Sea otters might look cute, but they aren’t small or defenseless.
Angela Denning, CoastAlaska
Angela Denning is CoastAlaska's regional news director, based in Petersburg. CoastAlaska is our partner in Southeast Alaska. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences.
Sen. Bert Stedman: Alaska’s PFD formula should change this year
Stedman says the state needs to balance its longterm fiscal health against its ability to pay large Permanent Fund dividends.
Alaska Marine Highway sees leadership changes
The manager of the ferry system is leaving after almost 20 years, and there’s a new deputy commissioner.
An 8-bridge fish passage project near Gustavus has been finished
It’s part of a national fish passage program that received $40 million in last year’s federal infrastructure law.
Tribal groups call for halt to logging at ‘sacred and culturally historic’ site near Yakutat
Yakutat elder Victoria Demmert says her ancestors harvested salmon at Humpback Creek for hundreds of years.
Alaska marine highway board supports bigger budget for 2024
The nearly $160 million approved by the board would allow all but one of the state’s nine ferries to sail during the summer.