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The U.S. Forest Service’s initial denial was apparently the result of an internal miscommunication at the agency.

Former Gov. Bill Walker and running mate Randy Hoffbeck say ending the dividend with a $10,000 payment would go a long way toward solving the state’s structural deficit.

Votes include deciding on significant components of the budget for next fiscal year and undoing the flood wall local improvement district.

Sen. Dan Sullivan did not previously stake a position on either project. He voted with Democrats Thursday on amendments that, as expected, failed.

MSC Cruises is partnering with ORCA, an international citizen science nonprofit, to study how large ships can maneuver around whales.

The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development unanimously approved a new master’s in teaching program for Indigenous languages at the University of Alaska Southeast on Thursday.

Though this year’s lead dance group has deep roots in Southeast Alaska, it was formed in 2005 in Anchorage by leader Se’iga Liimii Marcella Asicksik. The group performs songs in Sm’algyax, the Ts’msyen language.

Annette Kreitzer filed as a Republican to run for the seat, which represents Haines, Skagway, Gustavus and parts of North Juneau.

As recently as Tuesday, Glenfarne refused to release its estimates, a sticking point for skeptics. But on Wednesday, the company said it expected the project would cost $44.5 to $54.5 billion.

Both Sullivans are running as Republicans, but the Alaska Republican Party and its allies allege the challenger is exploiting his name to intentionally confuse voters.

Very few tribes in Alaska have authority over land, so they haven’t had a way to open reservation-style casinos like tribes in the Lower 48. Many, like Tlingit and Haida, have sought to assert authority over Native allotments — like this one — owned by individual tribal citizens.

That’s despite the Lower 48 seeing a decrease after federal cuts to the program.

Consumers across the country are contending with sharply higher fuel prices amid a supply crunch brought on by the closure of a key strait in the Middle East. But even residents of California, where $6-a-gallon gas prices are making headlines, would face sticker shock if they traveled to Hooper Bay, or any of the dozens of other villages and hub towns across Western Alaska.

Ocean Station Papa, which collects ocean and climate data, is one of five federal ocean monitoring stations the National Science Foundation plans to dismantle over the next couple of years.

Old growth trees used to make traditional dugout canoes in Southeast Alaska are scarce. So carvers have developed a new method to build traditional boats, the first of which completed its maiden voyage this week, landing back in Juneau for Celebration.

Monday was the filing deadline for candidates interested in running in this year’s elections, and in addition to the incumbent Begich, there are two other Republicans, six independents, two Libertarians and four Democrats.

As recently as midday Friday, the Division of Elections listed 26 races with fewer than two candidates, including a handful with none at all. Now, just six are unopposed.

Every other June, more than 100 paddlers arrive in Juneau to kick off Celebration, a gathering of Alaska Native people celebrating cultural revitalization.

The ship began its six-day voyage in Juneau last Tuesday and traveled through several Southeast Alaska towns, including Sitka and Haines.

The increase would have been limited to disaster relief during the first 90 days after the storms. It would have covered the bulk of costs related to debris removal and emergency protective measures, costs that the state says reached $20 million in the first weeks after ex-typhoon Halong.