State biologists estimate that 1,045 brown bears live on the 1,600-square-mile Southeast Alaska island, which is larger than Rhode Island.
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Trump administration terminates University of Alaska grants for Alaska Native, Indigenous students
University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Mike Sfraga said the funding cuts “will have a substantial and negative impact on a large number of Alaskans, including our Alaska Native students.”
Juneau could lose the power to claim its electricity is 100% renewable if AIDEA sells local energy credits
If AIDEA is allowed to sell renewable energy credits from Snettisham Hydroelectric Project, Juneau businesses and nonprofits say they could take a financial hit.
Annual TCLL field trip connects students to Lingít culture through foraging and language
Tlingit, Culture, Language and Literacy program students kick off each school year with a tea-picking field trip that connects them to each other and the greater community.
Alaska Native leaders say the USDA’s reorganization plan could threaten tribal food security
The plan includes consolidating tribal relations functions and moving some offices out of Alaska.
Newscast – Friday, Sept. 12, 2025
In this newscast: Heavy rainfall in Juneau this week caused untreated wastewater from a city pump station downtown to overflow into Gastineau Channel for several hours; On their first field trip of the year, students at Tlingit, Culture, Language and Literacy in Juneau learned about Lingit language and values through foraging and processing local foods; Alaska’s Office of Children’s Services is defending their practices in a federal court case that began last month in Anchorage; Heavy rain in Sitka triggered debris flow, flooding and one landslide on Wednesday night