Southeast

Sitka school zone flasher on Kashevaroff Street is out of service

A school zone flasher outside a Sitka elementary is down for a few weeks, but the speed limits still apply. The city asks drivers to slow down for kids.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Two Juneau kids qualified, and the youth board's fund is nearly empty

Two Juneau kids qualified for national competition and asked the city youth board for $3,605. The board's contingency fund has $1,237.52 in it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Creators of first Tlingit opera take public questions Thursday in Juneau

Juneau can meet the team behind the first Tlingit opera in recorded history at a free panel Thursday, ahead of the Tlingit-language work's premiere next month.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: The first Tlingit opera in recorded history opens in Juneau next month

Tlingit & Haida back a Ketchikan plan to treat addiction closer to home

The Tlingit & Haida tribe backs a Ketchikan plan for a residential addiction treatment center so Southeast Alaskans no longer have to leave the region for care.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Sitka may rewrite its rules for second homes on residential lots

Sitka's planning commission takes up a draft rewrite of its accessory dwelling unit rules Monday. The draft does not say which direction it goes.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Juneau's king crab fishery closes Monday after a three-crab season

Juneau's personal use king crab season closes Monday at 4 p.m. after a strong stock assessment allowed a three-crab limit instead of last winter's one-crab opening.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Tlingit law student Gloria Wolfe wins the Judson L. Brown Leadership Award

Tlingit law student Gloria Wolfe won the 2026 Judson L. Brown Leadership Award and $5,000 scholarship for her work leading Indigenous organizations and founding a consulting practice.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Dan Sullivan endorsed Dan Sullivan over Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race

Former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan endorsed Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race that also features Daniel Sullivan Jr. He signed it "the OG Dan Sullivan."

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

One goat closes the Point Windham goat hunt for the year

A single goat filled the quota for Southeast Alaska's Point Windham zone, closing it to hunters for the year — one of several goat closures this summer.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

A Goldbelt subsidiary picks up another sole-source federal IT order, worth up to $1.3 million

A Juneau Native corporation's subsidiary won a contract to run IT for the U.S. Transportation Secretary's office, with the money flowing home to shareholders.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

A proposed rule would presume national forest roads and trails are open unless the Forest Service documents a reason to close them

A proposed rule would presume national forest roads and trails, including in Alaska, are open unless the Forest Service documents a reason to close them.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska's seat on the halibut commission is open, and you can nominate yourself

Alaska's seat on the commission that sets Pacific halibut catch limits is open. Nominations close Sept. 14, and self-nominations are accepted.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Skagway is under another wind advisory, gusts to 40 mph through Saturday

Skagway is under yet another wind advisory, this one with gusts up to 40 mph through Saturday evening. Secure the loose gear; it's been a windy summer there.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

Tlingit & Haida moves to expand its printing business into a historic Juneau building

Tlingit & Haida is seeking up to $375,000 to expand its tribally owned printing business and move it into a historic Juneau building it recently bought.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

A new casino has opened on North Douglas, as a cruise dock nearby prepares to bring more ships

Tlingit & Haida has opened Two Coppers Casino, a Class II gaming hall on North Douglas, as nearby cruise docks prepare to bring more ships, with both set for a Douglas Advisory Board briefing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A $3.19 million contract will fix roads and fish passage near Ketchikan

The Forest Service is paying $3.19 million for road and culvert work near Ketchikan. Since 1998 it has fixed about 57% of the Tongass culverts inventoried.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Yakutat opened a short sockeye gillnet fishery, with kings still off-limits

Yakutat opened a short sockeye gillnet fishery in mid-August, but king salmon stayed off-limits as the Situk River's king run keeps declining.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Ketchikan's Assembly has fewer candidates than seats, with four days to file

Ketchikan's Borough Assembly has two candidates for three seats with four days left to file. The School Board race has four candidates for two seats.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Juneau's charter operators could see their per-passenger fee more than triple, as the harbor fund runs low

Juneau's charter operators could see their per-passenger fee jump from $2.05 to $7.50, as the harbor fund hits a record low amid major expansion costs.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Jul 30

A Tlingit infant, held for years in a Seattle museum, is coming home to Petersburg

