Alaska’s wage rate ranks eighth overall nationwide, wedged between Maryland and Colorado.
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Good news, Alaskans: Your emus are legal now
Thanks to an Anchor Point man, they’re now considered legal livestock in Alaska.
Victims’ families settle suits in Gary Knopp midair collision over Soldotna
The settlement puts to rest a set of several lawsuits over the collision that killed then-state Rep. Gary Knopp and six other people.
Pierce confirms he’s staying in Alaska governor’s race after running mate drops out
Edie Grunwald says she’s now encouraging people to vote for incumbent Republican Gov. Dunleavy instead of Pierce.
In Kenai Peninsula wood-stacking contest, you’re supposed to bribe the judge
The organizer’s husband won a brand new chainsaw.
Chugach peaks get Dena’ina names: ‘A huge statement to all that we value life’
North and South Yuyanq’ Ch’ex peaks, as they’ll be known from here on out, tower 5,000 feet above Turnagain Arm.
Advocates still hopeful about legislation to give youth sentenced as adults an earlier chance at parole
The bill wouldn’t guarantee parole for those people, but it would give them a chance in front of the Alaska Parole Board.
Tribe to hold virtual Dena’ina workshop for early language learners
The series is part of a mosaic of language revitalization work from the Kenaitze Indian Tribe. The tribe recently launched a virtual Dena’ina Audio Dictionary and is continuing to offer language courses for adults and language lessons for kids.
After fat bear fraud, 747 again crowned chunky champion
Voters don’t rely on size alone when casting their ballots. But this year, they went with the chunkiest choice.
Oil and gas jobs slow to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels
Jobs have been slow to recover across many industries since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but oil and gas is having an especially hard time.