Goat hunt closes north of Valdez Arm
An emergency closure has ended registration permit mountain goat hunt RG249, in order to prevent unsustainable harvest.The hunt in game management unit 6D, in...
October is Alaska Seafood Month
Gov. Bill Walker has declared October as Alaska Seafood Month, and Oct. 25 as Commercial Fishing Day.The announcement comes from the Alaska Seafood Marketing...
Crewman missing near St. Matthew Island
A search for a man last seen aboard a fishing boat north of St. Matthew Island on Sept. 27 was suspended on Sept. 28...
Rescued whale Tyonek is growing up in Texas
Just a year after he was founded stranded and severely underweight on a mudflat in Cook Inlet, Tyonek is still taking his daily feedings...
State to increase funding of Alaska Travel Industry Association
Gov. Bill Walker says the state plans to increase funding for the Alaska Travel Industry Association after years of substantial budget cuts.Walker noted on...
Murkowski votes against advancing Kavanaugh
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted today, Oct. 5, against moving ahead with confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.The vote was...
Private equity group purchases PenAir assets
A New York-based private equity capital group that owns Ravn Air Group has purchased assets of PenAir, the vintage bush carrier than began in...
Murkowski opposed Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said on the evening of Oct. 5 that she opposed the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme...
Workers’ comp rates under review by division of insurance
Proposed rate reductions under review by the state Division of Insurance would result in an average decrease of 17.5 percent of workers’ compensation insurance...
Klawock harvesters sentenced on tax charges
A Klawock couple who owe over $300,000 in taxes will serve time in federal prison on two counts of willful failure to pay the...
