Search results for

Fisheries reporter Hal Bernton visited a Bering Sea factory trawler to see how its crew caught and processed pollock.

With roughly two jobs open for every job seeker, a state economist says Alaska's workforce may not stabilize until Baby Boomers have aged out of it.

Housing is expensive in Anchorage and hard to find. It's a problem for everyone, especially if you're trying to find affordable housing fast.

Ketchikan's tribe is asking to change from urban to rural status — which would apply to all 14,000 residents in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough.

Condo residents say recovery aid from familiar safety nets like insurance and federal and state disaster aid has fallen short of their expectations.

Reopened Bristol Bay red king crab harvests provide only a temporary reprieve from long-term environmental and economic difficulties.

The policy change was unanimously opposed by those members of the public who testified; critics say it’s a recipe for self-dealing.

Lower Kuskokwim School District students are pitting cultural and personal strengths against adversity.

The Yukon River has been a majestic icon of power, beauty, and for generations, a sustainable source of food. Salmon reliably returned to the Yukon to provide a stable source of healthy, wild food for communities along its length. But in recent years, those reliable runs have been beleaguered by warming waters, food scarcity and disease, causing closures that have halted long standing traditions for many families. On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Gabe Canfield, policy coordinator for the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association, and Holly Carroll, in-season manager for the Yukon River for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to discuss the outlook for the years to come, and the steps that can be taken to protect this vital resource.

The evacuation order from Israel affecting 1 million people faced immediate objections, including from the U.N.