Juneau’s Independence Day parade starts at 11 a.m. Friday
Outdoors
Lacking sea ice, seal pups populate Nome beaches
Sea ice broke up earlier this spring following a warm winter, and without ice to sunbathe on, the seal pups have been heading to the beaches.
Summer king fishing opens with record hopes
If you’ve noticed a lot of empty slips in Sitka harbors today, there’s a reason for that: Tuesday was the first day of the summer troll opening for king salmon — and Southeast fishermen are looking at a record high target harvest.
Predator run-ins threaten hikers in the Chugach
A Fish and Game biologist says three wolves appear to have killed a hiker’s dog before stalking the dog’s owner on a popular trail just outside Anchorage last month.
Veteran bikes 5,800 miles to honor fallen military, ends in Juneau
For 120 days, Tom von Kaenel rode his bike solo from Key West, Florida, to Juneau, Alaska.
Two dead after boating accident
Two people are dead after a boating accident between Petersburg and Wrangell that happened on Sunday night.
Public comment begins for sea lion protections
NOAA is opening public comment on a plan to relax Steller sea lion protections and allow more commercial fishing in the western Aleutian Islands.
Juneau resident pronounced dead on Flume Trail
Juneau resident Peter J. McKay, 63, was found unconscious on the Flume Trail Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead.
Y-K Delta residents struggle to put up fish
Fishing restrictions this year have hit many families hard.
Always stay back from the face of Mendenhall Glacier
Water is still rising in Suicide Basin on the Mendenhall Glacier, but if or when it will release isn’t predictable