Throughout this year’s hunting season, Sitka’s airport has been contending with an unusual issue: dead deer. Carcasses have been washing up on the runway since November, attracting birds. And this is a big problem.
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Ketchikan elders cleaning up after storm blows roof off
Two Ketchikan elders are cleaning up and looking for a new place to live after the roof of their rented home was blown off during a big storm last week.
Ketchikan students explore the world of drones
For the past few months, sixth-graders at Point Higgins Elementary have been learning about earthquakes, tsunamis and flying drones as a part of a tsunami marine debris monitoring program.
Sitka police arrest fugitive hiding in elaborate tunnel system
“And we find this dungeon door. It was like a door, you go down these stairs, and it was locked from the inside,” said Sitka police Lt. Lance Ewers.
Clerk called out after recommending hire of former Haines lawmaker as lobbyist
“This is just a silly — no, not silly — a vicious witch hunt and it’s very unprincipled,” said Haines Borough Assemblymember Mike Case in response to the complaint.
Murre die-off count now on par with Exxon Valdez spill kill, biologist says
The dead birds are still a mystery, but the huge area where they’re being found and the prolonged die-off indicates it might be the result of a change in the food web caused by “the Blob.”
Homeless count sheds new light on Alaska needs
At Juneau’s Project Homeless Connect event, people were getting help in a number of ways.
High winds damage homes, drop trees and power lines in Southeast
One roof blew off a house about 3 miles south of Petersburg. Other trees were blown down near roadways in Juneau, Wrangell and Ketchikan.
Gastineau Apartments demolition happening this week
If you’re heading downtown this week, you might have your car or bus rerouted. That’s because the demolition of the Gastineau apartments began Monday.
Juneau artist completes yearlong portrait series focused on everyday locals
As 2015 came to a close, Juneau artist MK MacNaughton finished a year-long art project that portrayed 52 of her fellow community members — a portrait for each week of the year.