Online platforms and how kids use them are changing constantly, which means the ways that predatory adults can find, message and potentially harm them is evolving too. So, the FBI and other ...

A People Mover bus in Downtown Anchorage in August 2023. Youth under the age of 18 might soon be able to ride Anchorage’s public buses for free. East Anchorage Assembly member George Martinez is ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - If there was one product that was readily available in Anchorage on May 1, it was lemonade. All over town, kids could be found selling cups of the sweet concoction, whether it was ...

Elevated lead exposure, polluted water and a warming climate are converging into a public health crisis for Alaska’s youth.

Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks Friday, April 26, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska House of Representatives voted by a wide ...

As a pediatrician and a mother of three children enrolled in the Anchorage School District, I see firsthand how essential strong public schools are to the health and well-being of Alaska’s kids. In my ...

May 23—A juvenile in Anchorage has tested positive for measles, a highly contagious but preventable virus, the Anchorage Health Department said in an alert Thursday. The alert described the person as ...

Sep. 27—There were plenty of spills Thursday evening at the Dempsey-Anderson Ice Arena. But there were also plenty of smiles as the inaugural Seattle Kraken NHL Learn to Play program in Anchorage ...

An Alaska bill criticized for weaponizing civil rights law against transgender girls has moved closer to becoming law after being approved by the state House Judiciary Committee last week. Proposed by ...