Take Alaska’s recession and add the growth of e-commerce. It’s been tough on retail jobs.
Even though some new stores are opening, "as long as Alaska’s economy is contracting, retail jobs will follow suit," the state labor department said.
People at Arctic Man recover body of Nuiqsut man found dead under snowmachine
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said that "there was an avalanche and it appears that the man nearly outran it before being rolled up in it."
Anchorage shooting victim’s father: ‘He was a lovely son’
Sosaia Finau, 21, was killed on Thursday in an apartment complex in Mountain View.
Police: Mountain View homicide victim, 21, was shot by girlfriend’s ex amid argument
Police are still searching for the suspects in Thursday's shooting.
Study: PFD reduces poverty in Alaska, but not as much as it used to
New research from a UAA professor also found no evidence that the PFD discourages Alaskans from working.
Washington state company to buy 4 Alaska newspapers
Newspapers in Juneau, Kenai and Homer changed hands in another deal just last year when they were sold to GateHouse Media.
Fly Alaska Airlines? The allowed size of your carry-on is about to shrink.
The company says it's making the change to avoid "size conflicts" with other airlines.
Tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of ivory and Alaska Native art stolen from Anchorage antique store
The suspect, who was caught on camera, "rolled all the pieces up in a rug and took the rug," said a clerk at the store.
Open & Shut: A new bike shop in an old fire station, and Paris Cafe relocates
An indoor play center for kids in Anchorage and a dry cleaning shop shut their doors.
Frostbitten racer plans to send his amputated toes to Yukon bar for its signature cocktail
"It's sort of recycling taken to the extreme," the man told CBC News in Canada.
Mall at Sears plans to remodel the spot formerly occupied by Carrs
Carr-Gottstein Properties is in negotiation with a potential tenant, said a spokeswoman, but she wouldn't go into detail.
Initial results show Anchorage voters allowing city to sell ML&P to Chugach Electric
The proposed deal would sell the city's electric utility to Chugach Electric Association in a $1 billion deal.