COVID-positive travelers say Holland America helped them book travel on a state ferry and then an Alaska Airlines flight out of Juneau one day after their positive tests.
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Affordable housing concerns prompt Juneau Assembly to take stock of short-term rental market
Business leaders in Southeast Alaska recently identified a lack of affordable housing as the top barrier to economic growth. It directly contributes to labor shortages.
Without Ocean Rangers, Glacier Bay is monitoring cruise ships on its own
Glacier Bay used to rely on the state’s Ocean Ranger program for these inspections, but the legislature dissolved that program this year.
Ironman Alaska athletes are scrambling to get their bikes to Juneau
Suzanne Rinehart, from the Chicago area, decided to cancel her whole trip after trying to find a way to ship her bike to Juneau.
Anchorage floatplane crash sends 6 to hospital, including 2 seriously injured
The pilot and passengers were able to exit the crashed plane on their own, and nearby good Samaritans jumped into the water to help them out.
Skagway’s busiest cruise ship dock at risk of catastrophic rockslide, study says
The study’s authors say that movement is increasing in one slide area, suggesting that “the failure event is approaching.”