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Alaska prepares to get rid of historic ferry Matanuska, one of state’s oldest
The state of Alaska is looking for someone to take the Matanuska, one of the first three ships built as part of the Alaska Marine Highway System after statehood.
5 days ago2 min read
One dead in an avalanche north of Haines near Canadian border
Atlin Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a Garmin SOS alert from a remote location near the Klehini River and Pleasant Camp, according to a news release. When they got the call, one person was reported unconscious and receiving CPR. Atlin Search and Rescue responded with a helicopter and flew out four people who were uninjured, and a fifth who had died.
5 days ago2 min read
We’re #1: Winter of 2025-26 officially the snowiest ever as record 5.4" Monday puts season total at 201.2"
Lingering storm during the evening finally puts capital city solidly into first place after previous record was revised upward a day earlier.
5 days ago7 min read
Gold Medal teams continue to wrack up the points
A wrap up of the days action and scores with photo highlights and Tuesday's schedule
5 days ago6 min read
Dunleavy seeks huge tax break for Alaska LNG Project, says state won’t benefit from any revenue if it isn’t built
Some legislators and skeptics say governor’s bill will cost the state billions of dollars, question if it’s fair and necessary in order for the pipeline to be built Glenfarne President Adam Prestidge, right, Alaska Gas Line Development Corp. Commercial Director Matt Kissinger, center, and Northern Compass Group LLC President Mark Begich discuss the Alaska LNG Project during a House Resources Committee meeting Monday, March 23, 2026, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatin
6 days ago4 min read
Men and women on the basketball court, Stolen Sisters outside the lines
Gold Medal tournament aids organizations across many communities.
6 days ago3 min read
Alaska youth and advocates urge support for suicide prevention, state funding for 988 crisis line
Legislation introduced in the Alaska House and Senate would enact a surcharge on phone lines to fund mental health services, including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for Alaska.
6 days ago5 min read
Alaska legislators advance stopgap spending bill intended to address construction and disasters
Supplemental budget bill has been stymied by disagreements in the House over whether to unlock a key savings account.
6 days ago3 min read
‘Special weather statement’: OK, so maybe Juneau will set the all-time winter snow record today after all
Snowfall early Monday unofficially puts airport about an inch shy of all-time high; advisory issued Monday afternoon calls for 1-3" of snow by this evening.
6 days ago2 min read
Juneau high schoolers travel to Hawaii to help rebuild homes destroyed by Lahaina wildfires
Ten Juneau high school students gained real-world home-building experience — and some much-needed Vitamin D — earlier this month during a school district trip to Maui, Hawaii.
6 days ago1 min read
Rough draft of revised Tongass plan envisioning more resource development released for public comment
Forest Service refers to document as ‘preliminary draft plan content’; proposes increasing annual timber harvests to 72M board feet, up from 46M in plan last revised in 2016.
6 days ago3 min read
Governor's race survey: the PFD question (and ferries)
Candidates propose their PFD amounts — and tell us the last time they rode an Alaska state ferry.
6 days ago7 min read
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