News of the North

Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said alcohol and not wearing seatbelts contributed to the death of a child in a motor vehicle crash on Saturday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials said the Alaska Division of Elections listed the wrong Democratic candidate on 135 absentee ballots emailed to Alaska residents who are overseas.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska plans to allow the online sale of raffle tickets for the first time to help nonprofit organizations faced with limited fundraising opportunities because of coronavirus restrictions.

Washington, DC (AP) - President Donald Trump met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist emerged as a favorite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - CARES dollars will be spent to sample wastewater, help the school district, provide child care and assist local businesses.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Measures to spend over $12 million in federal funding for various costs incurred during the pandemic were introduced by the assembly Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The assembly took a huge step toward providing a large part of the cost to build a new Glory Hall on Monday.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough passed an economic disaster resolution regarding the fishing industry on Monday.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly took up a resolution on Monday night dealing with allegations of discrimination against those working in law enforcement.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, organizer of the Alaska Symphony of Seafood since 1994, is announcing the postponement of the Symphony event planned for November 2020 due to the ongoing health and safety issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka will hold a special joint work session with the Sitka School Board on Thursday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet Oct. 15-16, beginning at 8:30 a.m., through the Internet-based video communication company Zoom to hold its work session.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting six new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Teachers in Alaska's second-largest school district have voted to strike if the teachers union can’t come to an agreement with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Small Business Administration Alaska District has announced the winners of its annual awards program as part of National Small Business Week, Sept. 20-26.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough is working to remedy an error in absentee ballot packets.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - In addition to casting ballots for elected officials this year, Wrangell voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on a proposition regarding the Inter-Island Ferry Authority.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Unified Command received information from Public Health Officials on three positive test results for COVID-19 in Sitka since Friday, Sept. 18.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Starting January 2021, building inspections through the City and Borough of Juneau must be requested no later than 12 p.m. on the business day before the requested date of inspection.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Conservation groups have asked a federal appeals court to review a regulatory decision authorizing a mega liquefied natural gas project in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported five new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Stephen Wayne Todd, 60, was identified as the man who drowned in the Gastineau Channel earlier this month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The annual meeting of the Southeast Conference gets underway Tuesday and continues through Friday.

Skagway, Alaska (KINY) - The Skagway Assembly voted 4 to 2 to not approve $300,000 in business grants to help year-round businesses remain open this winter.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The municipal government of Alaska's largest city has projected a $17 million revenue shortfall for 2020 because of the economic impact of the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Assembly will deal with an agenda crowded with significant items during its regular meeting Monday evening.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services daily report showed five new resident cases in Juneau and two in Sitka on Sunday.

Nikiski, Alaska (KINY) - An investigation is underway after a 22-year-old Nikiski woman, Olivia Mapes, was killed while trying to flee Alaska State Troopers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A partnership between Sealaska and the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association will help families reliant on subsistence fishing from Yakutat to Hydaburg this month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Saturday morning, just after midnight, the Juneau Police Department received a report of a single vehicle crash in the 3000 block of Tongass Blvd.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - This year's Glacier Valley Rotary Club Duck Derby was a virtual affair thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Early in-person voting for the Oct. 6 City of Ketchikan and Ketchikan Gateway Borough Regular Election will be Sept. 21 through Oct. 5 at the Gateway Recreation Center, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washington, DC (AP) - Four GOP defections could defeat a Supreme Court nomination, while a tie vote could be broken by Vice President Mike Pence.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska race officials say the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will continue as scheduled.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported four new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It was a busy night for Capital City Fire Rescue as four calls came in within an hour.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau is reacting to news that some voters are receiving excess ballots in the mail.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Each year Chief of Police Ed Mercer requests nominations from staff in four different categories of public service at Juneau Police Department.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 11 new Juneau residents with COVID-19 – two cases were reported yesterday and nine today.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin to force the state to reprint its general election ballots.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court has heard an appeal from U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin to force the state to reprint its general election ballots.

