Ketchikan’s downtown cruise ship docks aren’t as quiet as they once were. But they’re not buzzing, either.
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They have a deal: Murkowski, bipartisan senators’ group, get infrastructure bill to square 1
Murkowski told reporters at the Capitol that the bill will go a long way toward rebuilding America’s lagging infrastructure “and helping in many parts of the country where infrastructure doesn’t exist at all.”
Major quake hits off the coast of Alaska, triggers tsunami warnings but no large waves
The quake has triggered a tsunami warning for a swath of coastal Alaska from Sand Point to Kodiak to Homer to Cordova, and prompted sirens to sound in communities as evacuations began.
Should you be wearing a mask indoors in your part of Alaska? There’s a map for that.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending fully vaccinated people mask up indoors depending on their community’s transmission rate.
Alaska Supreme Court upholds $20K fine for Metlakatla fisherman in tribal fishing rights case
In 2014, U.S. Coast Guard officers reported a Metlakatla tribal member fishing in a closed area without a state commercial fishing permit. When they boarded the boat they found a few dozen coho salmon, which the skipper reportedly said he intended to sell.
Inter-Island Ferry Authority says 3 crew members are positive for COVID-19, but schedule won’t be affected
Additional crew has been called in to cover for the workers sidelined by COVID-19.