For decades, dogs have been verboten on the Pribilof Islands under a rule imposed by the federal government to protect the world’s largest concentration of northern fur seals. Now, dogs are …
The telltale sight of the white octagonal structure and red roof of Eldred Rock Lighthouse is a marker for mariners and many Upper Lynn Canal residents sailing north, signaling they are close to …
Seismic surveys, well drilling, ice road construction and other wintertime oil exploration activities on federal lands on the western North Slope will no longer be subject to case-by-case …
As of July, the state will inspect individual cruise ships for pollution violations every other year, rather than every year under a program that began in 2021, according to Alaska Department of …
The Trump administration has reinterpreted language in the federal Endangered Species Act that would allow for the incidental killing of endangered species and habitat loss. Wildlife attorneys say it …
At a rally in Wasilla on Oct. 13, President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said America’s war with Iran is worth the resulting increased cost of fuel and food for Americans. …
The weather station atop Five Finger Lighthouse is operational again after more than two months offline, and it came back this fall instead of next spring thanks to the insistence of volunteers who …
Workers at the Ketchikan Shipyard have voted to unionize after the new operator, JAG Ketchikan, which began managing the yard in September 2025, declined to recognize the crew’s previously existing …
Earlier this year, Ketchikan High School athletics and activities programs were told they would receive no school district funding for travel during the 2026-2027 school year. The drop in funding …
It’s a good time to be embarking on a career as a machine operator or engineer in Alaska. Not so much a journalist or broadcaster. A 10-year analysis of projected state jobs between 2024 and …
A new daily limit on cruise passengers didn’t keep Juneau from setting a record-high season total for the fourth year in a row. A total of 1,733,016 passengers arrived on large cruise ships …
Petersburg’s Alaska Timber and Truss has secured a $2.5 million financing package to modernize its sawmill on Falls Creek Road, connect it to the power grid and install an additional small mill …
The average price of a gallon of heating fuel — No. 1 diesel — in rural Alaska reached a record $7.97 per gallon in August, according to the latest biannual survey conducted by the Alaska …
If elected, Republican governor candidates Dave Bronson and Bernadette Wilson said they would seek to roll back Alaska’s mandatory sick leave law and eliminate a minimum wage increase approved by …
Off the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Canada and Alaska, three species of female rockfish have largely disappeared in the past 40 years. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife …
About 1 in 30 absentee ballots cast in Alaska’s August primary election were rejected for procedural errors, according to data published last month by the Alaska Division of Elections. The …
The most recent cost estimate for bringing electric shore power to more cruise ships in Juneau had its first public airing before Juneau’s Docks and Harbors Board on Sept. 24, providing the first …
The federal government’s programs for tribal water services are hampered by a lack of follow-up to support operation and maintenance, along with overly specific qualification rules and other …
Alaska childcare providers, families and employers are under intense strain with the lack of available openings and funding, according to advocates. They are calling for major state investment in the …
The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will not sail to the Arctic Ocean this year. The Healy is one of only two active Arctic icebreakers in the Coast Guard’s fleet and had been scheduled to return …