Economy

Emergency officials in Juneau are testing their response to a cruise ship security threat today.

Visitor center director John Neary wants to start creating a master plan for the Mendenhall Glacier and its visitor center.

The 48 permit holders caught the last remaining fish in this year’s harvest limit — and then some — in a wild 45-minute opener Saturday afternoon right in front of downtown Sitka.

The head of British Columbia’s government has pledged to spur mining development, and that has fishermen in Southeast Alaska nervous.

Legislators are talking about making the change to minimum wage themselves. But initiative sponsors are not welcoming the possibility.

An environmental activist from Oregon is the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s new executive director. Malena Marvin takes over as SEACC does more collaboration and fewer lawsuits.

Tribes, scientists and policymakers from both sides of the border are meeting to figure out how to restore Columbia River fish to their historical range.

The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery had its third opening Wednesday, concentrated in the waters just south of downtown.

A federal appeals court issued an opinion Wednesday saying the roadless rule should not apply to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.