Southeast

Juneau manager seeks $7.4 million more for Bartlett hospital's finished budget year

Juneau's city manager wants another $7.4 million in spending authority for Bartlett hospital for a year that's already over, on top of $12 million in July.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Haines would lease the old Mosquito Lake school to a nonprofit for $58.80 a year

The Haines Assembly is weighing leasing the old Mosquito Lake school to a nonprofit for $58.80 a year. The posted lease says $58.80 per square foot.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Douglas Island board was set to hear an update on restoring Lawson Creek cemeteries

A volunteer leader was set to update Juneau's Douglas Island board on restoring 9 Treadwell-era Lawson Creek cemeteries. The city says it lacks funds to maintain the 514 graves itself.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 21

Company says Skagway's old Starlite Room isn't historic and asks to move it

A Skagway business says the old Starlite Room, built around 2000, isn't historic and wants it out of the historic district. The commission weighs in Monday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Skagway planners weigh where to claim the borough's last 118 acres of state land

Skagway has 118 acres of state land left to claim. Planners will discuss Tuesday whether to take 55 highway acres held since 1997 or pick elsewhere.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Huna Totem group and a global port operator bid to run Haines' cruise dock

A Huna Totem venture and a global port operator both want to run Haines' cruise dock. The Assembly decides Tuesday whether to take until January to weigh them.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Forest Service to replace 39-year-old Sitka oil boiler with electric heat and a heat pump

The Forest Service hired a Ketchikan firm for about $285,000 to swap a 39-year-old Sitka oil boiler for electric heat and a heat pump. Sitka runs on hydro.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read

Ketchikan mayor asks PeaceHealth to account for summer crowds in ER remodel

Ketchikan's mayor asked PeaceHealth to mind cruise season in its ER remodel. Nearly a third of summer Priority Care clinic patients had outside addresses.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Juneau reopens Lemon Creek playground with fencing meant to keep out bikes

Sigoowu Ye Park was closed more than a year for a renovation, and bikes damaged its new surface within weeks. It's open again, with fencing meant to stop them.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 21

Juneau police become first Alaska agency in Georgetown peer-intervention program

Juneau police say they're first in Alaska to join Georgetown's ABLE program, training officers to step in on colleagues. Georgetown is testing whether it works.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Petro Marine wants a new Wrangell fuel dock, saying its floats nearly touch bottom

Petro Marine says its Wrangell fuel floats nearly touch bottom at low tide, which isn't great for fuel barges. It wants to tear them out and build new ones.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Ketchikan planners to rehear parking variance for KIC's planned shelter after notice error

Ketchikan planners will rehear KIC's request to build a four-story shelter with one parking space instead of 24, after some neighbors weren't mailed notice.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Southeast charter halibut limit could shrink to 32 inches or less under 2027 options

Southeast charter anglers could keep halibut up to 34 inches this year. Regulators are now studying 32 or smaller for 2027. One operator calls 34 "rock bottom."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Sitka planners recommend banning data centers in every zone, not by permit

Sitka's planners want data centers banned in every zone, not allowed by permit. Most people who testified agreed. Now it's up to the Assembly.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Sitka Planning Commission takes testimony on requiring permits for data centers

Palmer Project companies ask the state to extend their exploration approval to 2033

Two companies want until 2033, not 2028, for the drilling and test pits the state approved at the Palmer copper prospect near Haines. Comments due Nov. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State proposes a 25-year tidelands lease for Goldbelt's Douglas Island cruise port

The state wants to lease Goldbelt 152 acres of tidelands for its west Douglas cruise port, for 25 years, not the 55 it asked for. Crabbers may feel it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Committee drops visitors bureau chief from Ketchikan's planned tourism board

A Ketchikan committee cut the visitors bureau chief from the city's planned tourism board, with a member saying the board may someday review the bureau's work.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State budget sends $24.3 million to fix up Mt. Edgecumbe's aging Sitka campus

Mt. Edgecumbe is getting $24.3 million in state money to fix up a Sitka campus whose dorms include World War II barracks, plus new mattresses and washers.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

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 AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Sitka Assembly weighs asking voters for a summer sales tax bump to fund child care

Sitka may ask summer shoppers to chip in a nickel per $10 for child care, with voters deciding in February whether to raise the summer sales tax to 6.5%.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Eric Forrer and former Rep. David Eastman sue Dunleavy and DNR in Juneau Superior Court

