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The increase would have been limited to disaster relief during the first 90 days after the storms. It would have covered the bulk of costs related to debris removal and emergency protective measures, costs that the state says reached $20 million in the first weeks after ex-typhoon Halong.

For years, Juneau’s Costco has offered a specialized shipping service for members in outlying communities that many small business owners relied on. But that’s changing June 7.

Just one of 22 whales born between 2014 and 2018 is known to have survived.

Monday is the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska this election cycle. Here are a few updates on the day’s elections news.

The daily limit is four Chinook salmon of any size, within hatchery areas.

The new facility is Juneau’s fourth urgent care. It will provide treatment for nonemergency medical issues like minor injuries, sinus infections, and upper respiratory symptoms.

Alaska and three of its municipalities could be in line for an extra $60 million in oil industry tax revenue after a new ruling in a long-running feud over the value of the trans-Alaska pipeline system. A state appeals board this week determined the property tax value of the enormous 50-year-old pipeline system, which moves crude 800…

Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica, and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school construction and maintenance. The budget increase would still only cover about 13% of what school districts requested.

A group of canoes from several different communities embarked from Petersburg on May 24 to paddle together to Juneau, camping and visiting villages along the way. It’s a tradition known as Journey. Kéet yaakw — a hand-painted, 39-foot, Tlingit-style fiberglass canoe — is Petersburg’s first in over a century. The local tribe says launching the canoe Journey…

People hoping to be the state’s next governor, congressperson or state legislator have until 5 p.m. Monday to formally file to run. Here’s what to watch as the deadline nears.

The state of Alaska has the right to make public data from exploration wells drilled by ConocoPhillips in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, an appeals court has ruled. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, issued Wednesday, overturns a 2023 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason that allowed well data to remain under…

The cultural festival celebrating Southeast Alaska Native culture officially kicks off Wednesday with the theme “enduring strength.”

The two haven’t answered questions about the Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund. It frustrated Kodiak constituents who wanted to raise it at a meet-and-greet.

Walker, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, said he’d focus his campaign on a familiar priority: the need for a fiscal plan to stabilize the state’s budget.

Sitka’s canoe is expected to arrive in Juneau on Tuesday morning along with canoes paddling from communities across the region.

House Bill 48 allows the Legislature to boost funding to the Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a nonprofit that provides free civil legal aid to low-income Alaskans beginning next year.

In the lawsuit, the victim’s estate is seeking at least $100,000 in compensation for the cost of medical and funeral expenses, loss of income and the emotional impacts resulting from his death.

If signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, House Bill 302 would increase the maximum weekly benefit by $100 to $470.

Civics education would be included among graduation requirements for all Alaska high schoolers, under a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature in the final hours of the legislative session last week. The new requirement aims to bolster Alaska students’ knowledge and understanding of the U.S. government and civic responsibilities. It comes amid declining public trust…

The airline allegedly allowed intoxicated passengers on 11 flights from February 2024 to February 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration says.