The Marine Exchange of Alaska, a nongovernmental agency based out of Juneau, has been acting as a 24/7 middle man ...

Giddens was named a MacArthur Genius Fellow in 2017, and won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for the opera “Omar,” which she cocomposed ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced an education package on Friday that's expected to launch a contentious debate on education policy during this year's legislative session. Leaders in both the House ...

Seabourn has announced that the Seabourn Quest will make her maiden arrival in Alaska as the ship will sail on 18 seven-day ...

Juneau police say the department has received calls asking about ICE presence in town, but they havenʼt received any reports ...

Among the 60 state lawmakers who convened in Juneau this week are 11 who are serving in the Legislature for the first time.

The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest ...

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In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But that could change with a ...

The Alaska House voted 28-10 to adopt a resolution signaling their opposition to changing the name of North America’s tallest ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska House on Monday voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali. The vote came a week after ...