Although there’s no decision yet, a panel of judges expressed sympathy for the coastal communities that could be hurt by the order.
Southeast
Body discovered in a bus owned by a missing Southeast Alaska man
The bus belonged to Thomas Nelson, a Saxman man who has been missing since October, but troopers have not yet been able to positively identify the body.
Tongass National Forest exits years-long insect outbreak with a ‘bad haircut’
Insect infestations began tearing through Southeast Alaska years ago, leaving behind scores of balding trees and annoyed hikers.
9th Circuit to hear oral arguments on Southeast king salmon troll fishery lawsuit
Federal judges will hear oral arguments Thursday in an appeal of a ruling that threatened to halt the Southeast troll fishery for king salmon.
Rainfall will intensify Monday night after a wet weekend in Southeast Alaska
Heavy rainfall has saturated the ground, elevating the risk of landslides, and rivers and creeks are rising, especially in the northern panhandle.
Two members of a Washington family sentenced for selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan
The family’s businesses sold items that were actually sourced from a business in the Philippines called Rodrigo Creative Crafts.
As mining project moves forward, Southeast Alaska tribes say Canada denies their human rights
When hooligan start running in Southeast Alaska at the end of winter, the Wagner family heads to the mouth of the Unuk River. Tazia Wagner steers the skiff as her uncle throws a weighted cast net into the muddy water. He hauls up a net full of wriggling, oily little fish. They’re aiming to fill…
New study sheds light on sablefish genetics
Sablefish, or black cod, don’t return home to spawn.
Georgia man withdraws from Wrangell housing deal, blames newspaper headline
The project would have renovated the old Wrangell Medical Center into much-needed housing.
Petersburg develops tiny home designs in hopes of easing housing market
The Borough of Petersburg has developed detailed, pre-permitted blueprints that are available to residents free of charge.









