Letter: Murkowski could have put herself, Alaska and the nation on the right side of history

During a trip to Anchorage earlier this year, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said “We are all afraid ...” First of all, they are words I never want to hear from a leader, and secondly, Sen. Murkowski, my guess is that you are not nearly as afraid as the poorest and …

UK employee missing in Alaska after hike near Mount Roberts Tramway

Marites Buenafe missing person LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A University of Kentucky employee has been reported missing while on a cruise in Alaska, according to authorities. 62-year-old Marites Buenafe was last seen Tuesday, July 1, in Juneau. Family …

US wholesale: Wild salmon prices soften as promising Alaska harvest heats up

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Alaska Interior Wildfires Update

Search ongoing for cruise ship passenger who didn’t return from Alaska hike: Police

Alaska State Troopers (JUNEAU, Alaska) — A search is ongoing for a 62-year-old cruise passenger who went missing while on a hike in Alaska, authorities said Thursday. Marites Buenafe, of Kentucky, was reported missing Tuesday, a day after her birthday, …

Cruise passenger vanishes during solo hike in Alaska, prompting urgent search

A Norwegian Cruise Line passenger was reported missing in Alaska. Marties Buenafe, 62, texted family that she was going for a hike in Juneau on July 1, but did not return to the Norwegian Bliss ship for its scheduled 1:30 p.m. departure, the Alaska State …

Holland America Line, Sony team on Alaska photo sweepstakes

Holland America Line teamed with Sony Electronics to offer shipboard photography experiences in Alaska and an “Alaska Through Your Lens” photo sweepstakes this season. Passengers can enter their pictures for a chance to win prizes at Sony Alpha Universe, …

ICE transfers detainees from Alaska prison back to Washington stateQuestions remain around due process and conditions.

Woods said the DOC protocols and detention conditions are unnecessary, and violated the men’s right to due process. “The conditions that they were all held in were punitive, whether or not that was the intention of the government, and such punitive nature …

Alaska public media managers warn of potential impact from federal cuts (copy)

A dozen officials and general managers for Alaska’s public media organizations across the state spelled out the potential negative impact should the U.S. Senate pass a rescission bill spearheaded by the White House on July 18. The recision bill would claw …

Murkowski, Sullivan have a responsibility to all Americans, not just those temporarily in Alaska

Millions of Americans would lose health care coverage, the national debt would grow by trillions and billionaires would enjoy big tax cuts, but ignore all of that because Alaska got special treatment. That’s what Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan want …