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Aug 15 2018

Cathy Muñoz introduces Don Etheridge as a candidate for Alaska's Senate District Q at a campaign event at Rie Muñoz Gallery on July 12, 2018. Muñoz is a former Republican House member. Etheridge is running as an independent.

Independent Don Etheridge seeks Senate seat with labor and local Republicans’ backing

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Juneau, Politics, Southeast, State Government

Unions and Republicans aren’t natural allies, but there is one issue that’s clearly tying the candidate’s support together.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | August 15, 2018 4:00 am

Aug 14 2018

Alaska first lady Donna Walker breaks a champagne bottle on the hull of the new state ferry Tazlina in Ketchikan on Aug. 11, 2018.

Tazlina christened at Ketchikan shipyard

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | Southeast, State Government, Transportation

The ferry’s car deck was packed with people eager to see the new vessel, built in Ketchikan’s Vigor Alaska shipyard.

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | August 14, 2018 6:02 pm

Aug 13 2018

Klukwan man found in stable condition after two days missing in woods

By Abbey Collins, KHNS-Haines | Search & Rescue, Southeast

A 74-year old Klukwan resident who was missing for nearly two days in a remote area of the Chilkat Valley has been found in stable condition, according to Haines Police.

By Abbey Collins, KHNS-Haines | August 13, 2018 7:26 am

Aug 12 2018

Kelp forest in Sitka Sound, being studied by researchers from University of California Santa Cruz. (Photo by Rachel Cassandra/KCAW)

Researchers study climate change impacts on Sitka Sound kelp forest

By Rachel Cassandra, KCAW-Sitka | Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southeast, Wildlife

Sitka Sound Science Center is hosting researchers from the University of California Santa Cruz who are examining the forests in Sitka Sound.

By Rachel Cassandra, KCAW-Sitka | August 12, 2018 10:30 pm

Aug 11 2018

The consultation held in the Ketchikan Public Library on August, 3, 2018. (Photo by Liam Niemeyer/KRBD)

Native tribes in Ketchikan tell Interior Department to keep land-trust program

By Liam Niemeyer, KRBD-Ketchikan | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Federal Government, Southeast

Department of the Interior officials have traveled across the state to talk with tribes in a series of consultations this summer to reconsider land-trust rules in Alaska. Several people attended a consultation Friday afternoon at the Ketchikan Public Library.

By Liam Niemeyer, KRBD-Ketchikan | August 11, 2018 2:24 pm

Aug 10 2018

Children draw at the Kindergarten Boot Camp at Harborview Elementary School in summer 2018. It was the first year the Juneau School District put together the school-readiness camp.

At Kindergarten Boot Camp, kids get a head start on learning

By Jake Steinberg, KTOO | Education, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Southeast

Last year, only about a third of kindergarten students in Juneau showed up to the first day of school ready to learn.

By Jake Steinberg, KTOO | August 10, 2018 5:44 pm

Aug 10 2018

Lead vocalist Alejandro Chavarria of the band Revilla performs at the KXLL Showcase during the 2018 Alaska Folk Festival at the Hangar Ballroom. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

Southeast Alaska’s Revilla release new ‘North Sea’ EP

By Annie Bartholomew | Arts & Culture, Southeast

After their breakout set at this year’s Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau, Seattle by-way-of Southeast Alaska band Amish Robots have changed their name to Revilla and released a new EP.

By Annie Bartholomew | August 10, 2018 1:19 pm

Aug 10 2018

Wildfires near Telegraph Creek in northwestern British Columbia burn out of control Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo courtesy British Columbia Wildfire Service)

Telegraph Creek fires merge in British Columbia, still growing

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg | Nation & World, Public Safety, Southeast

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.

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg | August 10, 2018 7:43 am

Aug 10 2018

A memorial for two killed in the July 4, 2016 van crash overlooks Petersburg’s South Harbor. (Photo by Joe Viechnicki/KFSK)

Driver in fatal Petersburg van wreck pleads guilty

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg | Crime & Courts, Southeast

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.

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg | August 10, 2018 7:07 am

Aug 10 2018

With king restrictions, Wrangell tries out new coho derby

By June Leffler, KSTK-Wrangell | Community, Fisheries, Southeast

Wrangell kicks off its coho salmon derby this weekend. The competition is filling in for the town’s king salmon derby, which was canceled this summer due to severe sport fishing restrictions.

By June Leffler, KSTK-Wrangell | August 10, 2018 6:53 am

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Independent Don Etheridge seeks Senate seat with labor and local Republicans’ backing

Tazlina christened at Ketchikan shipyard

Klukwan man found in stable condition after two days missing in woods

Researchers study climate change impacts on Sitka Sound kelp forest

Native tribes in Ketchikan tell Interior Department to keep land-trust program

At Kindergarten Boot Camp, kids get a head start on learning

Southeast Alaska’s Revilla release new ‘North Sea’ EP

Telegraph Creek fires merge in British Columbia, still growing

Driver in fatal Petersburg van wreck pleads guilty

With king restrictions, Wrangell tries out new coho derby

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