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Mendenhall River neighbors recount narrow escapes after record-breaking glacial outburst flood
The City and Borough of Juneau and the Governor have issued disaster emergency declarations.
Tongass Voices: Quinn Christopherson on turning poems into songs
The 2019 NPR Tiny Desk winner just returned from a tour with Portugal. The Man and performed at Juneau’s climate fair on a rainy day.
Musician Michael Franti brings uplifting music to Juneau Tuesday
Michael Franti and his band, Spearhead, bring their optimistic sound to Juneau on Tuesday.
Living costs, housing, energy and ‘Moosemas’ are among U.S. House candidates’ biggest targets
In the Alaska Beacon candidate questionnaire, 10 of 12 House candidates share what they see as Alaska’s largest need.
Alaska sees summer COVID-19 wave of cases with FLiRT variants
Alaska is experiencing a summer COVID wave, fueled by the new so-called “FLiRT variants,” new Omicron variants of the COVID-19 virus.