Prince of Wales deer season extended, wolf season ended
Subsistence hunters seeking deer on Southeast Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island will have an extra month to hunt. But the island’s wolf season was shortened.
Judge Kirsten Swanson gets warm welcome to Juneau bench
District Court Judge Kirsten Swanson was publicly sworn in during a ceremony Dec. 9, although she began hearing cases at least a week earlier.
Meteorologist: It’s probably going to snow on Christmas
Juneau could see snow on Christmas Day but forecasters aren’t sure how much. One forecaster said this seemed to be one more piece of a larger trend toward a more typical Juneau winter.
Former tax division director weighs in on Prudhoe Bay oil tax case
The man whose decision kicked off a decade-long legal battle for Prudhoe Bay oil producers weighs in on the state Supreme Court decision.
In Southeast Alaska, the holiday spirit is diesel-powered
Diesel is powering holiday light displays in small communities around Southeast Alaska.
Ernestine Hayes named Alaska State Writer Laureate
The Juneau author and memoirist is perhaps best known for writing “Blonde Indian.”
State troopers say cuts may force them out of urban areas
This week Gov. Bill Walker released his version of next year’s budget, and the community of Whittier contracted with its big city neighbor to the North on a deal to provide law enforcement for an Anchorage suburb.
Eruption dramatically changes face of Bogoslof Island
After two eruptions in as many days, scientists are closely watching a volcano in the eastern Aleutians. The recent Bogoslof eruptions have produced some new land, Observatory scientist Michelle Coombs said.
Haines community members fundraise for personal, legal expenses of fired manager
Last week, the Haines Borough Assembly fired borough manager Bill Seward in a 4-2 vote. Now, some members of the community are fighting back against his termination.
Two businesses applying for YK Delta’s first marijuana store licenses
Two businesses in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta are applying for the region’s first marijuana store licenses: The Green Tree , 260 C Osage St., Bethel; and Kuskokwim Enterprises, 3 Slough View Drive, Aniak.
Senate’s least senior member, Dan Sullivan, reflects on moving up to 93rd
Seniority is a big deal in the Senate. It can determine where your office is, which committees you sit on and, often, when you get to speak at a hearing.
Oil industry prepares to fight to keep tax credits alive in 2017
Lawmakers in the new House Democratic majority say the current oil and gas tax credit structure is unsustainable — and they’re working on a bill to change it.
Operation Santa Claus rescheduled for Slavic delivery
Santa is going to be a little late to a few villages this year. Freezing fog in Bethel this week, and the week before, prevented the Army National Guard from flying their UH-60 Black Hawk to Akiak, Tuluksak, and Grayling to deliver toys and food for Alaska’s 60th Operation Santa Claus.
City of Galena could receive 1,000-plus acres of land from National Defense Authorization Act
Once President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act into law, the City of Galena will acquire a hefty plot of public land — 1,290 acres where the Campion Air Force Radar Station used to be located will be conveyed to Galena for the purpose of preventing future flood damage to the city.
Kodiak Island superintendent to receive Governor’s Award
One of the major players in how arts education looks in the Kodiak Island Borough School District just learned that she’ll receive a Governor’s Award for her work.
Outdoor rec area at Goose Creek might violate constitutional rights
In many correctional facilities in Alaska, an enclosed room with an opening that lets in fresh air is considered outdoor space. For inmates held in protective custody at Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla, that’s their only access to outdoor recreation, which the American Civil Liberties Union and inmates said could be a violation of their constitutional rights.
What we know about Anis Amri, suspect in Berlin market attack
The Tunisian man’s fingerprints were found in the cab of the truck used in Monday’s deadly rampage at a Christmas market in Berlin, German officials say.
Arctic Slope Regional Corp: Obama acts in our name, ignores our needs
However, Ole Lake with the Alaska Wilderness League thinks a lot of Native folks happy about the decision are probably too busy with subsistence activities to make their views known.
Alaska, British Columbia detail transboundary mine pact
Alaska and British Columbia are working out details of how they will handle transboundary mine concerns.
Is the forest service supplying enough Tongass timber?
Timber sales are intended to stimulate the local economy, but timber industry groups say that the U.S.Forest Service hasn’t made enough Tongass logs available to keep the industry alive.