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Proposal for Crystal Lake Hatchery king salmon heads to Board of Fisheries.
A proposal headed to the Alaska Board of Fisheries next year would change how a popular run of king salmon is managed near Petersburg. The town’s Fish and Game Advisory Committee approved a draft management plan for king salmon reared at Crystal Lake Hatchery, about 17 miles south of town.
Petersburg welcomes first tour boat of the 2024 cruise season
Petersburg saw its first cruise ship of the year on Saturday, April 27, when the 150-foot Sea Lion tied up to the float at the local drive down dock and disembarked passengers for eight hours.
Petersburg Medical Center brings in new mammography machine that could catch abnormalities earlier
Petersburg Medical Center has a new mammography machine that could catch breast cancer and other abnormalities earlier, and with more accuracy. Hospital staff say it produces better pictures, but also happier patients: the new tech might lessen the discomfort of breast exams.
Petersburg School District will join likely lawsuit against the state for lack of education funding
The Petersburg School District will join a group that is planning to sue the state for failure to properly fund education. The Petersburg School Board voted unanimously to join the Coalition of Education Equity at their meeting on April 16. The nonprofit advocates for education policy in Alaska. Executive Director Caroline Storm addressed the school board at its last meeting.
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Southeast News
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With an unexpected ship, Thursday May 2 will be Sitka’s biggest day of the summer cruise season
Sitka began closing Lincoln Street to traffic in 2022, when 383,000 passengers visited the town....
Performing arts camp provides an opportunity for Ketchikan students to embrace Indigenous identities
Students sing and dance while rehearsing an adaptation of the traditional Tsimshian story “The...
U.S. Forest Service seeks public input in revising its long-term plan for the Tongass
A view of the Tongass National Forest near the U.S. Forest Service’s Raven’s Roost Cabin on Mitkof...
Sitka ‘Indian Village’ recognized as endangered historic place
Sitka’s “Indian Village” was once home to over forty Lingít clan houses. Today, only eight of...
Alaska News
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Peltola reverts to pro-fish stance with a new anti-Pebble Mine bill and a surprise vote on Alaska drilling
Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola in the halls of the Capitol. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)...
Dunleavy signals support for $175 million one-year education funding boost
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with reporters on May 1, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov....
Is your child enrolled in a correspondence program? We want to hear from you.
A recent Anchorage Superior Court ruling has left families of students in correspondence programs...
1 dead in early-morning Wasilla duplex fire
A fire that tore through a Wasilla duplex early Wednesday left one person dead, according to first...
Biden says he supports the right to protest but denounces “chaos” and hate speech
President Biden had an unexpected update to his schedule Thursday to address the pro-Palestinian...
The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say
Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited...
Police enter UCLA anti-war encampment; Arizona repeals Civil War-era abortion ban
Law enforcement officers have moved into a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. Arizona lawmakers...
Who will pay to replace Baltimore’s Key Bridge? The legal battle has already begun
Workers are still removing pieces of the Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor, but the fight over who...
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