Alaska State News

Challenges and setbacks have plagued the case for years, including COVID-19 restrictions, postponements due to Ruckman’s original defense attorney undergoing cancer treatment and an earlier judge overseeing the case recusing himself.

The retrial of a 2019 Unalaska crash that killed two teens began Monday, when the court considered new photos and videos discovered after a mistrial earlier this year.

New data shows the industry has lost more than a third of harvesting jobs over the past decade.

Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a land exchange agreement Thursday with King Cove’s Native corporation, making way for the controversial construction of what many consider to be a lifesaving stretch of road.

Some communities are turning to gardens and greenhouses to protect against shortages.

Bering Sea crabbers will see a boost in catch limits this season, after years of cancellations and small harvests due to low snow and king crab stocks.

Residents are paying $1,300 one-way to fly to Anchorage after the Bering Sea island community lost its carrier in August.

Chena Power claims that Ounalashka Corp. pushed them out of the joint venture through bad faith maneuvering.

As city officials were discussing a budget amendment at Tuesday night’s regular council meeting, hate symbols and racial slurs began appearing on the shared screen over Zoom.

The M/V Tustumena won’t be making its port call in Unalaska this weekend.