In raising the limit on purchases subject to sales tax to $5,000 — the current cap is $3,000 — the assembly removed a provision from the ordinance that would have raised the taxable limit on work …
A federally funded residential job training center in Palmer must close completely by the end of June and begin sending students home this week under an “operations pause” ordered by the U.S. …
An Alaska man who was pinned face down in an icy creek by a 700-pound boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, thanks in part to his wife’s quick thinking and lots of …
The cruise industry is suing Skagway over a new policy that makes a controversial change to how the borough taxes excursions sold by cruise companies. Skagway charges its local sales tax on tours …
By a more than 2-to-1 margin, voters in Sitka’s May 28 special election turned down a ballot proposition to limit cruise ship visitors to town. The vote was 773 in favor and 2,071 against the …
A Kodiak fisherman has been sentenced to spend a year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of tanner crab, much of it infected with a parasitic disease, out of Southeast Alaska for sale …
This year’s property tax rate is unchanged from last year, at 9.75 mills, or $975 per $100,000 in assessed property value for homeowners, landowners and commercial property owners. It’s the …
When Brianna Schilling started compiling names of youngsters for the Little League season, she was excited to see the largest number of sign-ups in the past 10 years. But while the number of athletes …
The assembly has approved higher lease rates for borough-owned property. The annual rates for leased tidelands and uplands parcels will increase from 6% of the property’s market value to …
Serjoe Gutierrez stood above the Kodiak High School Orchestra, violin in hand, as students rifled through their sheet music for pieces like "The Barber of Seville" and "Canyon Sunset." Gutierrez …
SEARHC is considering building rental housing for its employees in Wrangell. The Southeast Alaska health care provider is sketching out plans to build housing on property it owns on Zimovia …
The school board voted unanimously last week to offer the superintendent job to Joshua Garrett, who is currently working in the Central Asia country of Kazakhstan, where he is director of an …
The Alaska Legislature adjourned its regular session on May 20, one day earlier than expected, after passing a “maintenance level” state budget that contains a $1,000 Permanent Fund …
It’s not the same as being 70 feet underwater, searching for the remnants of a 1908 Southeast Alaska shipwreck, but it will be drier and warmer for the public when the dive team reports on their …
This year's Fourth of July fundraising efforts by royalty contestant Sophia Martinsen will start with the annual kickoff at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the downtown pavilion, rain or shine - which …
The Trump administration is ending National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration services that monitor Arctic sea ice and snow cover, leading climate scientists said. NOAA’s National Centers …
The Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site entitles Wrangell to a seat on the new 10-member Southeast Regional Citizens Advisory Board for state parks — but no one from town has …
The borough is working with the state on a new management agreement for the Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site which would result in the municipality collecting fees from commercial users and …
There’s a lot to grading a stick of dimension lumber. It’s not necessarily more than meets the eye, but it takes a trained eye to judge the grain and look for any defects. To train those eyes, …
The Haines Sheldon Museum has received a donated collection that staff say is the largest addition to the museum in decades. The 24 art pieces and artifacts came from the late Donna Willard-Jones …