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The first phase of the project includes extending the end of Glacier Highway, designing and preparing the area for development, and purchasing the materials for construction.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, more than 700 Ukrainians have settled in Alaska, at least 120 of them in the Delta Junction area.

The assistant secretary Pearce will work under is charged with implementing the Trump administration’s orders to unleash Alaska’s energy potential.

This week’s word is geesh, which means bull kelp.

Fans of traditional Native games credit her for helping to build them into the success they are today.

Some Assembly members say the change would allow residents to exempt food and utilities from local taxes while keeping the city’s overall sales tax revenue mostly intact.

The department will be prohibited from conducting its planned bear cull in the Mulchatna caribou herd range until it corrects the legal flaws identified in a March 14 ruling issued by a different judge.

More than 300 seniors are expected to graduate at two Juneau high schools this year.

Daren Herman, grandson of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson, was in the state for the first time to accept an honorary degree on his late grandfather’s behalf.

Essentially, if the mill rate goes up and property value does too, you’re most likely going to see a higher property tax bill. In contrast, even if the mill rate goes up, but your property value goes down enough, you may not see much of a difference.

The Juneau School District is restructuring one of its specialized education programs to address potential overcrowding issues next year. Staff say the change is needed, but parents are concerned about the program’s logistics.

A new building in Haines is at the center of the Chilkoot Indian Association’s new effort to launch a tourism brand to bring in extra dollars – and to reduce their reliance on the federal government. 

Alaska’s 20 centers were in limbo, facing a $5.5 million shortfall after federal grants were ended or cut, as well as uncertainty over whether operations and services would continue past June. 

At least one other member of the Alaska Senate’s bipartisan majority is expected to not seek reelection in 2026.

Looking for a digestible rundown of what lawmakers spent the last 120 days doing? Look no further.

Students learned about the science behind the annual flood and what’s being done to protect their school and neighborhoods.

The change applies only to large cruise ships and will equate to millions of dollars in additional city revenue.

City officials said earlier this month that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski specifically requested the resolution after hearing that private entities were interested in taking it over.

Legislators finished the regular session one day early, an unusual — if not unprecedented — accomplishment in Alaska.

The heavily trafficked attraction is operating with reduced staff after federal firings, but it has a higher volume of tourists — and bears — on the horizon.