JUNEAU - As the sun creeps into the sleeping quarters of the Tustumena, passengers who take a second to look out the window wake up to volcanic topography, sky blue lakes and wildlife that looks extraterrestrial even to most Alaskans.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that drivers in areas below the 60th parallel north, including virtually all of Southeast Alaska, will have until May 1 to take studded tires off their road vehicles.

The Senate Finance Committee released its preliminary version of the state capital budget Wednesday morning, with mixed news for communities in Southeast Alaska.

...budget proposal is approved, one of several items for Juneau stands out: "Egan Drive Illumination."A spokesman for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said Friday that if the state can provide the $4.2 million in...

...icebreaking ferry owned by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, could fit into the ferry system's operations, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities acknowledged Monday.Jeremy Woodrow said in an email that the feasibility...

Sailings to and from the Auke Bay ferry terminal were up during the week of Celebration earlier this month, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - but don't expect that bump in revenue to buoy Juneau's economy.

...the body of a pilot who was killed when his plane crashed near Point Howard last week.Greg Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services' Division of Public Health, said the body of 56-year-old Kevin Murray...

...deaths of at least 15 people and illnesses of more than 200 others in other states, said Greg Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Alaska also has not received two other injectable products from the NECC...

...night.The wave or surge was recorded at 4 inches, much smaller than forecast, said Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.Officials in Juneau were watchful, but felt there was danger...

...officials said.The 408-foot Matanuska ferry hit the dock belonging to Ocean Beauty, said Jeremy Woodrow, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Transportation.The Petersburg Pilot reported the face of the Ocean Beauty concrete dock was heavily...