HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 | History Defined

A shrinking workforce is holding back Anchorage’s economic recovery after COVID-19, report finds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage employers are hiring more workers from outside the city and state to adjust to a severe labor shortage that’s holding back the city’s economic recovery, according to a report released Wednesday by the Anchorage Economic Development Corp.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Efforts fail to save historic Alaska theater from demolition

Demolition is scheduled to begin this week on a once-opulent downtown Anchorage movie theater designed by the architect of Hollywood’s famed Pantages Theater

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Early voting begins in several Alaska communities ahead of Aug. 16 election

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early voting opened Monday in Alaska ahead of the Aug. 16 primary and special U.S. House general elections.

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022

Murkowski reflects on Supreme Court votes, with abortion a key issue in Alaska’s US Senate race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sets herself apart in the Senate as one of few Republicans openly supporting abortion access — and she is the only one facing reelection this year, making it a key issue in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

Trump drops a rare F-bomb at Alaska rally prompting chants of ‘USA! USA!’

Former president gave a rambling speech on stage in Anchorage on Saturday night where he ranted about Elon Musk, refused to say the word ‘vaccine’ and butchered Ketanji Brown Jackson’s name

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

4 bears killed in Alaska campground reserved for homeless

Alaska wildlife officials have killed four black bears in a campground recently reserved for people in Anchorage who are homeless after the city’s largest shelter was closed

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Palin among the 4 leaders in special primary race for Alaska’s US House seat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, independent Al Gross and Democrat Mary Peltola solidified their leads in the race to advance to August’s special general election for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, according to an updated ballot count Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

Citing labor shortage, Princess Cruises will shut down one of its Alaska lodges

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Just as Alaska’s tourism season heats up, Princess Cruises says it will close one of its five lodges in the state this summer because of staffing shortages.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola are early front-runners in Alaska's special US House primary

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early results in Alaska's 48-candidate special primary election for U.S. House Saturday showed Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III taking the lead, followed by independent Al Gross. Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola, in her first statewide campaign, was in fourth.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Judge orders delay in certification of Alaska’s US House special primary; state plans appeal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska state judge ruled Friday that the results of the special U.S. House primary election could not be certified until visually impaired voters are given “a full and fair opportunity to vote independently, secretly and privately.” The state immediately said it was planning an appeal to…

Tribune News Service · Jun 11, 2022