There are 17 open firefighter positions in Moose Pass and Anchorage in the Chugach National Forest and in Juneau in the Tongass National Forest.
Southeast
U.S. Navy plans apologies to Southeast Alaska villages for century-old attacks
Navy officials say apologies in Kake and Angoon are both “long overdue” and “the right thing to do”.
$15 million EPA grant for Southeast composting projects latest in local expansion efforts
Tlingit and Haida will use the money to expand composting in Juneau and tribal communities across Southeast Alaska. It’s part of a larger trend of funding for composting in the region.
After a string of fatal landslides, is this a new normal for Southeast Alaska?
The string of recent deadly slides is changing the way people look at their surroundings and plan for the future in a changing climate.
Sitka tourism documentary ‘Cruise Boom’ to debut on PBS
A documentary examining the impact of cruise tourism’s explosive growth in Sitka will debut this weekend on national television.
Repair ship working to mend cable break that took Sitka offline
It could be close to a week until repairs are finished.
Tour bus accident on Klondike Highway causes injuries, delays race
The incident delayed the start of the weekend’s Klondike Road Relay by four hours and the first three legs were canceled.
In internet-less Sitka, it’s both ‘mayhem’ and a ‘golden moment’
Starlink units are a precious commodity. But people are talking, sharing stories and “doing what they used to do without the internet.”
Ketchikan colleagues mourn landslide victim Sean Griffin
The longtime city worker died helping clear storm drains on his day off. Friends say his commitment was central to his character.
Ship en route to repair Sitka’s damaged fiber optic cable
The cable repair ship bound for Southeast waters is currently in Canada, and should arrive by the end of the week.