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Midnight mudslide hits houses, cars in Sitka
Two houses and a number of parked vehicles were damaged late Wednesday night by debris from a small landslide that fell from Cedar Heights Road down to Cascade Creek Road.
Sep 124 min read


Sow and four cubs draw attention, tension to crowded Chilkoot corridor
The unusual sight of a brown bear sow with four cubs in tow is drawing bear watchers, photographers and enthusiasts to the crowded Chilkoot corridor this year.
Sep 118 min read


Wrangell police chief issues warning after reports of adult trying to meet adolescent girls via Snapchat
Wrangell police are investigating reports that an adult posed as a young girl on Snapchat to add adolescent girls to his friends list and tried to arrange in-person meetings, according to Police Chief Gene Meek.
Sep 102 min read


Trollers to get third limited chinook opening in Southeast Alaska
Each Southeast troll fisherman can harvest another 15 chinook salmon during a “limited harvest fishery" opening that’s set to begin Thursday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Monday.
Sep 92 min read


Juneau man arrested for assault during political protest in Sitka
A Juneau man was charged with two felony assaults, theft, criminal mischief and robbery Saturday, Aug. 30, afternoon following a fight during a protest at the roundabout that sent one man to the hospital.
Sep 82 min read


DNR proposes expanding areas available for logging in Haines State Forest
Revisions to the management plan for the Haines State Forest could be available for public review as early as this winter and could lead to significant changes in land use and management.
Sep 65 min read


Carvers, apprentices from Southeast collaborate on latest Totem Pole Trail project
Saxman master carver Lee Wallace hopes to send totem to Juneau this month as one of 30 planned for Kootéeyaa Deiyí along the waterfront.
Sep 512 min read


Haines animal shelter unable to euthanize pets due to staff turnover
The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel can no longer perform a difficult, but necessary, task in animal care: euthanasia. Without staff certified to administer the drugs, the community’s only shelter is unable to help pet owners facing end-of-life decisions or emergencies involving fatally injured animals.
Sep 45 min read


Anan Observatory rebuild wins landscape architects award
The Anan Wildlife Observatory won an Award of Excellence from the Alaska chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, joining the Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial in receiving the honor for 2025.
Sep 33 min read


Trump administration advances plan to reverse federal rule that limits logging in national forests
The ‘Roadless Rule’ has prohibited new road construction, a prerequisite for large-scale logging, on vast swaths of federal land since 2001.
Aug 275 min read


Planning commission denies Tlingit and Haida’s permit for wireless tower near Wrangell
Tidal Network, which is looking to expand the reach of its wireless internet service in town, is considering its next steps after the planning and zoning commission unanimously rejected the tribal nonprofit’s permit application to install a 250-foot-tall signal tower back from the highway near 13-Mile.
Aug 273 min read


Fall dungeness will get full-length season
Fisheries managers cut short this summer’s Southeast Alaska commercial dungeness crab season by six days because initial harvest projections fell below the required threshold for a full season. But now, after determining that a high number of soft-shelled crabs contributed to low harvest projections, managers have opted to open fall dungeness fishing for its full length.
Aug 263 min read
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