Legislature looks to add workforce housing to Alaska development agency’s priority list
House Bill 184 gives the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority explicit legal grounds to finance housing projects with three or more units.
Solar farm to be built in Wrangell to address high demand, reduce energy costs
The 44-acre project on the island town will compliment the existing hydropower system during periods of high demand, and help the town prepare for future economic development.
Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk
Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank…
Journalist walking across the globe for last decade takes to the sea in Southeast Alaska
National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek has been walking around the world since 2013. But now that he’s in Alaska, his main mode of transportation is about to change.
An Alaska Peninsula volcano is showing signs of unrest prompting additional studies
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised Kupreanof Volcano's alert level to Advisory and its aviation color code to Yellow. That means the volcano is showing signs of unrest, but it doesn't…
Alaska Senate passes resolution urging Trump administration waive visa fee for teachers
Alaska school districts have increasingly relied on international hiring to fill an ongoing teacher shortage across the state, particularly in rural and remote districts.
Murkowski votes with Dems to end war — but she’s open to paying for it
Sen. Murkowski is frustrated the Trump administration keeps Congress in the dark about the Iran war. She calls the cost “eye-popping.”
New building code updates could help increase Anchorage construction
Officials say the changes are meant to balance safety and efficiency.
First oil from Pikka ‘imminent,’ as developer hails biggest North Slope project in decades
More than a decade after the Pikka field ushered in what industry leaders called a renaissance on Alaska's North Slope, the first sellable oil is expected to come from that…
NOAA rejects petition to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon under the Endangered Species Act
Had the listing gone through, it could have affected fisheries and communities along the state’s sprawling southern coastline.