People have been staying in Alaska for less and less time since the 1990s, with the exception of residents who were either born in Alaska or turned eighteen here.
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Ketchikan Borough Assembly passes reforms aimed at boosting housing supply
The four-pronged measure, aimed at alleviating the area’s housing crunch, passed unanimously.
Wyoming couple finds time capsule at Mendenhall Glacier
Inside were 11 notes written by Juneau kids back in 2006.
Chignik sockeye runs meet escapement goals for the first time since 2018 crash
The Alaska Board of Fisheries designated the early run as a stock of management concern in March.
White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency
Critics say vaccine availability has been limited and slow to come online.
Sterling man writes guide to Kenai refuge’s ‘underutilized’ canoe trails
The system includes two rivers and 70 lakes, stretching deep into protected refuge lands on the central Kenai Peninsula.
Ship begins laying cable that will bring high-speed internet to the Aleutians
If all goes according to plan, Unalaska and Akutan will have high-speed internet by the end of this year.
Petersburg man tries to swim across Frederick Sound for ‘no good reason’
Andrew Simmonds is 60 years old. The farthest he’d ever swum was two miles in a pool.
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.
Tonga’s volcano sent tons of water into the stratosphere. That could warm the Earth
“We’ve never seen anything like it,” said atmospheric scientist Luis Millán, who works at NASA. The vapor sent skyward by the eruption will likely stay in the stratosphere for years.