Before 1974, women couldn’t secure a mortgage without a male co-signer. Single women accounted for 20% of all homebuyers nationally in 2024; single men accounted for 11%. Bria Myers, 27 ...

Alaska will recognize March as Women’s History Month, under a new law signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday. “This legislation encourages schools, communities, and organizations to honor ...

Alaska will recognize March as Women’s History Month, under a new law signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs Senate Bill 43, declaring March to Women’s History Month in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The day was April 1, 1974, in Sitka, Alaska, when Porky Bickar woke up and informed his wife Patty that today was the day he’d been waiting for. “That morning dawned, and he ...

Was kind of interesting. I’d never seen that before.” Thomsen came to Sitka not too long after graduating from nursing school in Iowa, toward the end of a tuberculosis epidemic that began when ...

Editor note: The herring roe fishery in North America operates in "short" or US tons, a measure that is written in full every time it is used. Metric tons are ...

Plenty of gear companies have tried to sell the cause for animal conservation to the rest of the world. Sitka Studio is now changing that game—for the better—with this high-tech jacket.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

While in Fairbanks, check out some of the other attractions that make it one of the best cities in Alaska! Auto enthusiasts can’t afford to pass up the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. It’s also a ...

Finding a partner starts with knowing the how to meet women – here are the best places to meet single women and spark a romance If you’re wondering how to meet women, reaching for your ...

Eastman goes into depth about the challenges faced in the legislature, his stance on At Alaska Watchman we definitely have certain beliefs and concerns, which guide what we find newsworthy and how we ...