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Fish and Game and Forest Service to hear public Nov. 2 on Prince of Wales wolf trapping
Fish and Game and the Forest Service want to hear from Prince of Wales residents Nov. 2 before this fall's wolf trapping season. Last year got 31 days.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Craig council weighs putting back topics it cut from Shaan-Seet agreement
Craig's council weighed putting back two topics it cut from a working agreement with Shaan-Seet, after the village corporation said it won't sign without them.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Forest Service favors larger Prince of Wales logging plan that may restrict deer hunting
The Forest Service favors the bigger of two Prince of Wales logging plans in a draft decision that finds it may significantly restrict subsistence deer hunting.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
State to survey Craig households on subsistence harvests for the first time since 1998
State researchers will survey 128 Craig households in February about what they hunt, fish and gather, the first full count there since 1998.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Craig certifies uncontested city election after 9.7% turnout
Every Craig candidate ran unopposed, turnout was 9.7%, and the council counted the 13 absentee ballots by hand at the table. Democracy, small-town edition.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
State posts logging plan for 365-acre timber sale near Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales
The state posted a logging plan for a 365-acre timber sale near Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales Island. The plan and a comment deadline aren't public yet.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Craig and Klawock winter herring bait fishery opens Wednesday before harvest limit is set
Craig and Klawock winter herring bait fishery opens Wednesday, Oct. 7, six days later than last year and before the state sets a harvest limit.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Wind advisory covers Sitka, Prince of Wales and Annette Island until 10 am Sunday
Wind advisory in effect until 10 am Sunday for Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, and nearby communities, with gusts near 45 mph expected to down tree limbs and cause power outages.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Alaska State Museum free on Indigenous Peoples Day as Dorothy Grant exhibit nears close
The Alaska State Museum in Juneau is free Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day, one of the last chances to see its Dorothy Grant Haida fashion retrospective.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Craig City Council accepts $7,000 state grant for public library and approves new city planner
Craig's City Council accepted a $7,000 state grant for the public library Thursday. The state expects the city to match it dollar for dollar.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Craig police chief says other Prince of Wales Island communities want 911 calls routed to Craig dispatch
Craig's police dispatch may start taking 911 calls for other Prince of Wales Island towns. The chief says it's doable, but radio dead zones cost money.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Alaska Native students in Juneau and Klawock to pitch tech prototypes to Elders
Alaska Native students in Juneau and Klawock will build tech prototypes this fall to solve community problems, then pitch them to Elders and industry leaders.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Sitka Tribe and Metlakatla May Request Return of 11 Ancestors and 16 Items in October
Four museums and federal agencies hold at least 11 Alaska Native ancestors and 16 cultural items the Sitka Tribe and Metlakatla may request returned starting in October.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Alaska will spend up to $250,000 studying a ferry terminal in Hyder
Alaska wants to study a ferry terminal for a town of 41 people. The reason is Canada: Hyder's road runs south through B.C., and Prince Rupert may not last.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A federal grant funds Tlingit & Haida's plan to hear child protection cases
The Tlingit & Haida Tribal Court is preparing to open its own child protection cases, using authority Alaska courts recognized more than a decade ago.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
A wind advisory covers Ketchikan and Metlakatla until 2 pm Tuesday
Ketchikan and Metlakatla are getting gusts of up to 40 mph through Tuesday afternoon, and the Alaska Range could see 70 mph by Friday morning.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
FAA seeks permit for weather station at Coffman Cove seaplane base
The FAA is seeking a 20-year state permit for a weather observation system at Coffman Cove. Comments close Oct. 2.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Craig's council asked Washington to keep the Tongass roadless rule
A former Craig timber cutter says four decades of logging left less deer food on the forest floor, not more. His council agreed with him, 4-1.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Congress weighs $500 million in tribal water money Alaska can't reach
Congress is moving $500 million for one California tribe's water rights, a kind of federal money that Alaska's tribes, by their legal status, can barely reach.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Unalaska student wins national naval history award for Angoon bombardment project
