Ketchikan residents will no longer have access to cable television starting next fall. Ketchikan Public Utilities, the island’s last provider, announced it would be sunsetting cable services next year. KPU says that subscribers have gone down and operation costs have gone up as people nationwide turn away from local TV and towards streaming services. It’s…
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As city seeks public input on new compost facility, local business remains wary
Last December, $2.5 million for the new facility’s design and construction was earmarked in the $1.7 trillion spending bill passed by Congress.
Ron’s Apothecary, one of Juneau’s last independent pharmacies, to close after nearly 5 decades
“The end result of retiring sounds great,” pharmacist Scott Watts said. “But closing the store is very, very difficult.”
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9B
The combined organization will be based in Seattle under the leadership of Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci.
With ChatGPT turning 1, Americans wonder whether AI is coming for their jobs
In the year since ChatGPT was released, people have been figuring out what it’s good at, what it’s not good at, and how AI tools will change how we live and work.
Peltola hosts town hall on Albertsons-Kroger merger
The impending merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery chains has Alaska lawmakers worried about grocery options in the state.
Alaska’s rising minimum wage means more to salaries than you might think
If salaried employees are exempt from overtime pay, they generally need to be making at least double the minimum wage.
Juneau’s population is aging, and the cost of living may keep young people away
Juneau residents are staying in their homes as they age. That’s keeping the housing market tight, making it harder for young people to move here.
Here’s what will cost you more — and less — for the big Thanksgiving feast
The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving feast has actually come down a little bit from last year.
Alaska minimum wage set to increase in new year; additional hikes proposed in ballot initiative
The president of the Alaska AFL-CIO said that compared to the rest of the nation, the state’s minimum wage is “a little bit middling right now.”