A bill before Congress would speed a timberland trade between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust. It’s part of a larger legislative effort to increase logging in the Tongass National Forest.
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Seattle-based company gets permit for senior housing in Juneau
Juneau’s housing market is difficult for everyone, including senior citizens. A Seattle-based company hopes it’ll be the solution to a historical problem.
Nearly 400-year-old Shakespeare collection on display in Juneau
A nearly 400-year-old book sits in the Alaska State Library. But it’s not any old book, it’s the First Folio, the first written copy of Shakespeare’s work.
Stikine sockeye run is the best return in a decade
This year’s sockeye salmon run returning to the Stikine River near Petersburg and Wrangell is turning out to be better than expected.
Warm ocean water leads to heavy rain in Alaska
Brian Brettschneider is a climatologist in Anchorage who closely tracks Alaska climate data and trends. Alaska’s Energy Desk is checking in with him regularly as part of a new segment- Ask a Climatologist. Brettschneider told Energy Desk editor Annie Feidt that some parts of the state, especially near Fairbanks, have had double their normal rainfall…
Kodiak Island Borough has highest rent in Alaska
The Kodiak Island Borough has the highest rent in the state. That’s according to a publication from the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development.