By ANNA LAFFREY Ketchikan Daily News Negotiations over state-managed groundfish harvest, including proposals to open up demersal shelf rockfish fishing, sped by on the third day of the Alaska …
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced Wednesday that she and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) reintroduced the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Respect Act of 2025, legislation which …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon In a series of hearings this week within the Alaska State Capitol, public-school advocates from across the state presented hours of impassioned and often …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon The University of Alaska administration and the union representing nearly 1,100 faculty and postdoctoral fellows have reached a tentative agreement for a …
Climate Connection Geochemical and Biological CO2 Removal Last week’s Climate Connection outlined scientists’ counsel that we need to remove 10 billion metric tons (10 gigatons) of CO2 from …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Assembly voted Tuesday night to adopt on final reading an ordinance revising a permit system for commercial operators on city …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka High School won the sweepstakes awards for drama, debate, forensics and overall categories at the Region V championships held here Friday and …
By ANNA LAFFREY Ketchikan Daily News Forty-four public testimonies about Southeast Alaska shellfish and groundfish fisheries filled up a short second day of the Alaska Board of …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Show tunes, from the familiar to the esoteric, will be in the air Friday at Broadway Night, this year starring the largest cast of performers ever …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon A state commission is recommending automatic inflation-driven raises and salary cuts for Alaska’s governor, lieutenant governor, members of the state …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska’s top environmental regulator was chosen to be the new Pacific Northwestern regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon State political campaign regulators issued another heavy penalty this week against the organizers of a failed campaign that sought to repeal Alaska’s …
ANB Founders Hall Gets Defibrillator A new automatic external defibrillator has been installed at the ANB Founders Hall. The AED can be used by anyone to provide immediate care for someone …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Assembly gave unanimous approval Tuesday night to issuing an invitation to bid on operation of the marine haulout and boatyard at the Gary Paxton …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer City staff breathed a sign of relief today with the news an executive order freezing federal funding that would have stopped a number of local …
By ANNA LAFFREY Ketchikan Daily News During a break in the Alaska Board of Fisheries Southeast Alaska/Yakutat finfish and shellfish regulatory meeting on Tuesday in Ketchikan, Petersburg crab …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon President Donald Trump’s order to pause the spending of billions of dollars in federal grants triggered a wave of anxiety, fear and uncertainty on Tuesday …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Midway through the decade, Alaskans have failed to make significant progress toward the health targets in numerous categories, according to an annual …
By JAMES BROOKS and CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered an aspirational address to the Alaska Legislature late Tuesday, celebrating the state’s growth. But his …
T’ai Chi Chih Planned Feb. 1 T’ai Chi Chih Practice will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the See House behind St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 611 Lincoln Street. Attendees can …