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Ketchikan Assembly to take up $347,000 for new South Tongass ambulance after 2024 fire

A 2024 fire took both of South Tongass' ambulances. Ketchikan's Assembly takes up $347,000 in federal money Monday to replace one, plus a heart monitor.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Southeast Alaska gillnetters caught less salmon this year but expect higher pay

Southeast gillnetters caught less of every salmon species than average this year, but prices are way up, so the paycheck should be bigger. Not a bad trade.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

University of Alaska Southeast students received about $1.47 million in Pell Grants last school year

UAS students got about $1.47 million in federal Pell Grants last school year. It's need-based aid for undergraduates, and it never has to be paid back.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Sealaska sells European seafood business to Japan's Sojitz, says sale will help expand shareholder programs

Sealaska sold its European seafood business to Japan's Sojitz and says the sale will help it expand shareholder programs. Neither side disclosed the price.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan hunter treated for hypothermia after overnight search

A Ketchikan hunter activated his satellite SOS device Wednesday evening and was found with hypothermia after an overnight search that resumed Thursday morning.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Western Gulf of Alaska Pacific ocean perch fishery closes through Dec. 31

Federal managers closed the Western Gulf of Alaska's Pacific ocean perch trawl fishery Thursday. The fleet hit its 2026 limit, the year's fourth perch closure.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Sitka Assembly members set Oct. 21 meeting on taxi code rewrite

Sitka may trade taxi meters for flat fares: $10 around downtown, $12 to the airport. Two Assembly members want to hear from drivers and riders first, Oct. 21.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Eaglecrest board extends former acting manager's pay through mid-November to help new GM

Eaglecrest has a new general manager, but the old acting one keeps acting pay into November to help with the handoff. The board says it costs about $6,000.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Suicide Basin release to push Mendenhall Lake near 10 feet Friday

A second release from Suicide Basin is expected to push Mendenhall Lake to about 10 feet Friday, flooding the visitor center area and nearby trails.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Suicide Basin levels drop, signaling a possible new release above Mendenhall

Boater swims to Admiralty Island after fishing vessel sinks, rescued by Coast Guard a day later

His fishing boat sank near Murder Cove, his life raft leaked, so he swam to Admiralty Island in a survival suit. A Coast Guard helicopter found him a day later.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau task force to review draft rules that could license and cap whale-watching boats

Juneau may license whale-watching boats the way it licenses marijuana shops, and cap how many can run. A city task force takes up the idea Oct. 10.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan Borough Assembly weighs removal process for appointed board members

Ketchikan's Planning Commission voted 6-0 to censure Darlene Dollimont-Svenson and ask her to resign over remarks about KIC. She apologized but didn't resign.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Follows: Ketchikan planning commission to consider censuring commissioner over remarks about Ketchikan Indian Community

Juneau committee to review bid to list Telephone Hill as national historic district

A historical group wants Juneau's Telephone Hill named a national historic district. The city plans to tear down its seven homes for new housing.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Juneau's Alaska Shoppe seeks wider Front Street entrance in historic Blomgren Building

Alaska Shoppe wants to widen its Front Street door in Juneau's historic Blomgren Building. The city's preservation committee reviews the plan Wednesday.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Skagway wind advisory runs until 1 p.m. Thursday, gusts near 40 mph

Skagway gets a wind advisory for Thursday morning, with gusts near 40 mph. Tie down loose gear, and ferry riders may want to check before heading to the dock.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Trump calls Alaska's second Dan Sullivan a 'fraud' at gas line event

Trump called a Petersburg man running as Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race a fraud, but courts upheld his ballot eligibility.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Federal managers weigh permit letting a Bering Sea trawler donate halibut it now must discard

One Bering Sea trawler could give food banks the halibut it now has to throw overboard, under a federal permit open for comment through Oct. 16.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan Gateway Borough staff propose allowing housing on commercial waterfront land

Ketchikan Gateway Borough staff want to let housing onto commercial waterfront land and relabel seven parcels. The Planning Commission picks it back up Oct. 13.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Haines Borough voters decide five tax and planning measures with no fiscal note

