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Another bust year for Yukon River king salmon returns, sonar counters show
Fish counters show 2025 returns have again failed to meet that lower target after missing in 2024 as well.
Sep 102 min read


Major disaster declarations are taking longer under Trump
Disaster survivors are having to wait longer to get aid from the federal government, according to a new Associated Press analysis of decades of data.
Sep 101 min read


Police blotter for Sept. 8
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Sep 101 min read


Police blotter for Sept. 7
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Sep 101 min read


Alaska needs to be a smart shopper for taxes
Solving Alaska’s growing shortage of state revenue is similar to that old adage: Don’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, you’ll make too many wrong choices.
Sep 103 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


My letter to Congress: Do something
When are you going to do something about Trump and his cronies as they dismantle democracy?
Sep 102 min read


SHI releases report on Indigenous sea otter stewardship in Southeast Alaska
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has released a new report on sea otter recovery and management in Southeast Alaska, documenting Indigenous knowledge, hunting practices and handicraft use alongside ecological research.
Sep 92 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


Assembly takes a step toward moving City Hall, a step away from new civic center
Relocating municipal offices to Michael J. Burns Building on track despite rise in projected cost; mayor proposes redirecting $5M from civic center to flood mitigation.
Sep 93 min read


Two Eaglecrest board members, including chairman, resign as ski area's 50th season celebration nears
Mike Satre says he can’t devote sufficient time to the "significant challenges" the resort faces.
Sep 93 min read


The Tongass is not ‘overstocked’ — it’s irreplaceable
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is attempting to reverse the Roadless Rule, and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz is claiming that America’s flourishing National Forests are “overstocked."
Sep 93 min read
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