The Bureau of Indian Affairs is facing a significant overhaul, including further staff cuts, according to a statement from a tribal leader during a congressional hearing about federal funding for …
A legislative resolution urging a continued and better-enforced federal ban on Russian seafood in the United States is headed to Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Part of a series of actions by Alaska lawmakers …
Residents of the two Western Alaska communities hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong have reached a consensus about their futures: They want to move their villages entirely. In the …
Over the past two summers, a pair of remote and treeless volcanic islands in the eastern Bering Sea broadcast signals of climate change danger in the marine ecosystem that feeds Alaska residents and …
Juneau officially set the all-time record for winter snowfall on March 23, measuring the total since Oct. 1 at 201.2 inches, according to the National Weather Service Juneau. That’s almost 17 …
Ketchikan is not getting a free, mile-long, 12-foot-diameter tunnel to link the community with its airport across the water. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough had been one of 16 finalists for a …
Alaska’s mariculture industry is continuing to grow, even though it is in its infancy compared to that in other states. Alaska’s shellfish farms reported just under $1.5 million in sales of …
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed eliminating traditional property taxes for the Alaska LNG project to encourage development of the proposed $45 billion, 807-mile gas pipeline from the North Slope and …
The tiny Alaska Native village of Beaver is about 40 minutes — by plane — from the nearest city. Its roughly 50 residents rely on weekday flights for mail and many of their basic supplies, from …
An elections bill being debated by the U.S. Senate could cost thousands of Alaskans the ability to vote in this year’s elections, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday, March 19, in a lengthy speech on …
For the first time in the 97-year history — dating back to the territorial basketball championships — an all-female crew officiated a state high school tournament title game. Kyla Dinkel, …
Tom Begich has a vision for Alaska. The former Anchorage state senator is running for governor. He is one of three Democrats in the crowded field of 17 candidates. Begich visited Ketchikan …
At least one Canadian brewery, Yukon Brewing, is skipping this year’s Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival in Haines. Yukon Brewing marketing coordinator Kateryna Osypova said the …
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has left oil markets more uncertain than they were during the Great Recession, a state expert told the Alaska Legislature. In a pair of hearings on March 16, …
In recent years, small-boat fishers who pursue prized bottomfish such as ehu, onaga and the red opakapaka that are popular on table spreads across Hawaiʻi each New Year’s have seen a troubling …
Fewer Alaska babies are being born and more Alaskans are dying, causing the state’s natural population increase margin to shrink substantially over the past decade, according to state …
Haines residents are used to slow package delivery times, but perhaps not this slow. At Foundroot, which sells farming and gardening supplies, owner Nick Schlosstein said shipping for the business …
Petersburg, like many small towns, has increasingly been under attack by scammers. One of the newer schemes showing up is the rental scam, in which fraudsters create fake listings and advertise them …
The state of Alaska filed civil lawsuits on March 10 against six crowdfunding websites, accusing them of illegally soliciting donations for thousands of Alaska charities without consent. In …
Anyone that possesses, creates or shares child sexual abuse material created with artificial intelligence in Alaska would face new state felony charges under legislation advanced by the state House …