Haines Borough voters decide Tuesday on five tax and planning measures with no fiscal estimates released. • Initiative 3 would repeal the seasonal sales tax and restore a year-round 5.5% rate starting Jan. 1, 2027. • Other measures would tax resource exports and mining, add a 2% alcohol tax, cut the senior property tax exemption cap, and return the planning commission to mayoral appointment.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Tlingit & Haida gets $300,000 to build dementia services for Southeast elders

Tlingit & Haida received $300,000 to hire dementia staff, screen elders, and connect them to regional services through 2029.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

UAF gets federal award to run Alaska Native elders resource center

UAF won a $215,343 federal award to run a resource center training Alaska's 43 tribal elder-service programs in dementia care, disaster prep, and healthy aging through 2029.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Sitka gets $1.1 million state grant to upgrade Eliason Harbor electrical systems and floats

Sitka landed a $1.1 million state grant to fix aging floats and electrical systems at Eliason Harbor, where most visiting boats tie up. Design is nearly done.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Sitka Assembly votes to negotiate contract with Gerrie Cotter for municipal administrator

Sitka's Assembly voted 7-0 to start contract talks with its only finalist for city administrator. Salary and start date are still up for negotiation.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Sitka Assembly to interview municipal administrator applicant Gerrie Cotter on Sept. 10

Sitka planners favor 30 to 40 single-family lots near Sitka High School

Sitka planners like 30 to 40 single-family lots near Sitka High, with room saved for apartments or dorms later. Final findings are due by year's end.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly sets Oct. 5 work session on school activities funding

Ketchikan students, coaches and parents told the borough school activities are turning pay-to-play. The Assembly takes up whether it can help Oct. 5.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 21

Ketchikan accepts $6.9 million to replace Bar Harbor floats, Mountain Point launch

Ketchikan is getting $6.9 million from the state to replace two tired Bar Harbor floats and rebuild the Mountain Point boat launch. Work runs into 2029.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 17

Sealaska Heritage Institute wins federal grant for Juneau's Tlingit language school program

Sealaska Heritage Institute won a five-year federal grant for Juneau's Tlingit language school program, months after warning it would lose its principal.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau resolution would encourage employers to let workers serve on city boards during work hours

Juneau Assembly may review a resolution encouraging employers to let workers serve on city boards during paid work time, citing 33 unfilled board vacancies.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 22

Follows: Juneau committee moves board recruitment plan out of resolution and into a letter

Board of Fisheries takes written comments through Oct. 13 for its October work session

The Board of Fisheries meets in Anchorage Oct. 28-29 to decide which off-cycle proposals to take up. Want a say? Written comments only, due Oct. 13.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites

AlaskaCare retiree plan proposes adding licensed massage therapists as providers in 2027

State retirees in the AlaskaCare defined benefit plan could see licensed massage therapists recognized as providers in 2027. Comments are due Oct. 19.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Norton Sound Health Corp. gets federal grant for youth sexual health and life skills classes

Norton Sound Health Corp. will teach sexual health and life skills to young people in Nome and 15 Bering Strait villages under a five-year federal grant.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Tlingit & Haida gets $1.05 million for youth classes in Juneau and Angoon and help for kinship caregivers

Tlingit & Haida landed about $1.05 million in federal grants for teen pregnancy-prevention classes in Juneau and Angoon and help for relatives raising kids.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau and Anchorage youth shelters get $650,000 in federal grants for runaway and homeless youth

Youth shelters in Juneau and Anchorage are getting $650,000 in new federal grants to give runaway and homeless kids a safe place to stay and help getting home.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan Indian Community gets $900,000 to revive its fleet for subsistence trips, training and charters

Ketchikan Indian Community is putting 23 boats back to work with a $900,000 federal grant: elder-led subsistence trips, youth training and halibut charters.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Weather Service cancels Ketchikan wind advisory early after gusts fall short of forecast

Ketchikan's windstorm came in under budget: forecasters warned of 50 mph gusts, the airport topped out around 36, and the advisory ended three hours early.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska prisons seek contractor for mental health care, with video visits allowed in Nome, Bethel and Ketchikan

Alaska's prisons want a contractor for mental health care at four facilities. In Nome, Bethel and Ketchikan, clinicians might visit in person only monthly.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Petersburg Medical Center weighs $10 million apartment building to house its staff

Petersburg Medical Center needs somewhere for its staff to live. A 20-unit apartment building would do it, at about $500,000 a unit. The board is thinking.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read