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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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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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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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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…
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Mallott kills fish measure
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has rejected a proposed pro-fisheries ballot initiative as inappropriately restricting the powers of the…
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Dunleavy quits governor’s race; Huggins is in
There’s been a shakeup in the Republican lineup for the 2018 governor’s race. On Tuesday morning, Sen. Mike…
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Two state lawsuits hold national implications
The state of Alaska is caught up in two fish and wildlife-related lawsuits in federal courts that could…
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State seeks to end partisan gerrymandering nationwide
The state of Alaska is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule partisan gerrymandering illegal. On Tuesday, the…
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Coast Guard reports busy Friday with twin Southeast medevacs
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka reported a busy morning with a pair of medevacs from unrelated medical emergencies…
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State allows marijuana businesses to apply for ‘Made in Alaska’ logos
The state-run “Made in Alaska” program is accepting applications from marijuana businesses. According to records obtained by the…
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GCI considers fiber-optic cable to Unalaska
GCI is considering a plan to lay undersea fiber-optic cable to one of Alaska’s most remote communities. On…
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Meet Gov. Walker’s first big challenger
Five years ago, Mike Dunleavy ran for Alaska Senate and asked residents of the Mat-Su to kindly not…
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State’s credit trouble trickles to street level
In the Kenai, they’ll consider a new heating system. Elsewhere, it’s ports, streets or water and sewer projects.…
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Alaska Supreme Court upholds PFD veto
The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Bill Walker’s veto of a portion of the 2016 Alaska Permanent…
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Nearly a year later, no testing done on sex assault kits
The Alaska State Troopers have more than 1,000 kits containing DNA evidence from sexual assaults across the state.…
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Abandoned in Alaskas, black bear cubs find new home at San Francisco Zoo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — Two black bear cubs abandoned by their mothers in Alaska are making…
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U.S. Attorney General has ‘serious concerns,’ but Gov. Walker stands behind legal marijuana
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has “serious questions” about Alaska’s legal marijuana industry, but Gov. Bill Walker is…