A canceled ferry left Angoon students stuck in Juneau for four extra days following a middle school basketball tournament.
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Arctic temperatures hit Southeast Alaska as Petersburg sees record snowfall
Over 15 inches of snow fell in Petersburg. The town got 7.8 inches on Monday alone, breaking the daily record for Dec. 8 by 3.8 inches. Another 7.5 inches of snow fell on Tuesday.
‘Can they adapt?’: Researchers watch for signs of lynx in the Chilkat Valley
Local trappers harvested about 50 lynx in 2019 and 2020 combined. One researcher expects another peak could come in the next two or three years.
Winter storm sets a local snow record and strands a high school Nordic team in Whitehorse
Juneau received 9.6 inches on Saturday alone, breaking the Dec. 6 record. Clear skies are in the forecast.
A Raven helmet from the 1804 Battle of Sitka will soon be back in Kiks.ádi hands after more than 100 years
After more than a century, a Lingít clan will once again be the legal owners of a Raven helmet worn during the Battle of Sitka in 1804. Non-native organizations have claimed ownership of the helmet for more than a 100 years, and kept it in a museum in Sitka.
What’s happening with Alaska’s largest bald eagle congregation? It’s hard to say
The Chilkat Valley’s eagle gathering is central to the area’s identity – and it serves as an economic boost for the town of Haines at the start of the winter.