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Alaskan Dream Cruises announced Wednesday that it has ceased operations and cancelled all future sailings.  

Staff say the decision to postpone the latter leg of the show’s run came after a period of financial pressure on the national and local level.

Both Fenumiai and his cellmate, 36-year-old William Farmer, were diagnosed with schizophrenia in their 20s. Their family members say the state should never have housed them together.

NBC Sports released a short film featuring Juneau’s high school team and others across the U.S. in the lead up to Super Bowl Sunday.

The Games run through Feb. 22 and will feature about a dozen athletes with ties to Alaska.

The goat had the advanced stages of contagious ecthyma, a viral infection known as ‘orf’ when people catch it.

Lawmakers are scheduled to take public comment on the tax portion of Dunleavy’s plan Thursday evening.

The temporary tax and bond packages still need to go through a few committees before the Assembly votes on whether to put them on the ballot.

This week’s Dream Band show was advertised as a fundraiser for the ACLU of Alaska, but the band canceled after Juneau Jazz and Classics raised concerns.

Jeremy Cubas, a former aide to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, sued Alaska Public Media, the Anchorage Daily News, Nat Herz and Curtis Gilbert last year. American Public Media, a national organization, was also named in the suit. 

The campaign came the same week that Vizsla announced plans for the project for this year – and touted a formal letter of support from Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

After the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Marlene Johnson went on to become one of the state’s most influential Native leaders.

An overwhelming majority of more than 600 comments submitted to the state oppose the project, which would use public funding to facilitate transportation for private mining companies.

The district could dip into its savings or reduce services to cover the funding gap.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong destroyed homes, contaminated water and left Kipnuk residents with a critical choice: rebuild in the same spot or move to higher ground?

A round of vetoes last year negating lawmakers’ efforts to find money for federal projects has spurred a range of construction groups to push for a fast-track appropriation.

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is the third Democrat to enter the race to replace incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Playwright Merry Ellefson said it was a profound journey interviewing people for the play. Though death can be a somber topic, she said there’s so much life in connecting through stories.

The Moth brings ‘American Dreams’ to Anchorage, featuring Alaska storytellers Na Mee and Polly Napiq Andrews.

A shift in state funding could help, but a big gap likely remains unless a key federal grant is issued.