As oil prices crater, banks are hesitant to finance the $5.6 billion deal, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Cruise lines are taking bookings for an Alaska cruise season that might not even happen
On Thursday, CDC issued a 100-day extension to its March “no sail” order for cruise ships.
Alaska’s top doc says expanded COVID-19 testing will be key to lifting restrictions on every day life
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said state officials will discuss ideas next week about how to get society and businesses in Alaska up and running again.
A staff member at Lemon Creek Correctional Center has COVID-19
Staff at the jail told inmates they had been exposed late Thursday.
5 things to know about business Paycheck Protection Program loans
Many Alaska businesses on the edge of survival are looking to the new Paycheck Protection Program for a life line. A lot is in flux, but here are five things to know.
Dunleavy administration extends school closures through the end of the school year
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration has announced changes to some of the public health mandates currently in effect for the state of Alaska.
Skagway resident stranded in Argentina as coronavirus stalls international travel
The plan was an extended trip through South America while it was winter in Skagway. Meghan March didn’t anticipate a pandemic would virtually shut down international tourism while she was away.
Forest Service: No link between Tongass workers detail to South Dakota and Trump’s Mount Rushmore July 4 fireworks
Veterans of the Forest Service have called the move unusual, speculating a political motive: President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to hold an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore, overturning a longtime ban on fireworks.
New unemployment benefits are here, but laid-off workers are having trouble applying
Even after new benefits were added to the federal unemployment insurance program, many Alaskans are still reporting difficulty accessing those benefits due to problems with the state’s application system.
Aniak is preparing for 2 possible disasters at once: COVID-19 and flooding
As COVID-19 is spreading across Alaska, spring is approaching and the countdown to river breakup is beginning. The Middle Kuskokwim community of Aniak is preparing for two possible disasters at once.