As Alaska’s rivers begin serving as winter roads and trails, a new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks helps explain why certain stretches of water never seem to freeze. Researchers from UAF’s Water and Environmental Research Center, part of the Institute of Northern Engineering, conducted hydraulic modeling and analyzed a decade of satellite data […]
by James Brooks, Alaska Beacon November 5, 2025 Every morning, Alaska’s court system publishes an updated list of new civil lawsuits filed across the state during the past week. And every morning, that list is dominated by debt collection cases, newly filed by credit card companies, debt collection firms or businesses seeking repayment. On Tuesday, […]
“Republicans are rubber stamps for Donald Trump on everything else,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “This may be the one area where they’ve decided not to play ball.” President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to escalate his campaign to eliminate the filibuster in the US Senate. According to a Tuesday report from Axios, Trump plans to relentlessly harass Republican senators until they accept […]
“You need to understand that he actually believes it is illegal to criticize him,” wrote Sen. Chris Murphy. After failing to use the government’s might to bully Jimmy Kimmel off the air earlier this fall, President Donald Trump is once again threatening to bring the force of law down on comedians for the egregious crime of making fun of […]