For farmers in Tyonek and reindeer herders in Nome, cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s grants and staff challenge local ...

Rural Alaskans "will have no choice but to fly from their villages" to reach Social Security field offices, under a new ...

The state's rural population may have to travel considerable distances if they need to visit a Social Security office.

The proposed dredging operation in Safety Sound near Nome is ‘contrary to responsible land management’ and the public interest, state regulators concluded ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is making changes that could impact many Alaskans. Starting March 31, people will ...

Membership on the Alaska Board of Fisheries would be restructured ... Ahmasuk is with the tribal organization Kawerak, but he was commenting on the bill in his personal capacity.

Membership on the Alaska Board of Fisheries would be restructured to guarantee ... Correction: Austin Ahmasuk is not affiliated with Kawerak, as was incorrectly reported in the original version of ...

But Kawerak, a Nome-based tribal consortium ... has aired for 18 seasons on the Discovery Channel. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news ...

Keep an eye out for eagles, moose and bears along the way. – Erin Kirkland Named for former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, who spearheaded the project, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is an 11-mile ...