Sitka’s new boat haul-out should be in full operation in time for pulling boats out of the water at the end of summer, according to city officials. The borough assembly voted 5-1 on Aug. 12 to …

The opportunity is growing for homebuilders to use Petersburg-milled Tongass lumber in their building projects. The sawmill on Falls Creek Road — Alaska Timber and Truss, owned in partnership by …

More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, new strains of the virus continue to develop and adapt. Similar to national trends, cases in Alaska — especially in Southeast …

The Trump administration has announced plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, changing the political and timber industry landscape in the Tongass National Forest for the third time in five …

The administration of Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed a $28.5 million contract for work on a new ferry terminal almost 40 miles north of downtown Juneau, days after a public oversight board said the …

Trawling near Antarctica for krill — a crustacean central to the diet of whales and a critical buffer to global warming — has surged to a record and is fast approaching a never-before-reached …

Marine debris that pollutes Alaska’s expansive coastlines is dominated by discarded fishing material, a stark difference from the debris found in other states, according to a new report. The …

The Trump administration’s tumultuous relationship with China is proving to be a major issue for some companies in Alaska’s forest products industry. That includes in Haines, where logging of a …

King salmon fishing is back on for nonresident sport anglers in Southeast Alaska, effective Monday, Aug. 4, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced. Retention of kings by nonresidents …

While cleaning up after a successful fishing trip near Biorka Island, southwest of Sitka, on July 20, Vern Culp and Brian Neal felt their 22-foot boat being lifted from underneath. Neal thought …

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said President Donald Trump’s health care-cutting budget plan was destined to pass Congress, and her decisive vote on the package last month represented the best of a bad …

Anchorage Democratic Sen. Forrest Dunbar, who is deployed to Poland on active-duty military service, will be able to attend the Aug. 2 special session of the Alaska Legislature, providing a critical …

For the first time, scientists have made a definite link between the toxin produced by algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning and marine mammal deaths. Fur seals found dead last August on …

Thousands of Alaskans are caught in processing backlogs as they try to get benefits intended to help people facing disabilities and poverty. That’s despite a yearslong effort by state officials to …

Federal funds for adult education services were among those blocked by the Trump administration on July 1, causing immediate cuts to Alaska adult education and workforce development programs and …

The Sitka-based Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust has announced a large financial boost from the Rasmuson Foundation to help restore rural and Indigenous access to commercial halibut …

Congress has approved a request from the Trump administration to rescind billions of dollars in previously adopted federal funding, including tens of millions of dollars meant for Alaska’s 27 …

Health insurers must provide speedier responses to prior authorization requests for certain medical treatments and services, under a bill that went into law on July 14 without Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes deleted millions of dollars proposed by the Legislature to bolster child care and early intervention services for children with disabilities or developmental …

A “tentative agreement” that could result in a reassignment of the rights to operate the state-owned Ketchikan shipyard has been announced by Vigor Marine Group, whose Vigor Alaska subsidiary has …