Study finds Skagway has need for senior services
About 29 percent of Skagway’s population is 55 or older. Right now, there’s a gathering space for them that’s only open in the winter, and there is no designated senior housing.
Baby Raven Reads fosters next generation of Tlingit speakers
SHI Education Director Jacke Kookesh says the program creates “safe places for the language to be in the air and to be heard.”
The Blob expands from Gulf of Alaska to Baja California
Scientists expect warm ocean temperatures will continue affecting climate, weather, and marine life throughout the year.
East Glacier Trail reopens, protective mama bear still in area
“She remains protective of her cubs and should be given plenty of space,” says Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Director John Neary.
Murkowski: OCS revenue sharing is ‘simple fairness’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants Alaska to get a share of the federal revenues from oil and gas development off Alaska’s shores.
‘Erin’s Law’ hangs on for a bumpy ride
It took until Day 22 of the 30-day special session for a sexual abuse prevention bill to get a hearing, And when it appeared it was in a radically different form than the original.
Noorvik man faces kidnapping, attempted sexual assault charges in April attack
Days later, the woman told her story to a VPSO who interviewed witnesses and sought to arrest the man — but by then he was already in Nome’s Anvil Mountain Correctional Center, arrested in April on separate charges of resisting arrest.
Motorless boat race to Southeast Alaska is the ‘Iditarod with a chance of drowning’
A souped-up paddle board, custom rowing craft and high performance, carbon fiber sailboats are just some of the eye-catching entries in the inaugural Race to Alaska.
Haines debates expanding technology in school
An initiative to expand technology one-to-one for all grades in the Haines School District is getting some push-back from community members.
Flooding closes Dalton Highway
A month after overflow from the Sag River shut it down, spring melt water has made the only access road to the North Slope oil fields impassable again.
Haven House appeal may be heading to court
Haven House can continue operating on Malissa Drive in the Mendenhall Valley for now. The Juneau Assembly denied the Tall Timbers Neighborhood Association’s appeal.
CBJ to issue new sales tax exemption cards to Juneau seniors only
As of July 1, this CBJ senior sales tax exemption card will no longer be valid.
Critics question Sealaska finances
Could Sealaska make more money, pay higher dividends and make better use of its land? Yes, say some shareholders critical of the Southeast regional Native corporation’s management.
Slideshow: Girls on the Run 5K
“It’s not just a running program and it’s not just a socially emotional curriculum, either. It combines the two” says program coordinator Julie Walker.
Juneau Assembly approves city, school district budgets
The Juneau Assembly approved both the city and school district’s 2016 operating budgets last night.
Mining plan too close to home for some Nome residents
Mining company Nome Gold Alaska has formally opened its doors, and agenda, to Nome residents for the first time.
Petersburg celebrates new dock, Gov. says it will be awhile before similar projects advance
“Timing is everything and Petersburg is fortunate they worked on this during the years they did,” Gov. Walker said.
Wrangell teachers, parents say they can’t communicate with school board
Superintendent Patrick Mayer, in his first year at the district, said he doesn’t know why people are finding it hard to work within the current policy
Rare thunderstorms move through Southeast Alaska
Between about 5 and 6 p.m. Monday, a network of ground sensors detected more than 100 lightning strikes in the affected area
State employees react to governor’s warning of widespread layoffs
“Entering the state during a time of severe fiscal uncertainty has been kind of disappointing. I just signed a year-long lease and I want to work here and I want to save money for my future,” says 23-year-old Mackenzie Merrill.