“I’m just a guy, and they’re scary.” - Dan J. Sullivan, a candidate challenging Sen. Dan S. Sullivan for his seat, told the New York Times that he is worried about the potential of a federal investigation.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, talks to staffers on the morning of Aug. 18, 2026, at the intersection of the Seward Highway and Northern Lights Boulevard. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
On Alaska’s primary election day, NBC News — citing unidentified sources — reported that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued grand jury subpoenas as it investigates whether Petersburg candidate Dan J. Sullivan may have somehow violated federal law.
Glenda Douglas of Shungnak, in the Northwest Arctic Borough, shared this photo on social media of a gasoline purchase she made on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Glenda Douglas photo)
By James Brooks
It’s not a typo. The price of a gallon of gasoline in the northwest Alaska village of Shungnak was $26.82 on Friday, local residents and regional officials said, likely giving the community the dubious honor of having the most expensive gasoline in the United States.
New students at the University of Alaska Southeast attend orientation at the Egan Library on the Juneau campus on Aug. 21, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
By Corinne Smith
Under a driving Juneau rain, dozens of new students at the University of Alaska Southeast gathered Friday for orientation and to kick off the fall semester. This year, the public university saw a boost in enrollment of out-of-state students, which officials and students say is largely due to a new policy eliminating the non-resident tuition rate.
A smoke column from the Mukluk Fire is visible north of the Tok School. (Photo by E. Hjortstorp/Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection)
By Yereth Rosen
A quiet year for Alaska wildfires is closing out in dramatic fashion with a late-season blaze that has burned homes and prompted evacuations in an Interior Alaska community.
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