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Sep 12 2019

Rural Alaska clinics depend on broadband internet. What happens when it goes out?

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Aleutians, Arctic, Community, Health, Interior, North Slope, Northwest, Science & Tech, Southeast, Southwest, Western

Gail Alstrom of the St. Mary’s Sub-Regional Clinic says rural Alaska health care clinics like hers rely on broadband internet service. An outage sends them back in time.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | September 12, 2019 5:32 pm

Sep 11 2019

Updated: Coast Guard suspends some Allen Marine tour boats

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | Business, Juneau, Southeast, Tourism

The scenic and wildlife-viewing tour company said most guests on Wednesday were able to be shifted to other Allen Marine boats.

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | September 11, 2019 6:28 pm

Sep 11 2019

The Holland America Cruise Ship Westerdam prepares to dock in Juneau July 16, 2012.

Holland America settles with Alaska DEC over Glacier Bay spill

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Crime & Courts, Economy, Environment, Oceans, Southeast, State Government, Tourism | No Comments

Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line agreed to pay $17,563 to Alaska authorities over a graywater discharge in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | September 11, 2019 3:41 pm

Sep 11 2019

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, talks with reporters about his hope that the Legislature complete its work on the state budget and permanent fund dividends. He sat down with reporters in the governor's office in the Capitol in Juneau, May 29, 2019. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)

Dunleavy, DEC commissioner tour Palmer Project as agency reconsiders key permit

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | Business, Energy & Mining, Environment, Southeast, State Government

The unannounced visit came as state regulators reconsider a wastewater permit for the proposed metals mine north of Haines.

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | September 11, 2019 12:39 pm

Sep 09 2019

The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority has put the waterfront property known as the subport up for sale. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)

The bids are in: Norwegian Cruise Line is apparent high bidder on waterfront property

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Business, Juneau, Local Government, Southeast, Tourism

If the sale goes through, the City and Borough of Juneau will have to determine if its long-term goals for waterfront development can be compatible with Norwegian’s plans.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | September 9, 2019 6:38 pm

Sep 09 2019

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacs a 17-year-old male from Wrangell to Sitka, Alaska, July 17, 2018. The man was transported to awaiting emergency medical services personnel for further care.

Patient medevaced from Admiralty Island after explosion

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Juneau, Military, Search & Rescue, Southeast

The Coast Guard says a 60-year-old man lost the fingers on his left hand in an explosion in the Hawk Inlet area.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | September 9, 2019 1:02 pm

Sep 09 2019

Alaska communities used to have plenty of fresh water. Then came severe drought.

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | Aleutians, Business, Community, Environment, Science & Tech, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, Weather

After an unprecedented summer drought drained reservoirs and wells across Alaska, hundreds of people face immediate water shortages — and lingering questions about the future.

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | September 9, 2019 11:33 am

Sep 06 2019

NASA satellite imagery shows Southeast Alaska in true color on Nov. 24, 2001.

With $500,000 in support from Sealaska, landless Alaska Native communities continue push for their own village corporations

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Southeast

The Southeast Alaska Landless Corporation is crafting a bill that would divide 115,000 acres between five communities.

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell | September 6, 2019 5:09 pm

Sep 06 2019

Ketchikan leaders ponder consequences of Prince Rupert ferry cancellation

By Eric Stone, KRBD - Ketchikan | Business, Community, Economy, Federal Government, Fisheries, Local Government, Southeast, State Government, Tourism, Transportation

The end of the international ferry service link will mean big changes for people trying to get from Southeast Alaska to the North American road system.

By Eric Stone, KRBD - Ketchikan | September 6, 2019 3:26 pm

Sep 05 2019

US-China trade dispute stalls timber sale negotiations in Haines

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Nation & World, Politics, Southeast, Timber, University of Alaska | No Comments

The tariff clash between the Trump administration and China is working in favor of local conservation groups, who hope to keep the forests near Haines standing.

By Claire Stremple, KHNS - Haines | September 5, 2019 5:37 pm

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Rural Alaska clinics depend on broadband internet. What happens when it goes out?

Updated: Coast Guard suspends some Allen Marine tour boats

Holland America settles with Alaska DEC over Glacier Bay spill

Dunleavy, DEC commissioner tour Palmer Project as agency reconsiders key permit

The bids are in: Norwegian Cruise Line is apparent high bidder on waterfront property

Patient medevaced from Admiralty Island after explosion

Alaska communities used to have plenty of fresh water. Then came severe drought.

With $500,000 in support from Sealaska, landless Alaska Native communities continue push for their own village corporations

Ketchikan leaders ponder consequences of Prince Rupert ferry cancellation

US-China trade dispute stalls timber sale negotiations in Haines

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