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Kennicott delayed coming back to service, disruptions possible
State ferry officials on Monday were trying to work out a new early-December schedule after learning that the Kennicott will be delayed coming out of a yearlong layup at a Puget Sound shipyard for new generators and maintenance work.
15 hours ago2 min read


Freeride World Tour coming to Haines in March
Borough searching for sponsors to share additional costs of global big-terrain backcountry ski competition.
3 days ago4 min read


Jackpot draws crowd to bingo showdown
According to regulars, bingo around the valley has been mired in a bit of a downturn. In previous bingo heydays, an enthusiast could’ve gone to almost a game for each day of the week, or at least every other day of the week, said Larry Sweet, noted by fellow players as a bingo expert.
5 days ago4 min read


Citizen group assists with childcare startups
A citizen group working to increase childcare availability is finding some early success, but says a far more significant intervention is still needed.
Nov 175 min read


A year after buying it, American Pacific sells the Palmer Project
After less than a year of owning the Palmer Project, American Pacific Mining announced Monday that it had sold the project to Vancouver-based Vizsla Copper.
Nov 143 min read


Sitka family selling Sea Mart supermarket, other businesses to Albertson’s/Safeway
Roger and Mary Hames announced Tuesday that after carefully considering all options and offers, they will sell Sea Mart and all their other businesses to the national grocery store chain Albertson’s/Safeway.
Nov 125 min read


Wrangell rejects Tlingit and Haida communications tower near 13-Mile
In a 3-1 vote, the planning and zoning commission responded to concerns and opposition raised by residents and denied Tidal Network’s application for a conditional-use permit to erect a 230-foot-tall telecommunications tower near 13-Mile Zimovia Highway.
Nov 124 min read


Haines man shot near Picture Point on Saturday
A Haines man with a gunshot wound was medevaced out of the Chilkat Valley for treatment Saturday afternoon.
Nov 101 min read


Trial of Juneau man involved in Sitka protest fight delayed until January
The trial of Pietr K. Dabaluz, a 19-year-old Juneau man involved in a fight during an Aug. 30 protest at the Sitka roundabout, has been rescheduled to January while a Juneau judge considers a motion to dismiss the three felony charges Dabaluz faces.
Nov 72 min read


Haines’ landslide maps unused, what comes next?
Juneau, other Southeast communities also dealing with issues related to how maps are used for policymaking, development
Nov 711 min read


Sitka climate activist has visit with pope in Rome
When Elizabeth Bagley received an email from a representative of Pope Leo XIV inviting her to a climate change conference near Rome, she was sure it was spam.
Nov 63 min read


‘Explosion’ of invasive European green crabs reported in Southeast Alaska
Metlakatla Indian Community, which has been at the forefront in the effort to control the invader, has trapped more than 40,000 of them this year.
Oct 315 min read
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