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Assembly extends civil provisions ordinance
The borough assembly unanimously approved the extension of an emergency ordinance that allows the...
State to relax further economic restrictions on Friday
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced on Tuesday that phases three and four of his Reopen Alaska Responsibly...
Alaska lawmakers reconvene with virus screening protocols
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature reconvened Monday for the first time since recessing in late March over coronavirus concerns, with new sc...
Alaska Seaplanes moves to buy RavnAir Group company PenAir
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska airline has made a purchase offer for another regional carrier whose parent company declared bankruptcy because of t...
Alaska House adjourns after ratifying relief aid plans
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House abruptly adjourned Tuesday after ratifying plans for using more than $1 billion in federal coronavirus r...
Unique payout Alaskans get from oil wealth could be at risk
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has no income or statewide sales taxes, and it cuts residents a check every year from its oil wealth. But the future o...
Alaska to receive $50 million from $300 million fisheries relief funds
Giving COVID relief funds to the seafood industry and stepping on the gas for offshore fish farming are two big takeaways from the executive orders...
Editorial: CONGRATULATIONS PHS GRADUATES
Congratulations to the PHS Class of 2020! Despite the onset of a global wide Coronavirus pandemic...
SB passes 2021 fiscal year budget
The Petersburg School Board approved the 2021 fiscal year operating budget at their meeting on...
Alaska school board postpones decision on banned books
PALMER, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska school board postponed a vote over rescinding a ban on selected English course books after taking public testimony o...
Alaska Fish Factor: Alaska halibut gets battered by foreign imports; Salmon starts; Get mugged
Sales of Alaska’s most popular seafoods are being hit hard by markets upended by the coronavirus, but perhaps none is getting battered worse than h...
AK legislative panel agrees to plans for coronavirus aid
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A legislative committee set aside lingering legal questions and agreed to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plans for $1 billion in fed...
Organizers cancel SE State Fair, citing virus
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Organizers of the Southeast Alaska State Fair said Friday that the summer event in Haines has been canceled this year due to C...
Alaska's largest newspaper wins Pulitzer Prize
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's largest newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize in public service Monday for...
Pandemic erases most of Alaska cruises, passenger bookings
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Nearly 70% of this summer’s Alaska cruise ship voyages have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hundreds of...
COVID-19 cuts values of Alaska salmon permits
The value of Alaska salmon permits is another casualty of the coronavirus with prices dropping for all fisheries across the state. There are a lot of...
Alaska to allow limited opening of retail, other businesses
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration announced plans to begin allowing this...
Alaska ferries will receive $10M in US virus recovery funding
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska ferry system is expected to receive an initial injection of $10...
Alaska fishing towns object to virus restrictions mandate
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Some midsize coastal towns in Alaska have voiced opposition to state rules barring the communities from establishing their o...
AK initial jobless claims down, but well above average
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Initial unemployment claims in Alaska are down slightly from a historic high, but they are about 12 times what is typical for th...
Dunleavy: Economy won't be put ahead of Alaskans' health
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state will work with communities, industry leaders and others as it makes decisions on how to...
Recent virus cases in Juneau involve prison workers
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —Four employees at a state-run prison in Juneau have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Monday. No staff at other D...
AK agency criticized over $35M mining road approval
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The largest private landowner in Alaska has criticized a state agency for using an emergency meeting intended to discuss t...
Alaska Fish Factor: UFA aims to protect communities while fleets go fishing
How can fishermen be sure their vessels are clean of coronavirus contamination? Where can they find out about relief funds that are newly available...
Letter to the Editor
Experts can disagree. And they ARE disagreeing, both about the lethality of the coronavirus, and... Full story
