Why a Canadian timber company stopped selling to Haines
Canadian timber company refuses to do business in Haines after the Haines Borough demanded the company pay a sales tax.
City pressure, fire dangers push homeless resources over capacity
Homeless shelters are being filled beyond capacity as more people get pushed out of homeless camps towards social services.
Two-vehicle collision leaves Egan Drive blocked Saturday
Authorities re-routed traffic on Egan drive for a half hour after a two-vehicle collision Saturday.
French company promises Western Alaska high speed internet
A French ship docked in Unalaska is bound for Nome, where the crew will lay fiber optic cable.
Ferry breakdown strands passengers in Petersburg
Columbia Ferry breaks down and strands tourists in Petersburg.
Timber bill signed, but will it make a difference?
Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation he says will provide more timber for Alaska’s mills. But it probably won’t be that much of an increase.
Alaska’s first Zika case is in Sitka
The state department of Health and Social Services announced the first known case of the Zika virus in the state July 22, belonging to a patient treated at SEARHC’s Mt. Edgcumbe Hospital in Sitka.
The year Bristol Bay landed its 2 billionth salmon
Bristol Bay is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. The 2 billionth salmon was landed sometime, by someone, on July 6, 2016.
Supreme Court overturns abortion parental-notification law
The Alaska Supreme Court overturned the state’s parental notification law for minors who are seeking abortions.
Rep. Don Young’s visits sparks protests in Sitka
Rep. Don Young, Alaska’s longest-serving lawmaker, visited Sitka on the last day of the Republican National Convention. He was scheduled to speak to the Chamber of Commerce. But he first had to pass through a group of pretty disgruntled constituents. Seven Sitkans clustered at the back entrance of the Westmark Hotel, awaiting Congressman Young and…
Metlakatla resident to represent Alaska at DNC
A Metlakatla resident is heading to the City of Brotherly Love next week as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Walker vetoes bills allowing lawmakers on gas pipeline board, insurers to use credit scores
The gas line bill would have added three legislators as non-voting Alaska Gasline Development Corporation board members.
Gusto levels vary as Alaskans embrace Trump
Even on the final day of the convention, some of the Alaskans still wrestled with their doubts about Trump.
ADN owner responds to $1 million dollar lawsuit
Alice Rogoff’s lawyers contend the napkin contract lacks the “requisite formality or content to be enforceable.”
Gardentalk – Garlic harvesting and curing
Wet skin of mature garlic can rot and slip off, shortening its shelf life and inhibiting the curing process.
Why Juneau’s rape stats tripled in one year
The number of reported rapes in Juneau nearly tripled from 2014 to 2015. That increase is from more rapes being reported, but also because the Juneau Police Department had been undercounting rapes in its annual report.
Wrangell declares local disaster amid water shortage
Wrangell’s two seafood processors, Trident and Sea Level Seafoods, account for little over half of the demand. The water conservation effort is bottlenecking business.
Video: How the landfill in Anchorage harvests gas from trash
Hundreds of landfills across the lower-48 have turned their decomposing trash piles into a source of energy. So far, there’s only one project in Alaska harnessing the power of trash to produce gas.
McHugh fire now estimated at 842 acres
A little precipitation and the shifting winds will help dampen the fire, though smoke will likely blow over the Anchorage Bowl.
Legislative working group could resolve thorny problems
MacKinnon said she’d like to see members of all legislative caucuses work on solutions on a limited number of issues.