Assembly members in Juneau are considering a proposal in which seasonal taxes would rise to 7.5% during the peak summer ...

Marites Buenafe, originally from Kentucky, told her family she'd disembarked from the Norwegian Bliss for a hike. She never ...

The body of 62-year-old Marites Buenafe, a missing cruise passenger, has been found after she vanished while on a solo hike ...

Rescuers in Alaska recovered the body of a 62-year-old woman who went on a hike in the mountains near Juneau after leaving ...

A die-off last year at St. Paul Island, the first compelling case of fatal saxitoxin poisoning in marine mammals, comes as ...

Sport fishing for wild king salmon in Southeast Alaska is now more restricted for some people. Nonresident anglers can no ...

Aside from the wildlife, Alaska is also steeped in gold. The state is best known for the Klondike gold rush of 1896, where ...

A 62-year-old cruise passenger is missing after embarking on a solo hike in Alaska. According to a bulletin from the Alaska ...

It is a sad ending following the cruise guest missing from Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss after a hike in Juneau, Alaska on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The guest, 62-year-old Marites Buenafe from ...

Isabelle Sam’s story isn’t uncommon. Like hers, Alaska Native families often carry the burden of unanswered questions when ...

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