Jobless rate up slightly in July
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 7.0 percent in July, up two-tenths of a percentage point from June, and comparable with the national...
Fishing families workshop planned
A workshop for fishing families is on the agenda at the Islands and Oceans Center in Homer on Sept. 1 during the 25th annual...
AEA seeks new executive director
Applications are being accepted for a new executive director of the Alaska Energy Authority, to fill the post left by the retirement of Michael...
Alaska to provide public voter data if records fee paid
JUNEAU — Alaska's lieutenant governor said the state will provide publicly available data to President Donald Trump's commission investigating alleged voter fraud — for...
Arctic researchers to study wind effects on marine life
ANCHORAGE — A federal research vessel will launch on a cruise this week to study how Beaufort Sea wind affects plant and animal life...
Man pleads not guilty in wife’s death during Alaska cruise
JUNEAU — A Utah man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife on a cruise to Alaska pleaded not guilty during...
Fire damages Port Moller seafood plant
A 100-year-old Peter Pan Seafoods processing facility at Port Moller has suffered extensive damage in a fire of undetermined cause, shutting down the plant...
Crewmember medevaced from bulk carrier near Cold Bay
A crewmember aboard a bulk carrier flagged in the Philippines was air lifted to medical services in Cold Bay On Aug. 22 by a...
Comment sought on offshore drilling in Beaufort Sea
A public comment period is open through Nov. 18 on a draft environmental impact statement analyzing the possible environmental impact of offshore oil and...
Feds review annual whaling quotas for Alaska Native hunters
ANCHORAGE — Federal officials are reviewing annual catch limits for 11 Alaska Native communities whose subsistence hunters are authorized to harvest bowhead whales.The National...
