The Alaska Native Sisterhood honored Ethel Aanwoogeex’ Lund as a champion for Native health care at a memorial service in Juneau on Friday.
Southeast
Biden administration announces $10.4 million grant for undersea cable from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
Local leaders say they hope it will make Metlakatla a better place to live and work.
Kasaan welcomes Yáadaas clan pole home after more than a century
The pole was placed on a site where the tribe hopes to one day build a cultural center.
NOAA recognizes 3 cruise ships as contributors to program meant to reduce whale strikes
Some 927 whale sightings were reported by Alaska cruise lines this year.
Rep. Dan Ortiz’s lead grows as more votes are counted
Challenger Jeremy Bynum hasn’t conceded, but he says it’s tough to imagine a scenario where he pulls ahead.
Prince of Wales wolves are highly inbred, biologists say
It’s rare for a new wolf to find its way to Prince of Wales Island and breed with a member of the local population.
Southeast’s salmon harvest was half as large this year, but worth millions more
Southeast fishermen harvested more than 80% of the king salmon statewide this year.
Rep. Dan Ortiz holds narrow lead over challenger
With more than half of the potential absentee vote outstanding, the race is too close to call.
Cable ship finishes undersea fiber optic link to Southeast’s Prince of Wales Island
The cable runs from the Prince of Wales Island community of Coffman Cove to Juneau.
‘Surreal’ and then ‘very frightening’: Petersburg residents recount Halloween landslide
There were no injuries from the slide, but it was a close call for some.