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Former backer of SB 91 now seeks its repeal in Legislature
Sen. Mia Costello has heard enough. Seventeen months ago, the Anchorage Republican was among the co-sponsors of Senate…
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Garbage bear shot dead
A black bear believed to have a taste for garbage was found dead Sept. 18 behind Mendenhall Mall.…
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AEL&P sale presses ahead
Canadian electrical firm Hydro One has officially filed a request with state regulators to take over Alaska Electric…
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Businessman and activist Scott Hawkins files for governor
Anchorage businessman and political activist Scott Hawkins has joined the race for Alaska governor. According to the Alaska…
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Downtown fire chars Salvation Army dumpster
It was a good time for a training session. A Saturday morning dumpster fire at Juneau’s downtown Salvation…
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Firefighters call for more help
Capital City firefighter Brody Fink was one of the first people to arrive on the scene of the…
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Walker proposes payroll tax to fix (part of) the state deficit
To help solve Alaska’s multibillion-dollar annual deficit, Gov. Bill Walker is calling for a 1.5 percent payroll tax…
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Alaska Democrats fight in court to put independents on their primary ballot
For state attorney Margaret Paton-Walsh, it’s a Jenga tower waiting to collapse. For Alaska Democratic Party attorney Jon…
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To fix ferry system, Southeast Conference looks to railroad as a model
HAINES — Southeast Alaska leaders believe they have a solution to some of the problems plaguing the Alaska…
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Alaska Legislature’s mistake may shut down state ferry system
HAINES — A legislative mistake may mean a spring shutdown of the Alaska Marine Highway. Pat Pitney, director…
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Southeast leaders gather in Haines to chart ferries’ fate
HAINES — They’ve come from Hoonah and Petersburg, Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, and more. On Tuesday, community, government and…
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State confirms sale of Taku
The state has confirmed it will sell the ferry Taku to a developer who intends to turn it…
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JEDC finds economic silver lining in Juneau’s private sector
If you’re looking for optimism in Juneau’s economic picture, it helps to look at the private sector, a…
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Alaska’s distillery trouble may have been caused by a regulatory blind spot
After almost three years serving cocktails across the counters of their tasting rooms, Alaska distilleries have been told…
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Ferry Taku may be bound for Portland and become a hipster
The ferry Taku may soon become a Portland hotel. On Friday, Jonathan Cohen of Portland, Oregon was the…
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Saturday afternoon earthquake rattles Juneau, northern Southeast and the Yukon
Juneau, much of northern Southeast Alaska, far northwestern British Columbia and the Yukon shook Saturday afternoon as a…
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Conference will consider future of Alaska Marine Highway System
Some of the top tribal, state and municipal and business leaders in Southeast will gather in Haines this…
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Walker backs rollback of criminal justice reform
Gov. Bill Walker will ask legislators to toughen the state’s penalties for some minor crimes when the Alaska…
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Regents award UA prez $50K bonus. He immediately donates it back to school.
On a day when the University of Alaska Board of Regents considered tuition increases for students and pondered…
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Bar Wars: Alcohol board bans distilleries from selling cocktails
Amalga Distillery got some sobering news from the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Wednesday: distilleries may no…