Washington, DC (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, has died at her home in Washington.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A judge decided not to force the state of Alaska to reprint 800,000 ballots after a candidate complained about how some candidates were listed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaskans on unemployment will soon be receiving some additional help, courtesy of FEMA and the president.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported two new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Even economists at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development were surprised when statistics showed unemployment fell to 7.4% in August.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The by mail ballots for Juneau's election went out in the mail to voters Tuesday.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - Court records show four people were indicted on felony charges for alleged incidents in Wrangell this month.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Michael Sanft, 75, of Bellevue, Washington, pled guilty to one misdemeanor charge of making a false statement on a sportfishing license.

Elfin Cove, Alaska (KINY) - The US Coast Guard Cutter Liberty helped a disabled fishing vessel to safety Wednesday after it ran into problems offshore Cape Fairweather.

Craig, Alaska (KINY) - The Craig City Council rejected a first reading Thursday of an ordinance that would exempt first responders from the city sales tax.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - After a Superior Court judge ordered the state to stop printing newly-designed election ballots, the Division of Elections is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to immediately review the case.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka Assembly plan to unveil a resolution on Tuesday declaring an economic disaster due to COVID-19 and poor regional returns of all salmon species.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Shell Offshore Inc. has submitted plans to drill for oil in the waters along the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska in the coming years.

Craig, Alaska (KINY) -The Craig City Council will hold a first reading Thursday of an ordinance that would exempt first responders from sales tax.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue made quick work of a vehicle fire near the hospital on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers and a member of the SEADOGS rescued family members on Wednesday evening.

Douglas, Alaska (KINY) - Two long term residents of Douglas have lived at the same address for many years. Both are registered voters. Imagine the surprise when they received three ballots in the mail for the October municipal election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Board of Fish voted this week to hold the Oct. 15-16 work session through a virtual platform.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Deputy Mayor Maria Gladziszewski is running unopposed as she seeks her third term on the Assembly in this year's election.

Thorne Bay, Alaska (KINY) - A deadly crash on September 11 exposed a community need of better EMS services in Thorne Bay.

Gustavus, Alaska (KINY) - The Gustavus City Council discussed setting aside $200,000 in CARES Act funding to use as direct payments to residents to get them through the rest of the pandemic.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Democratic-nominated independent candidate for the U.S. House has filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Division of Elections to block a new ballot design ahead of the November election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police encourage boaters to lock all of the valuables and belongings they have on their boats due to a continued problem of thefts in local harbors.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $10.19 to $10.34 effective Jan. 1, 2021. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Randolph Williams will have to wait yet again to get a new sentence on a child pornography case.

Washington, DC (AP) - Openly contradicting the government’s top health experts, President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday that a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus could be ready as early as next month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Port Director Carl Uchytil is recommending the Docks and Harbors Board consider expanding the regulatory oversight of skateboarders on properties the port manages.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The intersection of Riverside Drive and Stephen Richards Memorial Drive could be closed for up to six hours tonight.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported a rising positive test rate, and rising hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in their daily report released Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska who is suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy and former Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock will be substituting counsel from the ACLU of Alaska to Juneau attorney Mark Choate's law firm.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Several Juneau School District teachers and staff are teleworking during the pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In addition to fighting crime and dealing with the bad guys, Juneau Police Officers must now also be en garde against COVID 19.

Arctic Village, Alaska (KINY) - Mark James, 47, went for an ATV ride Saturday, didn't return, and was found dead two days later, Alaska State Troopers said

Aleknagik, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said George Van Vleet, 62, was found dead after a search and rescue operation.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska dentist convicted on 46 counts of defrauding the federal Medicaid program has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Democratic Party has objected to a change to the state’s general election ballot under which candidates no longer are required to list party registration.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 13 new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Washington, DC (KINY) - Congressman Don Young and Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) have introduced legislation, the 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act, alongside Senators Lisa Murkowski and Brian Schatz (D-HI).

San Francisco (AP) - The two-game series between the San Francisco Giants and Mariners in Seattle that was scheduled to start Tuesday night has been postponed because of poor air quality caused by the West Coast wildfires.

Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - A November trial date has been tentatively set in a case involving a charge of sexual assault in Klawock.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - While western U.S. states were suffering from hazy red skies from wildfires, Alaska on Monday was dealing with an air quality problem born a century ago.

