Alaska

Forest Service’s Tom Tidwell says rising fire suppression costs are affecting other program budgets

Efforts to cut a humpback whale free of gill netting it has been dragging around Southeast Alaska for the last 12 days continue to fail.

Hoonah’s village Native corporation may build its own cruise-ship dock, bypassing a city effort funded by the Legislature.

The humpback whale that was tangled up in a gillnet near Petersburg earlier this week has made its way to Juneau waters.

Apollo Medi Trans, a popular medevac insurance company, has its state license back. But it’s not quite ready to sign up new customers or renew policies.