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After a subpar season with the Boston Bruins, the performance by Anchorage's Jeremy Swayman at the World Championships altered his career trajectory, sending him to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
‘Changed my world’: Revitalized by the red, white and blue, Jeremy Swayman prepares for Olympic debut
After a subpar season with the Boston Bruins, the Anchorage goalie’s performance at the World Championships altered his career trajectory.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
After a subpar season with the Boston Bruins, the performance by Anchorage's Jeremy Swayman at the World Championships altered his career trajectory, sending him to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
After years of flat funding from the state and declining enrollment, school districts across Alaska say they are still in dire straits. Senate Education Committee Chair Löki Tobin called the increase approved last year “woefully insufficient.”
Majority lawmakers say Alaska schools need more money from state
Lawmakers offered few specifics on how they would increase education funding amid limited state revenue.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
After years of flat funding from the state and declining enrollment, school districts across Alaska say they are still in dire straits. Senate Education Committee Chair Löki Tobin called the increase approved last year “woefully insufficient.”
As it looks for ways to close the district’s $90 million deficit, the Anchorage School Board has decided to return to the idea of closing schools this year.
Anchorage School Board asks for new school closure recommendations to help fill $90M budget gap
The school board has tasked the administration with proposing schools to close or consolidate by Feb. 14.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
As it looks for ways to close the district’s $90 million deficit, the Anchorage School Board has decided to return to the idea of closing schools this year.
A federal oil and gas lease sale in Alaska that was to have been held in early March has been postponed for nine days because of public notice mistakes. via @alaskabeacon.com
Public notice error forces delay in federal oil lease sale in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
It is the first of five NPR-A lease sales mandated under the sweeping budget and tax bill called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
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February 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
A federal oil and gas lease sale in Alaska that was to have been held in early March has been postponed for nine days because of public notice mistakes. via @alaskabeacon.com
Spending data incorrectly presented by the Mat-Su Borough School District's superintendent as being from the rural school district in Galena was actually from a similarly named district in Illinois. via @matsusentinel.bsky.social
Mat-Su superintendent cites incorrect data in homeschool funding presentation after AI use
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Superintendent Randy Trani cited spending data from Galena, Illinois, instead of Galena, Alaska.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Spending data incorrectly presented by the Mat-Su Borough School District's superintendent as being from the rural school district in Galena was actually from a similarly named district in Illinois. via @matsusentinel.bsky.social
A new documentary on Jessie Diggins that will premiere at the end of the Olympics covers the skier’s 2023-24 World Cup season, which was nearly derailed by a relapse of an eating disorder.
New Jessie Diggins documentary is a crucible of elite sport and mental health
The film covers the skier’s 2023-24 World Cup season that was nearly derailed a relapse of an eating disorder.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A new documentary on Jessie Diggins that will premiere at the end of the Olympics covers the skier’s 2023-24 World Cup season, which was nearly derailed by a relapse of an eating disorder.
A vote on Monday supported the creation of unions for the ConocoPhillips’ Kuparuk and Alpine fields, and the Willow field.
North Slope workers for ConocoPhillips vote to unionize
A vote on Monday supported the creation of unions for the ConocoPhillips’ Kuparuk and Alpine fields, and the Willow field.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
A vote on Monday supported the creation of unions for the ConocoPhillips’ Kuparuk and Alpine fields, and the Willow field.
Ogden is the first American man to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing since Bill Koch 50 years ago.
Vermont’s Ben Ogden wins sprint silver to give U.S. men first Olympic cross-country skiing medal since 1976
On the women’s side, Julia Kern led the American women with a sixth-place finish.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Ogden is the first American man to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing since Bill Koch 50 years ago.
The Rewind is our weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska’s world of sports.
The Rewind: UAA defeats UAF in OT; Alaska pro athletes achieve milestones
Also: The weekly scoreboard and a look at the action in the week ahead.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The Rewind is our weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska’s world of sports.
Alaska's House majority leader says he is confident the Legislature will pass a new public pension plan this year. But the bill must first pass scrutiny in the Senate Finance Committee, where two co-chairs have raised concerns about another potential unfunded liability. www.adn.com/politics/ala...
Alaska House leaders commit to passing pension reform amid concerns from Senate budgeters
House Majority Leader Chuck Kopp said he believes the bill will reach the governor’s desk “this year.”
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February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Alaska's House majority leader says he is confident the Legislature will pass a new public pension plan this year. But the bill must first pass scrutiny in the Senate Finance Committee, where two co-chairs have raised concerns about another potential unfunded liability. www.adn.com/politics/ala...
In a decision that was delayed by the prolonged federal government shutdown in the fall, federal fishery regulators increased this year’s allowable harvest of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska. via @alaskabeacon.com
Managers OK increase in Gulf of Alaska cod harvest after shutdown delayed analysis
Though fishery regulators set status quo limits for the harvest in December, they agreed to revisit the issue at a February meeting.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
In a decision that was delayed by the prolonged federal government shutdown in the fall, federal fishery regulators increased this year’s allowable harvest of Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska. via @alaskabeacon.com
A man who left Aleknagik in the Bristol Bay region on snowmachine to visit people in another village was found dead over the weekend after he was reported overdue, Alaska State Troopers said.
Southwest Alaska man dies after snowmachine drops into open water on frozen lake, troopers say
The 45-year-old man had left his home village of Aleknagik to visit people in Manokotak, about 25 miles away, before his body was found on Saturday, Alaska State Troopers.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
A man who left Aleknagik in the Bristol Bay region on snowmachine to visit people in another village was found dead over the weekend after he was reported overdue, Alaska State Troopers said.
Workplace advice: When managers don’t handle problems but complain about one employee to another, it affects the way workers show up.
