Of the 11 chinook stocks in the region, only the Chilkat River is expected to have an adequate number of chinook returning to spawn.
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Ferry officials ‘hopeful’ – but not certain – they’ll have enough crew for 7-ship summer schedule
For now, the Kennicott is scheduled to be laid up all summer pending crew. That would leave a schedule very similar to this past summer.
Washington man pleads guilty to selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan
They products, which were actually produced in the Philippines, were sold out of two storefronts in Ketchikan.
‘Landless’ legislation passes committee for the first time in history
The bill would return land to five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska that were left out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
‘We’re always going to be surprised’: Wrangell’s tragedy highlights Alaska’s lack of landslide monitoring
Scientists say Southeast mostly lacks the kinds of monitoring that could make people safer.
Trident Seafoods to sell Petersburg and Ketchikan processing plants
The company’s cost-cutting efforts also include laying off about a tenth of its corporate staff.
Coast Guard recovers downed helicopter from island near Petersburg
Now, the MH-60 Jayhawk is on its way to North Carolina for an inspection as part of a larger investigation into what caused the crash.
Cable TV is coming to an end in Ketchikan
Ketchikan residents will no longer have access to cable television starting next fall. Ketchikan Public Utilities, the island’s last provider, announced it would be sunsetting cable services next year. KPU says that subscribers have gone down and operation costs have gone up as people nationwide turn away from local TV and towards streaming services. It’s…
Xunaa Borough would be Alaska’s 20th, under Hoonah city proposal
Proposed borough would include 49 people outside of Hoonah, wouldn’t include other Southeast Alaska cities.
Update: Weather Service issues high wind warning for Juneau
The warning says Juneau could see winds from 25-35 mph and gusts up to 60 mph until 3 a.m. Wednesday.