For almost 30 years, the remote village of Kake has been running its annual summer Keex’ Kwaan Culture Camp – a chance for kids and adults to practice and celebrate Tlingit traditions. It’s the longest running camp of its kind in Alaska. This year, two young women are taking over the reins from a cherished elder and are bringing more Tlingit language to camp and into Kake.
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Driver facing murder charges in fatal July 4 crash in Petersburg
The driver of a van that crashed July 4, 2016, in Petersburg has been charged with murder and manslaughter for the deaths of two of young women in that accident.
A Juneau grand jury returned a five-count indictment Thursday against William Christopher “Chris” Allen, 24.
Four on Petersburg assembly could face recall vote
Four of the six people on the Petersburg borough assembly could be facing a recall election. A group of local residents has turned in applications to the borough seeking a recall petition for Assembly members Jeigh Stanton Gregor, Nancy Strand, Kurt Wohlhueter and Eric Castro.
Tongass timber sale short on timber
A large timber sale on the Tongass National Forest is not as large as it was advertised. An environmental watchdog organization has uncovered a U.S. Forest Service document showing a 12-million-board-foot mistake on the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
Kake man found dead in Frederick Sound after boat runs aground
A caller told the Coast Guard he woke up and found the boat aground with his father no longer piloting the vessel.
Southeast’s summer Dungeness crab season shortened by three weeks
The current estimate for the combined summer and fall harvest is 1.68 million pounds — the lowest estimate early since Fish and Game implemented a management plan in 2000.