Internet and phone outages in Juneau affecting certain customers stem from damage to an undersea cable, according to a statement from AT&T.

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh attention to a project that's floundered for years despite support from state leaders.

Leaders in the Alaska House and Senate say they’re deeply concerned about the impacts of federal staff purges and a forthcoming congressional budget reconciliation bill.

The cost-of-living adjustments were unanimously rejected following a major pay raise for lawmakers and the executive branch two years ago.

Some telephone and internet services were restored Saturday night, two days after much of Southeast Alaska was disconnected due to a damaged subsea cable system, via temporary measures as a ship designated for permanent repairs is scheduled to arrive in Sitka on Monday.

Today our contributor Karen of Alaska Trippers is sharing her family’s favorite things to do in Juneau with kids. The visit every year and have taken advantage of plenty of wilderness excursions, wildlife sightings,

Meanwhile, in Juneau, state Rep. Alyse Galvin of Anchorage has launched her own effort to learn the extent of Alaska’s federal job losses. She’s asking Alaskans who were fired from their federal jobs to fill out a Google form.

Attendees at the Juneau Mining Forum discussed how the new administration could change the U.S. mining industry’s permitting process to streamline development.

Damage to a subsea cable led to widespread cellphone and internet outages in Southeast Alaska, and caused state government websites to go offline for much of Friday into Saturday before services began to be restored.

Measures to raise new state revenue were introduced in the Alaska Senate on Wednesday, including one that would substantially increase taxes on oil companies. Legislators are facing a widening deficit this year and a worsening fiscal outlook due to declining oil revenue.

A national leader in complex and sophisticated estate planning, Peak Trust Company ("Peak Trust") has announced a third installment of the organization's five-year $52,500 commitment to the University of Alaska Southeast's (UAS) Senator Ted Stevens Legislative Internship Program.