Unalaska student River Zaochney won a national Naval History Award for a project on the 1882 Navy bombardment of Angoon, a Tlingit village the Navy formally apologized for in 2024.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Bait allowed again on lower Klawock River as fall coho move in
Bait fishing reopened on lower Klawock River from September 15 through October 15 as fall coho arrive, though upstream areas remain lure-only year round.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
State approves 183-acre Heceta Island clearcut with 300-foot beach buffer
Alaska approved clear-cutting 183 acres on Heceta Island with a 300-foot beach buffer, rejecting the state's own habitat biologist's recommendation for 1,000 feet to protect winter deer habitat.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Craig council backs speed humps, ties removal to studded tire dates
Craig City Council voted to keep speed humps on Tanner Crab Court and Teenage Street, removing them each fall when the state lifts its studded tire ban.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Craig homeowner asks council to drop Port St. Nicholas tower site
A Craig homeowner asked the council to reject a proposed cell tower near her house on Port St. Nicholas Road, but the mayor said the site is outside city limits and the council is still reviewing.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska marijuana board revisits under-21 rules after Craig, Klawock checks failed
Alaska Marijuana Control Board will revisit rules keeping under-21s out of pot shops after compliance checks in Craig and Klawock found every store violated the ban.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Prince of Wales heat advisory ends after temperatures reach the 80s
National Weather Service raised its heat advisory forecast for Prince of Wales Island to 82 degrees Friday, three degrees above normal summer highs for the 5,700 residents there.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska got early frost and a heat advisory in the same week
Alaska's first week of September brought early frost to Anchorage and Yakutat and a heat advisory to Prince of Wales Island, where Friday hits 80 degrees.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Metlakatla wins federal money to protect the hydro plant its island runs on
Metlakatla, Alaska's only Native reserve, gets $166,000 to protect the aging hydro plant its island depends on — a power source strained as its lakes run low.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Nonresident lingcod retention reopens at Prince of Wales; yelloweye stays closed
Nonresident anglers around Prince of Wales Island can keep lingcod again starting September 1, but yelloweye rockfish stays closed to them through year-end under federal harvest limits.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Trust land near Control Lake would become a store, laundromat and fuel stop. Comments close Oct. 9.
Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office approved a negotiated sale of Control Lake land on Prince of Wales Island, skipping competitive bidding.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read
Sitkana's new patent covers how its tidal generator looks, not how it works
Juneau's Sitkana won a 15-year design patent for its floating tidal generator, protecting the device's exterior shape.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
State note says AMCO wrongly made Metlakatla gather a liquor petition
State regulators made Metlakatla gather a public-support petition it did not need, an error staff blamed on a database and left noted in the file.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Four signatures clear a liquor store at a remote Alaska fishing lodge
A remote fly-in fishing lodge off Prince of Wales Island wants a guest-only liquor store, and its public approval came from the four people who live nearby.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Craig bakery-cafe wants to pour beer and wine on Friday and Saturday evenings
A Craig bakery-cafe wants to become a fenced beer garden on Friday and Saturday evenings. The drive-through would close while the beer is pouring.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Undercover investigation found some Craig and Klawock establishmentssold to underage buyers
Every bar and marijuana shop checked around Craig and Klawock sold to underage buyers, and the office running the checks is short three investigators.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Southeast wolf hunters will be asked to leave a little of the animal behind
Southeast wolf hunters will be asked to leave a strip of hide, a bit of muscle, and on Prince of Wales, the foreleg bones. Season opens Sept. 1.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's first boat is getting a refit
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's original boat, the MV Prince of Wales, is getting a $658,041 refit. It has been the backup since the Stikine took over.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Nonresidents can't keep yelloweye around Prince of Wales anymore
Nonresidents can't keep yelloweye or other demersal shelf rockfish around Prince of Wales as of Wednesday. Alaska residents still get one a day.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Juvenile charged with attempted murder after Klawock standoff
A juvenile fired a rifle at a Klawock police officer Monday night and kept shooting from inside a home before surrendering to troopers. He was charged with attempted murder.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Ketchikan faces 2 to 3.5 inches of rain, road ponding through Monday
An atmospheric river crosses the southern panhandle overnight into Monday, dropping up to 3.5 inches of rain on the Ketchikan area and standing water on roads.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read