News
Think lots of vacancy means easy renting? In Fairbanks, it's not that simple.
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (1285+ words) A high vacancy rate should put renters in the driver's seat, but the Fairbanks rental market is an example of why that's not necessarily true. The Fairbanks North Star Borough has the highest rental vacancy rate in Alaska, at least…...
The Anchorage Weekender: First Friday, local markets and 5 more local events
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (354+ words) The sun is shining and the snow is melting. We've rounded up 7 ways to get out and welcome spring. 1. First Friday highlights: Indra Arriaga Delgado's "I, Molt" Friday, 5 p.m., Alaska Pacific University "The Little Theatre That Could and Did book release…...
Search and rescue in Alaska | Outdoor Explorer
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (500+ words) Search and rescue in Alaska | Outdoor Explorer'Alaska Public Media Search and rescue in Alaska | Outdoor Explorer Search and rescue in Alaska is complex and difficult. Even close to Anchorage, a city of around 289,000 people, search operations are challenged by steep…...
Unalaska gets state disaster declaration after winter storm damages roads, coastline
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (248+ words) A December storm that damaged Unalaska's coastline and roads could cost more than $20 million to repair, and the state has agreed to help fund it. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved the declaration of disaster emergency on March 12. The city formally…...
Juneau Assembly votes to end the city’s involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area’s gondola
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (552+ words) The Juneau Assembly voted on Wednesday night to end the city's involvement in Eaglecrest Ski Area's controversial gondola project and pay back a $10 million investment from Goldbelt Incorporated. The Assembly's vote came during a finance committee meeting, which means it…...
Alaska lawmakers push for continued ban on Russian seafood imports
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (631+ words) A legislative resolution urging a continued and better-enforced ban on Russian seafood in the United States is headed to Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Part of a series of actions by Alaska lawmakers to try to shore up the state's ailing seafood…...
Juneau’s 20th Century Theater is seeing new life — and a new name — as Aurora Grand
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (820+ words) Inside an 86-year-old movie theater in downtown Juneau, a group of film lovers sifted through decades of debris in a dusty room behind the big screen." There were a couple of generations of theater seats in various states of deconstruction…...
For months, Carnival Corp. has withheld water pollution data from Alaska regulators
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1740+ words) Annie Goodenough spends her summers traveling the Alaska coast on cruise ships. But she's not there for glacier views or whale sightings. She's a state inspector, tasked with ensuring the ships aren't endangering Alaska's natural marvels. One afternoon last September,…...
Google News
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (12+ words) Ketchikan expected to see record number of cruise ship passengers'Alaska Public Media...
Community Advisory Board Meeting | April 8
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (75+ words) Community Advisory Board Meeting | April 8Alaska Public Media Join the conversation on programming and services at Alaska Public Media. These public discussions, led by Community Advisory members and staff, aim to reflect the diverse needs of our communities. Each meeting opens…...