The U.S. portion of a historic, 33-mile hiking trail between Skagway and British Columbia has been off limits to backcountry explorers since 2020.
Economy
Trio of Trump officials tour Alaska under promise of ‘unleashing’ state’s resource potential
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin are part of a group that will travel to the North Slope on Monday and later participate in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s sustainable energy conference in Anchorage.
Juneau’s Joann store closes its doors
In March, the company announced it would be closing all of its nearly 800 stores nationwide and going out of business.
Alaska ferry engineers say they are critically short-staffed, with no easy answers
Meagan Nye doesn’t always know when or if her workweek will end. She’s an engineer on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia. She is supposed to work two-week shifts at sea. But more and more often, those two weeks will turn into six. “I love my job, but I don’t want to be there…
Judge rules that Alaska may limit sales of intoxicating hemp products
The ruling may end a legal challenge that has persisted since 2023 and means those products are restricted to marijuana retailers here.
Sitkans reject ballot proposition to cap cruise traffic
Sitka voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have capped the number of cruise visitors beginning next year.