Wrangell has a new agreement with its unionized workers. If approved by the Borough Assembly, it will end three years of sometimes acrimonious talks over wages and benefits.
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Former head of Alaska railroad workers union sentenced for felony embezzlement
The former head of Alaska’s railroad workers union has been sentenced to a year in jail for felony embezzlement
No injuries reported after cement truck rolls over near Dredge Lake
The cab of the truck was partially crushed, though Juneau police dispatch reports no injuries.
Deep-release puts the pressure on rockfish survival
For sport anglers in Southeast Alaska having a slow day trying for salmon or halibut this August there will be no “plan B” for bottom-dwelling rockfish. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing all sportfishing for nonpelagic rockfish in outside waters from Yakutat to Ketchikan for three weeks beginning Aug. 1, to conserve…
Enstar Natural Gas asks for permission to boost residential rates
Southcentral Alaska’s only gas supplier wants to boost residential bills by 4.6 percent to pay for mostly infrastructure investments.
Update: Someone may want to buy the ferry Taku, but they need more time
Someone is interested in buying the retired ferry Taku. As a result, the Alaska Marine Highway System is giving interested parties an extra month to submit bids.