Local News
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
LatestWith 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...
U.S. Forest Service seeks public input in revising its long-term plan for the Tongass
by KSTK Wrangell | May 1, 2024
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
by KCAW Sitka | Apr 30, 2024
Sitka’s “Indian Village” was once home to over forty Lingít clan houses. Today, only eight of...
Alaska News
LatestCar wash companies expand in Anchorage amid national boom
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Cars inside of the Alaska Laser Wash on Lake Otis on May 1st, 2024 (Photo by James Oh / Alaska...
Juneau parents petition for school board recalls over planned student moves
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Parents Shannon Kelly, Jenny Thomas and Melissa Loggy man the petition table at Safeway (Photo by...
Alaska Senate passes draft budget, confirming $175M in bonus public-school funding
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, puts away his notes after debate on the state operating budget,...
After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical readiness was a casualty
by APRN News | May 2, 2024
Dr. Todd Rasmussen stands in his home office in Rochester, Minn. He is a former combat surgeon who...
Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
Canada has one of the world’s lowest rates of tuberuclosis. Yet this deadly disease is...
Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
Dean’s family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA...
Why are so many government officials concerned about TikTok?
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
Congress and President Biden say TikTok must shed its financial ties to China or face a ban in the...
Peloton is laying off workers and replacing the CEO — again
by NPR News | May 2, 2024
It’s déjà vu for the luxury fitness company: Peloton is cutting about 400 more jobs, and its...