JUNEAU – Alaskans are experiencing an average gas price of $3.43, a three cent decrease from last week. Thanks in part to lower oil prices, the national average for a gallon of gas dropped a penny from last week to $3.11, which is 27 cents lower than this time last year. Drivers could see fluctuations at the […]
NOAA Fisheries has released a new economic snapshot focused on the Alaska seafood industry. Economists estimate that the Alaska seafood industry suffered an $1.8 billion loss (2022-2023). The Alaska fishing industry saw a 50 percent decline in profitability (2021-2023). “The Alaska seafood industry is a major contributor to the U.S. seafood sector,” said Robert Foy, director of […]
Skip Ambrose has floated the upper Yukon River almost every year since Richard Nixon was President. Back then, in 1973, only 12 pairs of peregrine falcons perched at nest sites over a 180-mile stretch of river. Ambrose saw that number rise to more than 60 in 2012. The birds’ subsequent rebound from the effects of […]
Washington — Violent crime in the United States is down for a second consecutive year, with law enforcement agencies reporting significant declines in murder and rapes, according to a just-released report from the FBI. The FBI Crime in the Nation report released Monday found violent crime, overall, fell by 3% from 2022 to 2023, with murder […]