Alaska lawmakers have introduced new legislation in the House of Representatives that would raise the state’s per-student funding formula for schools. They say it is critical to help school …
Numerous display panels at Sitka National Historical Park describing historical actions against Alaska Natives have been flagged as “concerning language” needing review under President Donald …
Three Southeast Alaska fishermen have been charged with deliberately sinking their vessels and creating marine obstructions, the U.S. Attorney’s office for Alaska said. The three cases, …
The potential for a tunnel link between Ketchikan and its airport on Gravina island increased on March 2 when The Boring Co. announced that a proposal from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough was among the …
Four months after the remnants of a tropical typhoon wrecked communities in Western Alaska, hundreds of people who were displaced are considering abandoning their village altogether. Tribal …
Students and school officials from across Alaska — as geographically diverse as from the North Slope, Yukon Flats, Yakutat and Hoonah — visited the Legislature to make an annual plea to lawmakers …
Juneau’s winters are growing shorter — by far — compared to 244 other U.S. cities, according to a new study published last month. The report says Juneau has 62 fewer days of cold-season weather …
The new U.S. Navy towing, salvage and rescue ship named after the late Solomon Atkinson of Metlakatla was launched on Feb. 21 at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The USNS Solomon …
The arrest of a Soldotna family by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including two teens and a 5-year-old, has prompted a wave of concern and motivated lawmakers to hold an investigatory …
The Trump administration has denied Alaska’s request for full reimbursement for disaster relief efforts following last October’s devastating Western Alaska storms, despite the Dunleavy …
During his 20 years as a member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries, Petersburg commercial fisherman John Jensen relied on a lifetime of experience harvesting salmon, crab and other shellfish as he …
James Sturm, 45, of Sitka, was arrested Feb. 19 and charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and felony assault in the deaths of two young men in a boat sinking near Sitka two years …
A plan to revise the Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, with a new emphasis on timber and other resource industries as mandated by President Donald Trump, began a 30-day …
Two charges of unfair labor practices have been filed against the new operator of the Ketchikan Shipyard, part of JAG Marine Group, by the union that represented shipyard workers during the tenure of …
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator, Lisa Murkowski, said the Dunleavy administration has “all but ignored the opportunity to save our marine transportation system” by using federal funds for daily …
Southeast Alaskans are sounding the alarm about a review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program that the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Interior are conducting in Alaska. The review …
American Cruise Lines’ plans for a new dock in Petersburg to accommodate its ships — similar to what it will build in Wrangell — took a step forward when the Petersburg borough assembly this …
The Haines Borough School District’s newest special education teacher is leaving mid-year after her work permit was denied. District officials say they will no longer be pursuing applicants who …
Rep. Nellie Jimmie, a Democrat from Toksook Bay, broke down in tears recounting her experience there the night ex-Typhoon Halong made landfall on the west coast of Alaska in October. “We …
