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State proposes changes to material sales regulations

The Department of Natural Resources is proposing changes to regulations related to material sales and conveyances to state…

A map depicts the Cook Inlet Area state waters closed to retention of big skates through Dec. 31, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game

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Cook Inlet area closed to big skate bycatch retention

The closure is effective in Cook Inlet Area state waters through Dec. 31.

Starting Dec. 2, Aleutian Airways will offer roundtrip flights between Anchorage and Unalakleet every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

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Aleutian Airways to offer roundtrip flights between Anchorage and Unalakleet

Starting Dec. 2, Aleutian Airways will offer three roundtrip flights per week.

A map shows the locations of the 21 Alaska federal offshore oil and gas lease sales proposed by the Trump administration. (Map provided by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)

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Trump administration proposes offshore leasing in almost all Alaska waters

A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of…

Courtesy Harvest
On the Kenai Peninsula, a dormant liquefied natural gas export plant could be repurposed to receive cargoes of imported LNG under a plan being studied by Harvest, an affiliate of oil and gas company Hilcorp. The fuel would be transferred from ships to the tanks on the left, still in liquid form, before being converted back into gas and sent into a pipeline.

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Utilities say Alaska needs an LNG import terminal. Consumers could end up paying for two.

Planning for two separate projects is currently moving ahead.

Archaeologist Rick Knecht holds a human figure that he found on the beach near the village of Quinhagak on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo courtesy Alice Bailey

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Faces on a beach in Southwest Alaska

Walking a storm-scoured Alaska beach, archaeologist Rick Knecht knelt to pick up a wooden figurine the size of…

Alaska’s natural gas pipeline would largely follow the route of the existing trans-Alaska oil pipeline, pictured here, from the North Slope. Near Fairbanks, the gas line would split off toward Anchorage, while the oil pipeline continues to the Prince William Sound community of Valdez. (Photo by David Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey)

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Tokyo Gas signs preliminary agreement with trans-Alaska gas pipeline developer

The largest gas company in Japan has signed a letter of intent signifying that it would buy up…

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks on Oct. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. Behind her is a screen projeting her image as she speaks. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Murkowski says she is trying to restore some resilience funding for Alaska villages

Speaking to AFN, the U.S. senator blasted Trump administration actions halting climate-related work; she and others lamented loss…

HEX, LLC and Furie Operating Alaska president and CEO John Hendrix speaks during the 2025 Premier Business Awards, hosted by the Alaska Chamber at the Alaska Business Summit, on Oct. 9, 2025, at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Photo provided by Lauren Hendrix

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HEX/Furie CEO, Kenai Chamber receive state business awards

The awards were presented last week by the Alaska Chamber during the Alaska Business Summit.

U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews conduct overflights of Kipnuk, Alaska, after coastal flooding impacted several western Alaska communities, Oct. 12, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak)

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One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon

Emergency supplies began to arrive in communities Monday, as search and rescue efforts continued for two people unaccounted…

Ophelia the Virginia opossum, affectionately called "Grubby" by Homer locals, passed away due to complications from old age on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Zoo

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Rest in peace, Grubby

The Virginia opossum stowaway taken in by the Alaska Zoo in 2023 died on Saturday.

This April 12 photo shows Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, who will not be seeking reelection. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
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Former Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, is photographed on April 12, 2022.

Opinion

Opinion: Alaska’s energy security must come first

By putting Alaska’s energy security first, we can create a system that is fair, sustainable, and built for…

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: A quick insight into moose

It seems that my style insults some of the intelligentsia who author odes to tree moss and/or are…