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Walker wouldn’t say if he planned to announce any deals with potential partners for Alaska’s $45 billion LNG project. 

Gustavus with less than 500 year-round residents is remote. Yet it gets about 20,000 annual visitors who stay at lodges and step off tour boats.To stay on top of this influx, it aggressively recycles.

With thousands of Alaska-based troops stationed in Afghanistan, organizations are rushing to get everything from board games to beef jerky boxed sent abroad.

The U.S. Senate will hold a hearing today on whether to allow drilling in the refuge as part of the Republican tax plan, and now the environmental argument has shifted.

The body of a woman was found Wednesday and identified in the aftermath of the Polaris Hotel fire in Nome. The body of Bette Ann Haugen, 63, of Nome was recovered from the debris of the burnt-out Polaris building Tuesday evening.

The cruise ship industry asserts in its federal lawsuit that Juneau’s passenger fees are unconstitutional. The Attorney General’s office says the outcome could have wide implications for the passenger fee program statewide.

Denver-based Armstrong Energy is selling off a significant chunk of its stake in the Nanushuk oil play to Oil Search, a company based in Papua New Guinea. Oil Search announced Wednesday that it will take over as operator next June. 

The Skagway Assembly will begin Thursday’s meeting by honoring a former resident killed while serving the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

Five inmates overdosed at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Eagle River over a 24-hour period, from Monday night to Tuesday night, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections.

Alaska’s open enrollment period will run until Dec. 15 — shortened from three months to just six weeks this year.

months of intense public criticism. Frank Kelty has denied allegations that he interfered with the former city manager or forced his resignation.

One important factor is the depth of the lake. But there are other variables too.

A yacht that ran aground in Sitka three weeks ago remains on the rocks, but is completely defueled and may be salvaged next week.

More than 30 times this year, the federal government has received reports of whales tangled in fishing gear along the West Coast. Sometimes the whales manage to wriggle free. Other times you see heart-rending pictures on the news or a rescue mission.

Anna Redmon, 22,  and Natilia Edwards, 19, spend a lot of time bantering — or is it bickering? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. “The irritation in my voice irritates her,” Anna says over breakfast at a local coffee shop. “She just has so much attitude,” Natilia retorts. “I’m like, ‘Can you rein it in, maybe like smile…

The 15-person team will be chaired by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, and will propose a climate change action plan. Those recommendations are due by September 2018.

With thousands of alleged violations, the total damages would be more than $50 million.

Next summer’s ferry schedule will be similar to this year’s. Ships will change, but not the amount of service. It all depends on state funding.

For the second year running, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Juneau put on a haunted house for the community. KTOO’s Adelyn Baxter stopped by for the final night to find out just how good a scare Juneau thrill-seekers were getting. 

“The vehicle struck multiple people on the path,” police said Tuesday. Authorities say the suspect was shot and taken into custody after leaving the vehicle and “displaying imitation firearms.”