If you’re planning a trip to Seattle after August, the price of plane tickets may go up. Delta Air Lines is stopping all flights to Juneau next fall, to return in May of 2017.
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NTSB recovers wreckage from crash that killed three
National Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun the work of determining why a Wrangell plane crashed Friday morning on Admiralty Island, killing three men.
Ketchikan’s Tribal Scholars program takes off
Ketchikan Indian Community’s Tribal Scholars is in its fourth year. The grant-funded alternative school recently held an open house inviting the community into a classroom that feels like home.
UPDATE: Survivor of Wrangell-Angoon plane crash in ‘critical’ condition
Lance Ewers, captain of Sitka Mountain Rescue, confirmed that three passengers on the flight did not survive. One passenger is being medevaced to Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau.
Owing back taxes and rent, Craig Cable TV cuts its own cable
While there is still some dispute over a few of the numbers claimed in the lawsuit, the family that owns the business intends to pay back the City of Craig.
Japanese delegation visits from Sitka’s Sister City
If you were to trace your finger on a map, starting in Sitka and moving downward across the Pacific Ocean, you could draw a direct line to our sister city, Nemuro. And the connection is embodied in one man: Atsuo Tsunoda.
Audio postcard: Voices from behind the scenes at the 42nd annual Alaska Folk Festival
By the end of the 42nd annual Alaska Folk Festival on Sunday, close to 130 different acts will have taken the main stage at Centennial Hall plus 13 dance bands at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center.
Southeast’s largest lumber mill may close
Owners of Southeast Alaska’s largest remaining lumber mill say it could close next year. It’s part of an ongoing battle over logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Analysis of four B.C. mines questions tailings dam safety
A coalition of environmental groups claim that four British Columbia mine projects near Southeast Alaska do not follow safety recommendations. Mine companies assert they are using the safest technologies in their tailings facility designs.
Rep. Young calls for state support of Sturgeon appeal
Young also said that while he’s running for re-election, when the time comes for a successor, Alaskans should choose someone who’s young.