In the last decade, there was just one commercial red king crab fishery in Southeast Alaska. But that could change with a proposal to the Alaska Board of Fisheries. The proposal, submitted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, could allow a smaller commercial fishery to open when stock levels are lower than required. However, not every proposal to the board supports more commercial crabbing.
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The Petersburg School District completed its yearly headcount last month and has nearly 670 students enrolled. That’s about 40 more students than last year.
That’s important because part of the state funding formula is tiered based on enrollment. There’s a funding cliff at 425 students. If the district falls even one student short of that number it will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding.
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Petersburg police received a call for help from a 26 foot aluminum boat that had tipped onto its side near the south end of Kuiu Island on April 30th. Two people were aboard, and both of them survived the sinking.
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The shelter on Gavan Hill is about 3 miles up from the trailhead on the Cross Trail. (Emily...
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Tribal citizen Tom Gamble asked for a more cautious approach to herring management at the...
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The new U.S. Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick arrives in Ketchikan March 17 after 40 days at sea....
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Wrangell has been trying to replace its hospital for over five years. After several stops and...
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Sitka basketball players helped 11 occupants of this Anchorage six-plex escape the blaze. (Andy...
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