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While 15 percent of the state’s population is Alaska Native, fewer than 5 percent of its teachers are.

Public lands managers in Alaska say climate change brings new challenges to the decadeslong dilemma over balancing resource extraction with conservation of undeveloped land within the state’s 425 million acres.

You asked: If it’s not the dark, is it the cold? Why did you focus on men, not women? And how can we help?

Heli-skiing has long been a controversial topic in Haines. The interests of the industry often clash with people who live near heliports and don’t want the noise disturbing their peace and quiet. But there’s another group that’s impacted by helicopter noise: mountain goats.

In the Northwest Arctic, caribou hunting has been contentious for years. Alaska’s largest herd continues to decline while tensions have emerged between rural subsistence users and outside hunters.

From the Aleutian island of Akutan to the arctic village of Kiana, 13 communities have been crowned champions of a rural energy competition. The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it will help these communities cut their energy use by 15 percent by training local utility providers.

Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott is calling for less confrontation between environmentalists and Alaska’s timber industry. The Ketchikan Daily News reports that Gov. Bill Walker’s lead on timber issues in Southeast Alaska discussed timber policy, the state budget and where he disagrees with Walker while in Ketchikan on Wednesday. Mallot said there is plenty of blame…

It’s costing 14 percent more to take the ferry to and from the Lower 48. The higher fare is part of another round of tariff increases aimed at boosting income and equalizing rates across all routes.

Senate Bill 91 is one of the most hotly debated bills of the session.

“A one candidate shift I don’t think it’ll make a difference. But five? That could make a difference,” said GOP chairman Peter Goldberg regarding Donald Trump’s delegate count.

When the second phase of the project is complete next year, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan will all be able to accommodate four Panamax ships at once.

Place seed potatoes into a 6 inch deep trench, just barely cover with soil, and then wait until plants are 3 inches tall before starting the hilling process.

Chris Orman worked for the City & Borough of Juneau from May 2013 to January 2016 before becoming the assistant DA in Sitka.

Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy is retiring October 31 after over 11 years on the bench.

Video surveillance showed a car ramming the garage door, which was damaged.

Instead of lyrics about immigrant stereotypes, drugs and violence, these fourth graders are recruiting for a community cleanup.

However, the Juneau Police Department continues to take anonymous drops in its lobby during regular business hours Monday through Friday.

“Suffice to say Alaska, the massive state with such a small population, might have a bigger influence on the selection for the Republican nominee for the presidency, than you might think,” said GOP Chairman Peter Goldberg.

The first sighting of wood bison calves born in the wild could mean big changes in the ecosystem of western Alaska.

The aspiring distiller behind Skagway Spirits hopes to open its doors this year, and to be bottling and fully open for business by next summer.