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A new agreement would limit cruise passengers in Alaska's capital. A critic says it falls short

Jun. 04, 2024 20:02 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship passengers arriving in Juneau starting in 2026, though a prominent critic of the cruise industry said Tuesday the planned limits do not do enough. ...

Cruise ship worker accused of stabbing 3 people with scissors on board vessel bound for Alaska

May. 07, 2024 21:42 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A cruise ship worker from South Africa was arrested Tuesday in Alaska's capital city, accused of attacking a woman and two security guards with scissors on board the vessel, according to authorities. The U.S. attorney's office says the man is charged with...

A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact

Mar. 20, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska, where they could settle on a few acres and have some chickens. A stretch of highway a few miles north, the only road into town,...