There are only five burial plots remaining in Wrangell’s two city-owned cemeteries. Once they’re gone, the alternatives are not looking promising.
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Meet the evangelical climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe
About 400 people packed a university lecture hall and a church in Juneau to hear the renowned climate scientist and evangelical christian speak. Was she converting skeptics, or preaching to the choir?
Bethel welcomes dancers from near and far
Dance groups from across the region, the state, and the lower 48 are gathering in Bethel this weekend to share dance, culture, tradition, and community.
After assembly prayer ruling, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly grapples with path forward
In 2016, after a resident ended an invocation with “hail Satan,” the assembly decided prayers before assembly meetings could only be delivered by leaders of recognized congregations that hold regular meetings in the borough.
Four churches and a business vandalized overnight
Police charged and arrested a 24-year-old Juneau woman for one of the incidents and declared her a “person of interest” in the other four, which are under investigation.
Juneau teens rap about Tlingit culture, smoking ‘a fat pound of salmon’ in new bilingual music video
A group of Alaska Native teenagers premiered a bilingual hip-hop video on Monday showcasing their pride in their Tlingit culture and Southeast Alaska.
Kake tribal government seeks return of items from remote grave site
The Organized Village of Kake seeks to bring back a mummified infant and other items taken in 1961 from a cave on Entrance Island near Hobart Bay, about 70 miles south of Juneau.
Ketchikan pastor, retired teacher charged with sexual abuse of a minor
According to the police complaint filed in court, the charges stem from alleged groping incidents last fall with a 14-year-old girl.
Lawsuit alleges Muslim inmates in Anchorage being starved and fed pork during Ramadan
A corrections official says he can’t comment on the lawsuit, but that the jail is a non-pork facility and that there are dietary options, including vegan meals, available.
Sealaska offers burial, cremation assistance to shareholders
Sealaska is helping its shareholders with burial and cremation costs. The Southeast regional Native corporation’s board voted Monday to offer bereavement benefits of up to $1,000.