apparently nabbed this guy previously in Texas but didn’t criminally charge him. It wasn’t until he got to Alaska and the Air Force got involved that he was prosecuted …

@arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social www.twz.com/air/air-forc...

Photographs of dead bears in a remote part of Alaska taken by a wildlife advocacy group contradict prior assertions by the state about its predator control program in the area and raise questions about the policy’s execution.

Corinne has been glued to the Dan Sullivan saga and is following it closely. #akleg

Update: It was just a court scheduling hearing today, and the next hearing in the Sullivan appeal case will be this Thursday 6/25 @ 10am on Zoom and open to the public

Update: there is a hearing today at 3pm in Anchorage Superior Court on the Dan J. Sullivan vs. Division of Elections appeal case

Given the sheer number of lithium batteries being tossed these days, I wonder how much more common these kinds of fires will get …

Landfill rules require lithium batteries to be separated and disposed of in the hazardous waste section. There is no charge to dispose of lithium batteries, officials said. (Via Mat-Su Sentinel)

NEW: Lawmakers held an investigatory hearing on the Division of Elections' decision to remove Dan Sullivan of Petersburg from the U.S. Senate ballot The hearing took place as Sullivan filed an appeal in state superior court, asking the court to overturn the decision alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/23/a...

1. She changed her ID to comply with Kansas’ new anti-trans law. Now, the state wants to put her in jail for having an inaccurate license. Kris Ripper is being charged with driving with an invalid license—a class B misdemeanor—after a cop refused to believe the ID the state forced on her was valid.

I don't normally follow these WalletHub rankings because their metrics are pretty subjective, but it got a chuckle out of me that Alaska ranked No. 47 as the most independent state: wallethub.com/edu/most-ind...

ALL EYES ON THE SUPREME COURT: We at @statesnewsroom.com on this muggy morning in DC are watching today for opinions on birthright citizenship, TPS, transgender athletes, Trump's firing of a member of the Fed Board of Governors, cancer liability, mail-in ballots and more. Stay tuned.

The pilot of a commercial flight carrying nine passengers was forced to make an emergency landing in Alaska’s remote and rugged Brooks Range, federal investigators say.

cc @anchistorian.bsky.social

UPDATE: Four crew members aboard a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter were injured in a crash in Sitka on Monday, officials said.

In 1999, they and the Alaska Civil Liberties Union, sued the state government and the Municipality of Anchorage. The lawsuit demanded equal benefits for domestic partnerships. It was filed right after the state amended its constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman.

Awful news this morning — one of Oregon's best reporters has passed away, all too young. His absence will be felt by the media and by the public at large. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

A cruise ship arrived in Seward on Friday with a dead endangered fin whale on its bow, NOAA Fisheries said. The carcass of the adult female whale — which was pregnant, based on initial findings — was towed to an area beach for a necropsy. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Hours of daylight on the summer solstice. 😎

A plane drops fire retardant on a grass fire in the foothills above the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City Saturday evening. (Video by Jeff Parrott | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Happy solstice! I'm back at the Capitol to cover the House and Senate convening the next special legislative session - called by Gov. Dunleavy last night. Here's a recap on the current divide bw the Senate / House / Governor / Glenfarne on the proposes LNG gas line👇 alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/20/a...

It’s an absolutely gorgeous solstice weekend in Juneau. #akwx

Happy Saturday! A new special session convenes this morning. The House is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. The Senate is delayed to 11:00 a.m. We'll have live coverage throughout the day on KTOO 360TV and gavelalaska.org. #akleg

If you missed it overnight: Late Friday, the Alaska Senate voted to approve a multibillion-dollar tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy and other project supporters said they don't think it's enough: alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/20/a...

Dunleavy vetoes nine bills, but Alaska lawmakers override two in special session flurry, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/19/d...

The House Sergeant at Arms said Prax cannot wear the outfit on the House floor, even with a necktie attached. #akleg

State AG asks Alaska Supreme Court to compel Fairbanks district to open charter school, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/19/s...

#akleg Senate bells are ringing.

“I’m a welder looking for work,” says Rep. Mike Prax, R-North Pole.

For folks interested in the Dan J. Sullivan issue, @libbybakalar.bsky.social was on the Jeff Landfield podcast to talk about it: alaskalandmine.podbean.com/e/libby-baka... Bakalar used to be the attorney for the Division of Elections before *waves hands* stuff happened ...

Big, big day in the Alaska Legislature today. Expect Senate Finance to have a new version of the gas pipeline bill at 9, legislators to meet in joint session on veto overrides at 10, and for the full Senate to debate the gas pipeline bill. If it passes, the bill would head back to the House …

As Alaska gasline special session nears end, additional session looms and Senate prepares to vote, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/as-al...

Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to a structure fire at the site of two historic, abandoned cabins in the Mendenhall Valley Thursday afternoon. Smoke could be seen from the surrounding area. No injuries were reported.

I've written a lot about the size of the tax break that the Legislature is discussing, but I think the picture isn't complete without understanding that even with the tax break, the pipeline would generate hundreds of millions for the state treasury. #akleg

#akleg watchers, Senate Finance is at call of the chair. Caucusing at 9 a.m. instead.

Breaking News: The Trump administration is backing off a plan to end an ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change.

Gas pipeline deadlock continues in Alaska Senate as special session nears end, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/17/g...

BREAKING: The Federal Trade Commission and four states sue the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and other associations in ... the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Corinne spent a lot of time researching and writing this excellent look at schools closing across Alaska due to financial pressures. #akleg #Alaska

Sen. Tobin has more about her perspective in her newest newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/lgtobin/... #akleg

“It is in the national interest to bring Alaskan gas reserves to market at the lowest possible price for consumers,” the president said in a new official message. The year was 1979. The president was Jimmy Carter.

It's funny -- this article from @theonion.com was actually what happened in history until 1921, when someone who caught a foul ball ended up suing over the issue: sabr.org/journal/arti... theonion.com/mlb-demands-...

Natural gas pipeline tax break lacks needed Senate votes, Alaska lawmakers say. More from @alaska.bsky.social at @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/16/n...