Baby boomer empty nesters own twice as many of the country’s three-bedroom-or-larger homes, compared with millennials with kids.
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Conservation groups add land to the Kootznoowoo Wilderness
The vast Tongass National Forest just grew a little bit larger.
Army Corps of Engineers affirms denial of permit for Pebble Mine
The decision issued Monday is the latest in a long string of legal and administrative rulings against the project.
Dunleavy argues homeschool allotments are an ‘indirect benefit’ to private schools. Lawmakers disagree.
The state plans to appeal the case to the Alaska Supreme Court.
A judge has thrown out a key part of Alaska’s homeschool system. Here’s what to know.
The judge didn’t just invalidate spending on private or religious schools — he found that there was no way to narrow the law enough to be constitutional and tossed out the whole correspondence school allotment system.
Downtown Juneau’s outdoor food court is expanding, with more restaurants and longer seasons
The site’s owner says he hopes to have the food court open by May.
Tongass Voices: Jeremy Kane on the philosophy of bowl-making
Kane tells his students that even if their creations will go to someone else, they still have to make them for themselves.
Alaska House rejects constitutional amendment guaranteeing formula-based PFD
Opponents of the measure said they feared a budget crisis. Supporters said it would spur lawmakers to rewrite the PFD formula.
Washington man sentenced to 99 years for murder of Ketchikan surgeon
Judge Michael Wolverton handed down the maximum possible sentence, saying it was one of the most “brazen and craven” acts he’d seen in his 40 years on the bench.
Alaska delegation nominates longtime Native leader to be co-chair of the Denali Commission
KItka would be the top federal leader on the commission if the nomination is approved.