Bethel, Alaska (AP) - The only store in an Alaska village has been lost to a fire fought by residents who could not get help from neighboring communities because of a coronavirus lockdown.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new Capital City Fire Rescue ambulance put into service today had a certain Northwest Coast formline design.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The daily report from the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services found 42 new resident cases in nine different Alaska communities Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kyle Erisman, 26, pled guilty to federal charges of bank theft and was sentenced to 10 months in prison, five years supervised release, and ordered to repay $106,000 to his victims.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said Icy Strait Point is now one of the best tourist destinations in Alaska and worthy of the Port of the Year Award they were nominated for by Seatrade Cruise News.

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) - Alaska Airlines suspended all flights in and out of Portland until 3 p.m. today as wildfire smoke inundates the region.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Martin Stepetin, Senior, is pretty confident he'll be elected to the Juneau School Board on his second try.

Whittier, Alaska (KINY) - The body of an Anchorage man was found Sunday after a lengthy search by Alaska State Troopers and the United States Coast Guard.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Many Alaska voters are mailing absentee ballots later than a one-week deadline recommended by the U.S. Postal Service.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - On Monday, Sept. 14. Wrangell’s Unified Command was notified of a new confirmed COVID-19 case.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Starting Tuesday, Sept. 15, the City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department is canceling the morning swim session from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The assembly rejected the purchase of a facility for the cold weather homeless shelter and will continue to use the JACC for this purpose until April of next year.

Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young today thanked Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao for awarding a $21 million grant to the Alaska Energy Authority.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Anchorage School District has established a target date of Oct. 19 to bring some students back into school buildings that were temporarily closed because of the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A man shot by a Juneau Police Department officer in August 2019 will see the terms of his bail reduced yet again.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Alaska Rep. Russ Meekins, Jr., passed away Sunday in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Unified Command received information from Public Health Officials on one positive test result for COVID-19 in Sitka on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Wortman Booster Station in Sitka will experience an outage this Wednesday morning.

Kodiak, Alaska (AP) - There were no injuries when a test rocket fired by an aerospace company crashed and exploded on a hillside on an Alaska island.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Assembly will discuss options surrounding the potential purchase of a building to provide space for a cold-weather shelter at tonight’s Committee of the Whole meeting at 5 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police said some sort of argument led a local woman to cut a man twice in the 3000 block of Vintage Blvd.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School Board President Brian Holst is seeking his third term on the panel in this year's local election.

Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - 12 people came forward to run for office in the City of Hoonah this year, elections officials said.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A ship with a family of seven on board was towed to safety in a combined effort by the US Coast Guard Sector Juneau and Alaska's Deaprtment of Fish and Game Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau police said they are investigating a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning that sent one person to Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Enforcement Campaign ended last week with 45 arrests in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau added five cases and Douglas one case in the daily report on COVID-19 released Sunday by the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau residents can comment on Alaska's Fair Share Act and Alaska's Better Elections Initiative on September 21, Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer announced.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Midnight Suns Baseball Club has announced registrations for the 2020-2021 Winter Baseball Program.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 103 new cases of COVID-19 statewide on Saturday.

Berlin (AP) - The U.S. Air Force flew three B-1 heavy bombers over the East Siberian Sea, north of Russia's far east, as part of a series of recent maneuvers that the military said Friday are meant to demonstrate American capabilities and ability to support allies.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau is closing down bars and limiting restaurants due to COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 11 new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Public Safety has published the Crime in Alaska 2019 report, noting a decrease in Alaska’s overall crime rate by nearly 10%.

Prince of Wales Island, Alaska (KINY) - Two people have died and four children are seriously injured after a fatal crash on Thorne Bay Road.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - During its full board meeting Sept. 10, the University of Alaska Board of Regents agreed to maintain men’s and women’s nordic (cross-country skiing) programs based on a revised recommendation from UAA Chancellor Cathy Sandeen.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska pilot convicted of lying to federal investigators after a fatal 2014 crash has been sentenced to a 12-month prison term.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported 89 new resident cases and eight new nonresident cases on Friday.

