The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is advancing plans to mine Gulf of Alaska beach sands about 75 miles northwest of Yakutat.
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Plugging in could be cheaper for Juneau’s electric vehicle owners in 2017
The city’s privately-owned electric utility is trying to expand a program, aimed at shifting when those drivers juice their cars.
Haines drivers will feel the effects of DOT budget cuts for another winter
Plows cleared away slushy snow Saturday morning. But icy conditions persisted because state workers wanted to avoid using too much overtime. Budget cuts to the Alaska Department of Transportation will affect drivers for another winter.
Retired judge steps into Haines magistrate role for 6 months
For the past three months, a magistrate judge based in Yakutat has covered Haines arraignments and other court proceedings. But this week, that changes.
Two plead guilty to violations during Haines moose hunt
Two Alaska residents recently pleaded guilty to hunting violations during this year’s Haines moose hunt.
Petersburg fire fighters respond to blaze Tuesday morning
Black smoke billowed from a wooded area near Wrangell Avenue about about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in Petersburg. Petersburg Fire Department responded to a fire where a two-story building, located back in the woods behind a home at 1312 N. Nordic Drive, was in flames. Power and Light workers were on the scene and climbed a nearby electrical pole to work…
Kake rebuilds community library, one book at a time
The Shirly Jackson Community Library, the former Kake Library, has been open for more than a year and seeks book donations to keep its collection fresh.
Bear unfazed by rubber bullets near Indian River in Sitka
A caller on Andrew P Hope Street requested an escort to a visitor’s car. After helping the woman safely to her vehicle, the responding officer located the bear nearby and shot at it with rubber bullets.
Bitter cold expected to stick around in Southeast, meteorologist says
After a mild start to December, it’s gotten bitter cold in Haines and Skagway, with temperatures dropping into the teens and single digits. With temperatures far below freezing, snowfall from the weekend is not likely to go anywhere soon.
Innovative Tlingit weaver was internationally renowned for baskets, textiles
Tlingit weaver Teri Rofkar died Dec. 2, 2016. She was 60. The Sitka resident was internationally renowned for her baskets and textiles, made from cedar, spruce tree roots and mountain goat wool collected along Sitka’s shores.