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A group of 12 mountaineers were rescued Tuesday from a glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park by the Alaska National Guard.  

How will communities balance pandemic safety with the pressing need for economic recovery?

A leaking Cook Inlet pipeline contributed to Hilcorp’s high methane escapement, but Hilcorp’s larger methane problems are in the Lower 48.

Laura Martinson is a downtown gift shop owner and co-chair of a the group Protect Juneau’s Future, which ran a “don’t sign” campaign. She says her group was overwhelmed with gratitude.

After a year without tourists, Park Director Philip Hooge says there are moths flying out of his checkbook.

Runoff from the December rains carried debris into the field, which sits below an old, decommissioned petroleum pipeline.

Since 2019, 11,402 people have had their birth dates and driver’s license numbers published accidentally due to a glitch in the Anchorage Police Department records system, the department announced Wednesday. 

Rhonda Butler, president of Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 2, called the land acknowledgment a very nice, respectful touch.

The decision comes after an administrative law judge recommended that the DEC should not uphold the certificate in April.

Over the next 50 years, addressing Napakiak’s environmental threats is estimated to cost over $200 million.

On May 25, the Bethel City Council voted to create positions for youth age 14 to 17 on city committees and commissions.

For years, a small American flag was all that marked the grave of George Fox. Now, his resting place will finally be recognized. 

You can watch here, on the city’s Facebook page, or listen in by calling 1-253-215-8782 or 1-346-248-7799 with the webinar ID 985 6308 5159. The public can ask questions in advance by emailing COVIDquestions@juneau.org.

Meteorologists kept a close eye on local waterways over the weekend as lakes and creeks swelled with water.

The pair of New York pilots had crashed their Cessna 182 into a mountainside at 6,000 feet — hard enough that one of its wings was gone, and their gear was scattered across the mountainside.

The Interior Department has suspended oil and gas leases in ANWR that were issued to Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation and two smaller companies in the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency. 

Independent travelers are already showing up in force in Southcentral, and some local tour operators say they’re the visitors to focus on this year. 

Faster chargers consume large amounts of electricity for short bursts of time, which means a business hosting a charging station may have to pay a high demand charge. 

Albert Kookesh, the Tlingit leader, Indigenous rights advocate, culture bearer, politician and basketball player, died Friday at 72. His death is reverberating across the state and his home region of Southeast Alaska.

Alaska lawmakers have been filling multibillion-dollar deficits with money from savings accounts. But those are now effectively depleted, making Permanent Fund earnings an increasingly attractive option to lawmakers.