Author: Leila Kheiry

Governor’s budget won’t affect state ferry sailings

Walker’s spending plan for the fiscal year beginning in July proposes a $2.8 million, or 2 percent, budget cut.

Ferry system plans more fare hikes

The Alaska Marine Highway System plans its next round of fare increases to start May 1. That’s when the new summer schedule begins.

Kayaker completes ‘Paddle to Battle Myeloma’

A California man rowed his converted kayak up the Inside Passage from Bellingham, Wash., to Ketchikan, raising awareness and funds for multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood that affects his family in a deeply personal way.

Tribe optimistic after State Department, EPA meeting

Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal organization said this month’s meetings with the U.S. State Department and Environmental Protection Agency were productive. Among other things, the agencies could help expand water-monitoring efforts along transboundary rivers