By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sponsors of an initiative to limit cruise ship tourism say they are well past the halfway point of collecting enough signatures to place the question …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon Education funding is back on the docket for the Alaska Legislature. On Friday, Independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot of Sitka introduced legislation, House Bill 69, …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon One year after a similar proposal failed to pass the state Legislature, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has reintroduced legislation that could result in felony …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Facing steep growth in demand, constant turnover and employee retirements, Alaska’s health care industry has a staggering need for new workers, a new …
Matching Funds Available for BHV Every dollar donated to Brave Heart Volunteers in Feburary will be matched – up to $8,000 – by an anonymous former Sitka School District teacher. …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The rise in cruise ship visitors in recent years has brought new jobs, more sales tax revenues to the city and extra needed income for young families, …
By Anna Laffrey Ketchikan Daily News Flights to the First City are filling up, hotels are fully booked, and Ketchikan’s Annual Wearable Arts Show took to the runway a week earlier than usual …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon After two consecutive years when meltwaters burst out of a basin on Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier and devastated neighborhoods in that part of the capital city, a …
Life Celebration For Barry Mckee A celebration of the life of Barry Mckee, 75, will be held 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the home of Moe and Betsy Johnson, 1413 Halibut Point Road. He passed away on …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon In the fall of 2018, officials with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and their partners celebrated what they thought was a milestone: an end to the …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell has announced that he would retire at the end of the spring semester. “UAA is …
Climate Connection: Carbon Dioxide Removal Our ongoing burning of fossil fuels has continued to increase atmospheric CO2 levels without any slowing down. Global average temperature is increasing …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer In his annual presentation Wednesday on Sitka’s economic and social conditions, City Administrator John Leach emphasized the city’s efforts to …
By Sentinel Staff “Keep moving.” That’s the advice of Dorothy “Brownie” Thomsen, who’ll be celebrating her 100th birthday at a party Saturday. And it’s also her …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon The Alaska Legislature will take up election reform proposals this session, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy introducing a bill through the House, and the Senate …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Gov. Mike Dunleavy and several top officials from his administration on Wednesday celebrated new executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon A state-owned corporation that manages roughly $800 million in assets for the benefit of Alaskans with mental health issues has a new leader. Dr. Mary Wilson, a …
AARP Taxaide Is Being Offered AARP Taxaide will offer help with federal income tax forms 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 4 through April 15 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Appointments can be made, and …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer School Board members and city staff pored over a long list of needed capital improvements in district school buildings at the board’s Jan. 8 …
By CATHY LI Special to the Sentinel Planning Commission members held their first meeting of the year Jan. 15, electing officers and discussing the 2023 Annual Short-Term Rental Report …