Some 927 whale sightings were reported by Alaska cruise lines this year.
Economy
Naturalists reveal history of centuries-old spruce that fell on Gastineau Avenue
The tree that crashed through a Juneau neighborhood this fall was older than the United States. Local naturalists say its rings tell us a lot about the life it lived.
Alaska gas prices are among the highest in the US despite producing most of it in-state
Many southern states are paying around $3 a gallon at the pump, but a few western states, including Alaska, are averaging nearly $5 a gallon.
2 Alaska lawmakers ask FTC to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
Alaskans already pay some of the highest grocery prices in the country.
Alaska’s salmon worth $720 million this year
Sockeye salmon made up about two-thirds of the state’s total value this year, mostly due to the record-breaking Bristol Bay fishery.
Long-running dispute over Izembek road to get another review in court-ordered rehearing
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a rehearing of the issue, a move that could possibly squash the project.