Eric Forrer and ex-Rep. David Eastman sued Dunleavy, the state and DNR in Juneau. What they want is anyone's guess; the complaint isn't online.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Ketchikan resident urges hospital committee to back a PeaceHealth-paid ombudsperson

A Ketchikan resident wants a PeaceHealth-paid patient ombudsperson. Another said with low turnout, the town gets the hospital care it didn't vote for.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

December rockfish opening set for Southeast inside waters as outer coast stays closed

Southeast fishermen get a December shot at yelloweye and other bottom rockfish in inside waters. The outer coast stays closed for the rest of the year.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Corps proposes raising and rebuilding Ketchikan's Bar Harbor breakwaters

Army Corps plans to raise and rebuild Ketchikan's deteriorating Bar Harbor breakwaters, protecting moorage for 520 fishing boats. Public comments on the draft plan are due Nov. 21.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau Assembly to consider $10 million loan for Glacier Highway water main

Juneau's Assembly will weigh a $10 million state loan to replace a leaky 45-year-old water main, ideally before the state repaves the highway on top of it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau would borrow up to $24.7 million for the Seawalk and let cruise fees repay it

Juneau wants to borrow up to $24.7 million to stretch its Seawalk to the far cruise dock. Cruise passengers' $3 fee would pay it back, not local taxes.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Tlingit & Haida brings its Juneau early learning programs under one roof

Tlingit & Haida put Head Start, Early Head Start, child care and its Lingít immersion nest under one roof in Juneau. The kids call each other "nesty besties."

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Feds seek bids for subsidized jet service to Cordova, Gustavus, 3 other towns

Feds opened bidding for subsidized jet service to Cordova, Gustavus, Petersburg, Wrangell and Yakutat. Alaska Airlines holds the current deal at about $17.8 million a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Sitka Planning Commission approves merging three Halibut Point Road lots into one

Sitka merged three Halibut Point Road lots into one for a single new house. Its own planning director said that runs against the push for denser housing.

by Alaska News3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 7

State aging commission asks Juneau seniors Oct. 29 what its next plan should prioritize

The state wants Juneau seniors to tell it what matters most before it writes its next senior services plan, and it's asking in person Oct. 29 in the Valley.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau committee to discuss capping garages and sheds at the size of the main home

Juneau may tell your shop it can't outgrow your house. A land-use code committee talks size caps on garages and sheds, plus RV living, Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w 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 AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 15

Skagway draft budget would more than double the clinic's sales tax subsidy to $4.3 million

Skagway's manager would send the town clinic $4.3 million in sales tax next year, more than double, as temp provider costs climb and clinic revenue drops.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 16

Egan Drive near Fred Meyer drops to 45 mph again Nov. 1 as Juneau waits for a signal

Egan Drive near Fred Meyer drops to 45 mph again Nov. 1 through January, peak crash season. The fix, a traffic signal, is set to start construction in 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Petersburg mayor asks Assembly to decide on a permanent fire training site near Station 1

Petersburg's fire training tower has to leave Scow Bay by Nov. 30 and can't come back. The mayor wants the Assembly to pick a permanent home next meeting.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Petersburg Assembly advances union wage money before members vote, rejecting a delay 3-3

Petersburg's Assembly advanced money for its final offer to the borough workers' union, 5-1, before the union votes on it. A delay failed 3-3.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Sitka cellphone callers can't reach 911; city gives direct numbers for police and fire

Cellphone callers in Sitka can't reach 911 or the police and fire lines. The city posted direct numbers to use until carriers fix it. Landlines still work.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

South Tongass fire crews move back into rebuilt Station Four in Ketchikan

South Tongass fire crews moved back into rebuilt Station Four on Sept. 21, more than two years after an April 2024 fire destroyed it. The blaze destroyed four vehicles including two engines and an ambulance, with a second ambulance suffering serious smoke damage.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Sealaska Heritage sets Celebration 2028 for June 7-10, names Kake dance group to lead

Sealaska Heritage set Celebration 2028 for June 7 to 10 in Juneau, with Kake's Ḵéex̱' Ḵwáan dance group leading. The biennial festival pumps about $2 million into Juneau's economy.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Ketchikan viaduct repairs slip to 2030, the second delay since August

Ketchikan viaduct repairs slid from 2027 to 2028 and now 2030, and a draft state plan would spend $10.25 million designing a partial Water Street replacement.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read