A Tlingit infant girl whose remains were held for years in a Seattle museum is returning home to Petersburg, where her tribe will welcome her Sept. 4.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

FedEx is holding a walk-in hiring event in Juneau this week

FedEx holds a walk-in hiring event in Juneau Aug. 25 to 27, with courier and service agent roles paying $25 to $39 an hour.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A second Southeast area hits its lingcod limit in two weeks

For the second time in two weeks, Southeast longliners must start throwing lingcod back as another area hits its seasonal limit. The state calls it routine.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska ferry system awarded more than $410 million in federal funding

Alaska's ferry system is getting more than $410 million in federal money, both to keep the boats running and to build a new vessel and upgrade terminals.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Sitka Assembly takes up a public records appeal Tuesday

A Sitka resident is appealing a records determination to the Assembly Tuesday. The agenda doesn't say what records he asked for or what he was told.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Sitka is set to confirm a fire chief who's already been doing the job

Sitka's Assembly is set to confirm Brian McLaughlin as fire chief this week, a role he already appears to have been filling for the volunteer-heavy department.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The Alaska House gavels in and out again, taking no action in the special session

The Alaska House gaveled in and out again Tuesday, taking no action in the governor's special session, as the Republican minority presses for full sessions.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Gas tax package still off the Senate floor as the special session nears its limit

USDA proposes lifting roadless rule protections on Tongass and Chugach

USDA proposes ending the 2001 Roadless Rule on Alaska's Tongass and Chugach forests, opening 9.3 million acres to potential road building and logging under local forest plans. Comments due Sept. 21.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Peterson Avenue closes this weekend for a utility line, detour in place

Peterson Avenue near Halibut Point Road closes this weekend for a utility line across both lanes. There's no set detour, so follow the signs and flaggers.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska's audit watchdog gets a new leader, inheriting a fisheries probe and a new power over the governor

Alaska's audit watchdog gets a new leader as Kris Curtis retires. Mark Lundahl inherits a Board of Fisheries probe and a new power over oil-tax records.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Skagway's national park hosts a leashed-dog tour for National Dog Day

Skagway's Klondike Gold Rush park is hosting a free leashed-dog walking tour Aug. 26 for National Dog Day — a nod to the stampeders' sled dogs, with rangers and small tokens along the way.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The Permanent Fund's dividend account is running about $400 million ahead

The account that pays the Permanent Fund dividend held about $400 million more than it needs, a 7% cushion. No inflation proofing was appropriated for 2026.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Salmon dying off in Prince of Wales drainages amid low, warm water

Salmon are dying off in several Prince of Wales Island streams, where low, warm water from drought has killed fish and stranded survivors in shrinking pools.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Three years and three permits later, Ketchikan's airport ferry still has no backup berths

Ketchikan's airport ferry docks at one set of berths with no backup. Three years and three federal permits later, the state hasn't driven a pile.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska primary: who advanced and what passed, in unofficial results

Peltola and Sullivan head to November, Begich leads the House field, four of 17 governor tickets advance, and donation caps passed with 71%

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska's cruise ship wastewater permit expired in 2019 and is still in force

Twenty-eight cruise ships discharged treated wastewater in Alaska last season under a 2014 permit that expired in 2019. Nine discharges were unauthorized.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Juneau job seekers can meet several employers in one stop this week

Juneau job seekers can meet several employers in one stop Thursday at a state recruiting event, though details are thin — call the job center to confirm.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A sharp cut to West Coast salmon limits lands on fish Alaska shares

Federal managers cut West Coast Chinook troll limits by three-quarters, and because the salmon are shared, mixed stocks, the change reaches Alaska's runs too.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Hiker flown off Sigugu Shaa mountain near Hoonah after seizure

A hiker had a seizure on a mountain near Hoonah, and a team of volunteers and medics stabilized them and got them off the mountain and to a hospital.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

A Juneau company turning idle fishing boats into tidal power just cracked a deep-fjord problem

A Juneau company turning idle fishing boats into tidal-power platforms won a patent for stopping the cable-twisting that hobbles deep-fjord generators.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read