Washington, DC (KINY) - The republican backed stimulus bill for COVID-19 assistance failed to reach the 60 votes needed for passage leading some lawmakers to suggest no additional aid will be approved until after the presidential election.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Randolph Williams will have to wait to get a second sentence on a child pornography case.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Justice announced a $248,702 grant for the Ketchikan Police Department to address school violence prevention programs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The official unveiling of Capital City Fire Rescue's newly refurbished ambulance featuring Northwest Coast formline designed by Tlingit artists in Juneau and Sitka will happen next week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau is standing up a temporary drive-thru testing facility outside Centennial Hall this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting four new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Byron Mallott invited a woman to a meeting at a hotel in 2018 in which Alaska's then-lieutenant governor said he was attracted to her and expressed hope she felt the same, she told the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica of the events that led to Mallott's resignation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau has published a voter guide for the October municipal election online.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Economic Development Council is awash in applications for the CBJ Business Sustainability Grant program.

Ottowa, Canada (KINY) - The U.S-Canadian border will remain closed until at least September 21.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The search for a suitable property to house the next cold weather shelter has been narrowed down by the City and Borough of Juneau to two locations, the Bill Ray Center and a former state warehouse on Willoughby Avenue.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported 49 new resident cases of COVID-19 in Anchorage, eight in Juneau, and 31 cases in the Fairbanks area on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club will be hosting the ceremony commemorating the events of 9/11 and honoring Juneau’s first responders at a virtual ceremony.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Court records show Miguel Franquez, 28, pled guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree in a case involving a child under the age of 13.

Ketchikan, Alaska (AP) - A federal government proposal to open parts of Alaska's Tongass National Forest for commercial logging has raised protests from conservationists and questions from the timber industry.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Patrick Walker, 53, pled guilty to charges related to a theft and assault and was sentenced to three years in prison and three years probation.

Angoon, Alaska (KINY) - Kootznoowoo, Incorporated, the Alaska Native village corporation for Angoon, re-elected Melissa Kookesh as Board Chairman and set goals for the coming year at its 47th Annual meeting of shareholders.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police charged Timothy Carle, 34, with misconduct involving a controlled substance in the second degree after they learned the suspect was shipping drugs to Angoon from Juneau via a local commuter airline.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Due to a number of cases being linked to a social gathering that included employees at Juneau bars, the City and Borough of Juneau and Public Health have recommended that anyone who socialized at a Juneau bar between a certain date range gets tested for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new Juneau residents with COVID-19.

Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Court of Appeals has ruled law enforcement officers cannot use cameras and drones for aerial searches of property without a warrant.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health reported 65 new resident cases, including 13 in Juneau, and one nonresident case in Prudhoe Bay on Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen played some hockey, talked with local residents, and predicted her party will win a large number of votes in Alaska, during a campaign stop in Juneau Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Tlingit and Haida Central Council recently approved two programs funded by federal CARES dollars that will help members deal with the impacts of COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue responded to the 2000 block of Glacier Bear Avenue for reports of a home filled with smoke Tuesday evening.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials said most of Alaska’s wildland fire crews are helping fight fires in the continental U.S., including western blazes that have triggered the evacuations of thousands of people.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Several groups are suing to block election officials from enforcing a requirement that Alaska absentee voters have someone witness them signing their ballots.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A modification to a Special Use Permit for Rainforest Farms LLC, to include onsite consumption of edible marijuana products, was passed by the City and Borough of Juneau Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 25 new COVID-19 cases in Juneau since Saturday, 19 of which were reported today.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau added 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the borough's dashboard.

Haines, Alaska (KINY) - An Idaho man is under arrest in Haines after felony charges were filed against him.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is partnering with the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services and the travel industry to launch “Safe Travels.”

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - A new settlement says Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy will pay $2,800 to reimburse the state for ads that an independent counsel found were political and violated ethics rules.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The impact of the pandemic on jobs so far in Alaska is explored in the September edition of Alaska Economic Trends prepared by the Research and Analysis Unit of the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A new study has found global warming could produce higher numbers of pink salmon in the Arctic by making rivers and streams more hospitable for spawning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported new resident COVID-19 cases in 11 different communities on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Some on the CBJ Assembly argue its time to eliminate the sales tax exemption for sales on board cruise ships, others argue now is not the right time due to uncertainty from COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health & Social Services reported 33 new resident cases and one new nonresident case on Labor Day with cases reported in 10 different communities.

The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.