Two large fires near the small community of Telegraph Creek on the Stikine River in British Columbia have joined into one and are burning out of control. Telegraph Creek is 160 miles up the Stikine River from the Southeast Alaska town of Wrangell.
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Driver in fatal Petersburg van wreck pleads guilty
A former Petersburg borough employee Wednesday changed his plea in the van wreck that killed two people and injured a third on July 4th, 2016. Chris Allen, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. Charges of murder and assault were dismissed. Sentencing is scheduled for December.
Ocean Beauty permanently closes Petersburg cannery
Ocean Beauty Seafoods will permanently close the company’s Petersburg cannery. Company president and CEO Mark Palmer said in an Aug. 2 letter to Petersburg borough that Ocean Beauty’s facilities at Excursion Inlet, Cordova and Kodiak provide it with adequate canning capacity to meet customer demand.
Shipping problems may mean empty grocery shelves in parts of Southeast Alaska
A national food supplier is having shipping problems from Tacoma, Washington, and shelves in some Alaska community grocery stores are a little emptier than normal this summer.
Petersburg graduate with cerebral palsy ready for new challenges
Zack Christensen is no stranger to manual labor: staying active is actually the doctor’s orders for his cerebral palsy. “Through my life, I’ve learned that I just got to keep proving people wrong, that I can do all these things that I want to do and go places,” he said.
Southeast Alaskans, visitors find awe and friendship in fossil hunting
“It just drives home this idea of a dynamic, fluid changing planet with a deep, deep history that will just blow your mind,” Self-described paleo nerd Ray Troll said. “You begin to look at this landscape and it almost melts before your eyes.”
Kake tribal government seeks return of items from remote grave site
The Organized Village of Kake seeks to bring back a mummified infant and other items taken in 1961 from a cave on Entrance Island near Hobart Bay, about 70 miles south of Juneau.
Siberian smoke likely the cause of Southeast Alaska’s hazy skies
National Weather Service meteorologist David Levin says they tracked the source of the smoky haze, which is coming from thousands of miles away — in Siberia.
Commercial firewood sales proposed for Mitkof Island forest land
Personal use firewood cutting already is allowed. But commercial sale of that wood is something that local residents have sought on Mitkof.
Ferry Columbia expected to return to service
The largest ship in the Alaska Marine Highway fleet is expected to resume service Friday between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska.