Tourism

The closures are causing what’s expected to be at least three dozen vessels to skip the tourism-dependent port by the end of summer.

COVID-positive travelers say Holland America helped them book travel on a state ferry and then an Alaska Airlines flight out of Juneau one day after their positive tests. 

Business leaders in Southeast Alaska recently identified a lack of affordable housing as the top barrier to economic growth. It directly contributes to labor shortages.

Glacier Bay used to rely on the state’s Ocean Ranger program for these inspections, but the legislature dissolved that program this year.

Suzanne Rinehart, from the Chicago area, decided to cancel her whole trip after trying to find a way to ship her bike to Juneau.

The pilot and passengers were able to exit the crashed plane on their own, and nearby good Samaritans jumped into the water to help them out.