Ferry travel to Skagway resumed Friday following nearly a month of downtime caused by damage discovered at the town’s dock. Engineers found spreading cracks in the concrete structure holding up the vehicle transfer bridge, plus deterioration in the chains anchoring the floating dock — a combination serious enough to halt service entirely while crews assessed the risk.
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Consumer Sentiment Sinks to Near-Record Low as Households Brace for Higher Prices
Americans feel worse about the economy than they have at almost any point on record. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index fell to 51.7 in August, down 6.3 percent from July and 11.2 percent below where it stood a year ago.
August Set a Record at the Pump, With Gas Above $4 Every Single Day
For the first time in the history of AAA’s tracking, the national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline stayed above $4 on every day of a month.
Inflation Cooled Slightly to 3.4 Percent in July, but Gas Is Still 25 Percent Higher Than Last Year
Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in July and were up 3.4 percent from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, a slight improvement on June’s 3.5 percent annual rate.
Alaska State Fair Opens Friday in Palmer
The Alaska State Fair opens Friday at the fairgrounds on the Glenn Highway, running through Labor Day, September 7. The fair is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which leaves 14 open days with gates from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Bristol Bay Sockeye Run Falls Short of Forecast as Season Winds Down
The 2026 Bristol Bay sockeye season is essentially over, and the fish came in under what biologists predicted. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game had forecast a total run of 45.32 million sockeye supporting a harvest of about 33.5 million. By mid-July the bay-wide run had reached just over 43.2 million fish with the …
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Mount Marathon Runs for the 98th Time on Saturday
The 98th Mount Marathon Race runs Saturday, sending runners 1.5 miles up and back down the peak that rises directly behind town over Resurrection Bay. Men and women cover the full mountain. Juniors turn around at the halfway point.
Celebration Opens in Juneau With 1,800 Dancers
Sun broke over downtown Wednesday as an estimated 1,800 dancers filed into Centennial Hall for the Grand Entrance, opening four days of Celebration.
Juneau Opens Its First Cruise Season Under Daily Passenger Caps
The MS Eurodam tied up downtown Monday with more than 2,000 passengers aboard, opening a cruise season that will look different from the ones before it.
State Forecasts Higher North Slope Production as Oil Prices Stay Uncertain
The Alaska Department of Revenue expects North Slope oil production to rise sharply over the next two years, though the price that oil fetches remains an open question.