Finding a place to live Homer can be a challenge. The growing tourism industry makes it more difficult for year-round Homer residents to find long-term housing. With just a handful of hotels in town, visitors have been relying on vacation rental websites and other vacation rentals, which may mean fewer rental options for Homer residents to…
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Attorneys in cruise ship murder case will split up blood evidence, notice says
Both parties in a cruise ship murder case have agreed on how to handle blood evidence in the case, according to a notice the Public Defender’s Office entered Friday into U.S. District Court.
What’s Juneau’s capacity for cruise ship visitors?
The volume of Alaska-bound cruise ship visitors is projected to shatter records this season and next. That’s led to a revived conversation over the carrying capacity of visitors to Alaska’s capital city.
Alaska tourism leaders look to fund marketing amid cuts
The leaders of Alaska’s largest travel industry trade group are looking for ways to fill a void in their marketing budget left from cuts by lawmakers.
Some charter companies would trade number of fish for more fishing
NOAA Fisheries released both the Pacific halibut catch limits and the charter management measures this week, just days before the season opener on March 24. Numbers are down – roughly 9 percent overall from last year.
Haines Raptor Center plans new aviary
The American Bald Eagle Foundation Raptor Center and Natural History Museum in Haines houses three American bald eagles: Arden, Vega and Bella. But the existing spaces where the largest birds live are less than ideal, and so the center will build a new aviary.