Hey, Boss, it’s on you
Workplace advice: When managers don’t handle problems but complain about one employee to another, it affects the way workers like me show up.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Workplace advice: When managers don’t handle problems but complain about one employee to another, it affects the way workers show up.
The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.
Eddie Bauer, 106-year-old pioneer of outdoor sportswear, files for bankruptcy
The brand began as a Seattle fishing shop, outfitted the first American to climb Mount Everest and made thousands of newfangled down jackets and sleeping bags for the military during World War I.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.
U.S. measles outbreaks have mostly impacted children as experts warn that public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated.
‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
U.S. vaccination rates have dropped and the share of children with exemptions has reached an all-time high, according to federal data.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
U.S. measles outbreaks have mostly impacted children as experts warn that public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated.
Three Alaska Native corporations and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the state agency pushing the Ambler Road, quietly signed a nonbinding agreement late last year. (via Northern Journal) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
In new agreement with state, Indigenous landowners soften resistance to Ambler Road
Three Alaska Native corporations and the state agency pushing the Ambler Road quietly signed a nonbinding agreement late last year.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Three Alaska Native corporations and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the state agency pushing the Ambler Road, quietly signed a nonbinding agreement late last year. (via Northern Journal) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Histories of Alaska: In 1982, a satirical pitch to use Alaska's money to buy the NFL instead of moving the state capital from Juneau captured the attention of Alaskans and football fans in the Lower 48. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...
One man’s pork is another man’s pigskin: The 1982 question of whether Alaska should move the capital or buy the NFL
The vote to move the capital from Juneau failed, as a satirical pitch to purchase and operate 28 NFL teams instead captured the attention of Alaska residents and even football fans in the Lower 48.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Histories of Alaska: In 1982, a satirical pitch to use Alaska's money to buy the NFL instead of moving the state capital from Juneau captured the attention of Alaskans and football fans in the Lower 48. www.adn.com/alaska-life/...
The Seattle Seahawks have won the franchise's second Super Bowl, with defense as the driving force behind their 29-13 championship win Sunday over the New England Patriots. www.adn.com/sports/natio...
Seattle Seahawks defeat New England Patriots 29-13 to claim franchise’s 2nd Super Bowl title
Defense was the driving force behind this championship.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The Seattle Seahawks have won the franchise's second Super Bowl, with defense as the driving force behind their 29-13 championship win Sunday over the New England Patriots. www.adn.com/sports/natio...
How will Anchorage hit 10,000 homes in 10 years? Q&A with the city's new community and economic development director: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
How will Anchorage hit 10K homes in 10 years? Q&A with new community and economic development director
Bob Doehl leads the municipality’s newly reorganized Community and Economic Development Department.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
How will Anchorage hit 10,000 homes in 10 years? Q&A with the city's new community and economic development director: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Outside the glamour of the Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing’s broadcasters face late nights and solo calls: www.adn.com/sports/skiin...
Outside Olympic glamour, cross-country skiing’s broadcasters face late nights and solo calls
With most of the races held in Europe, Alaska announcers generally work from their homes in the middle of the night.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Outside the glamour of the Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing’s broadcasters face late nights and solo calls: www.adn.com/sports/skiin...
Alaskan Gus Schumacher and Jessie Diggins led the way as Team USA’s cross-country ski team got its first taste of competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in the skiathlon over the weekend. www.adn.com/sports/skiin...
Diggins, Schumacher lead American cross-country skiers in Olympic skiathlon
Crashes hindered some of the top skiers for Team USA in the first Olympic competition in cross-country skiing.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Alaskan Gus Schumacher and Jessie Diggins led the way as Team USA’s cross-country ski team got its first taste of competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in the skiathlon over the weekend. www.adn.com/sports/skiin...
Book review: “Flourish” by Daniel Coyle is a welcome contribution of refreshing stories and scientific support that show how communities of all kinds can take the time to listen, pay attention and join together to find meaning and joy. www.adn.com/arts/books/2...
Book review: Alaska author’s new book investigates the keys to flourishing
Presence and flow are two vital concepts Daniel Coyle covers in his third book about the conditions that make for excellence.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Book review: “Flourish” by Daniel Coyle is a welcome contribution of refreshing stories and scientific support that show how communities of all kinds can take the time to listen, pay attention and join together to find meaning and joy. www.adn.com/arts/books/2...
Vonn was heard screaming as she was surrounded by medical personnel before being airlifted off the mountain.
Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill as US teammate Breezy Johnson wins gold
Vonn lost control early in the race and was heard screaming as she was surrounded by medical personnel.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Vonn was heard screaming as she was surrounded by medical personnel before being airlifted off the mountain.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be a litmus test for the men’s cross country ski team, which has become increasingly competitive internationally, while the women’s team has been more established on the world stage thanks in part to several Alaskans. www.adn.com/sports/skiin...
On the biggest international stage, APU skiers hope to push Team USA to a new level
The Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games will be a litmus test for the men’s team, which has continued to become more competitive at the international level.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be a litmus test for the men’s cross country ski team, which has become increasingly competitive internationally, while the women’s team has been more established on the world stage thanks in part to several Alaskans. www.adn.com/sports/skiin...
The UAA hockey team made a bittersweet return to Sullivan Arena on Friday for the Governor’s Cup series, falling to UAF 4-1 in a hard-fought bout. The rivals will face off again Saturday evening. www.adn.com/sports/uaa-a...
UAA hockey falls to rival UAF in bittersweet return to Sullivan Arena for Governor’s Cup
The Seawolves made their long-awaited return to the historic venue, and the Nanooks prevailed 4-1.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The UAA hockey team made a bittersweet return to Sullivan Arena on Friday for the Governor’s Cup series, falling to UAF 4-1 in a hard-fought bout. The rivals will face off again Saturday evening. www.adn.com/sports/uaa-a...