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LatestProposal for Crystal Lake Hatchery king salmon heads to Board of Fisheries.
by Hannah Flor | May 1, 2024
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
by Shelby Herbert | Apr 30, 2024
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
by Shelby Herbert | Apr 30, 2024
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
by Hannah Flor | Apr 29, 2024
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
LatestDespite promise of help from Juneau, Sitka School Board cuts 16 teachers to balance next year’s budget
by KCAW Sitka | May 2, 2024
Former district business manager Dave Arp has returned to work for Sitka Schools as an interim....
Task force finalizes tourism recommendations
by KCAW Sitka | May 2, 2024
Sitka’s Lincoln Street on June 21, 2023, when over 10,000 visitors made their way downtown....
With an unexpected ship, Thursday May 2 will be Sitka’s biggest day of the summer cruise season
by KCAW Sitka | May 1, 2024
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
by KRBD Ketchikan | May 1, 2024
Students sing and dance while rehearsing an adaptation of the traditional Tsimshian story “The...
Alaska News
LatestHomeschool ruling is on hold — but only through the end of June, judge rules
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Pedestrians pass the Nesbett Courthouse, located in downtown Anchorage on August 31, 2022....
Watch our Anchorage Mayoral Runoff Debate 2024
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Anchorage’s mayoral race is headed towards a runoff between incumbent Dave Bronson and Suzanne...
Dunleavy says lawmakers shouldn’t pass bills to address homeschool decision. Lawmakers say that’s risky.
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Gov. Mike Dunleavy reads from a book of Alaska laws at a news conference on Wednesday, May 1,...
Anchorage mayoral runoff election: Q&As with Dave Bronson and Suzanne LaFrance
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and former Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance have...
Captain sentenced to 4 years in fiery deaths of 34 aboard scuba boat in California
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted...
As Kenya’s flood toll rises, Human Rights Watch says officials must step up efforts
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that...
Indiana will have its first competitive primary election in two decades
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
Indiana has its first competitive primary for governor in two decades, as six Republicans vie for...
FTC bars former Pioneer CEO in Exxon Mobil deal, saying he colluded with OPEC
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources received federal clearance,...
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