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Snowy tree takes out power in Petersburg for nearly 2 hours
Petersburg lost power Tuesday night for almost two hours after a tree fell into a major powerline five miles south of town. Petersburg Municipal Power & Light crew cut the tree out, freed the line and restored power for all of town around 9:20.
Petersburg documentary premiere raises $8,000 for struggling movie theater
Three showings for the documentary “Tide and Table” doubled as a fundraising opportunity for Petersburg’s nonprofit movie theater. The money comes during a time when the Northern Nights Theater has been struggling to stay open and pay the bills.
Petersburg got more snow in a week than all of last winter
People who have been shoveling snow in central Southeast Alaska might feel a bit like Sisyphus, rolling his boulder uphill. But the heavy snowfall that buried many panhandle communities this past week is no myth.
Sunday snowfall in Petersburg sets daily record, causes closures and cancellations
Over 40 inches of snow has fallen in Petersburg in the past week. The town got 16 inches of snow on Sunday, and a couple more inches on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The heavy snow led to a number of closures and cancellations in town, including at the school district and the borough.
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Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings & PMC Live on KFSK — Audio Archive
PMC Board Meeting Agenda available here, KFSK broadcasts Petersburg Medical Center Board meetings and the monthly call-in program, “PMC Live,” on the last Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be December 4th. PMC audio archive-listen here
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Assembly greenlights visitor funds, holds off on contract
The city may have finally secured an operator to run its visitor services program, Visit Sitka. But when the Sitka Assembly met on Tuesday (12-16-25), the group approved an initial round of funding to pay the contractor, but...
Search suspended for missing men near Sitka
The United States Coast Guard called off its search Wednesday (12-17-25) for two missing boaters...
Second defendant sentenced for role in Klawock murder case
A sign welcomes motorists to the community of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island. (Sydney...
Southeast Alaska tribes form new alliance
The Ketchikan Indian Community is one of over a dozen tribal governments that have signed onto the...
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Feds charge Soldotna troopers with civil rights violations over violent Kenai arrest
In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s office says 50-year-old Miller had no legal justification for the violent arrest. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Woodruff illegally used his police dog to bite the man when he did not...
Mat-Su Assembly indefinitely delays talks on annexing Eagle River, Chugiak
The vote puts an indefinite pause on any official discussion about separating the area from Anchorage and bringing it into Mat-Su.
Dunleavy administration may divert federal oil revenue from North Slope
Documents published by the Alaska Department of Revenue show a multibillion-dollar long-term...
Mangione pre-trial hearing wraps, but judge won’t rule on evidence for months
After three weeks of testimony, a judge will now rule on whether evidence found in Mangione’s backpack can be used in his state trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
What to know about Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut leading NASA
Trump withdrew Isaacman’s nomination in May, citing the billionaire’s donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday.
Austrian nuns await word from the Vatican on whether they can stay in their convent
The three octogenarian nuns broke out of a nursing home to go back to live in their convent, sparking a dispute with their church superior. Both sides have appealed to the Vatican for a resolution.
Inflation cools slightly in November as worries about affordability grip Americans
The cost of living in November was up 2.7% from a year ago, according to a report Thursday from the Labor Department. That’s a smaller annual increase than for the 12 months ending in September.
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