The University of Alaska Southeast and Goldbelt Heritage Foundation signed a memorandum of agreement to develop coursework on Indigenous health and healing. The agreement, completed Sunday, outlines a plan to deliver culturally grounded, for-credit learning opportunities at UAS that reflect Indigenous knowledge, values and approaches to wellness. Elders, cultural specialists and Indigenous faculty will guide […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Health
SEARHC plans new medical services building in Wrangell
SEARHC plans to build an 8,000-square-foot medical services building to consolidate dental and behavioral health services into a single campus, anchored by the hospital. “We’re calling it the Wrangell Campus,” Ryan Matej, the Sitka-based chief administrative officer for the health care provider, said in a phone interview on Friday, May 1. SEARHC has been looking […]
Posted inNews, Energy
State profiting from higher prices for Alaska oil on U.S. West Coast
The first month of the U.S. war against Iran caused crude oil prices to skyrocket around the world, and the price of Alaska’s oil has risen particularly far. That rise is making tens of millions of dollars, maybe a few hundred million dollars if high prices persist, available for state services and the Permanent Fund […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Local News
Q&A: Corinna Cook on Ice, Memory and the Alaska-Yukon border
Juneau Author Corinna Cook is heading to the Chilkat Valley this week for an event centered on her newest book, Permafrost Is An Archive And Other Inheritances From The Alaska-Yukon Borderlands. Cook, whose writing blends research and personal reflection, sat down with the Chilkat Valley News’ Rashah McChesney to talk more about the collection. This […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Assembly to hear budget, the Haines Economic Development Corporation, new Lutak tour permit
The Haines Borough Assembly meeting on May 12 will include the first reading of the FY27 budget. The Chilkat Valley News’ Will Steinfeld and KHNS’ Melinda Munson sat down to talk about the budget process. Melinda Munson: The budget process has started, and it will make its first appearance at the assembly meeting. Can you […]
Posted inSports
Juneau topples Haines, Skagway in track tri-meet
The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears swept the team titles at the Haines Invitational Track and Field Meet this past weekend in another warmup before Southeast teams travel to Juneau for the 2026 Capital City Invitational on Friday and Saturday, a preview for the May 22-23 Region V championships at Ketchikan. At Haines, […]
Posted inNews, Economy
Alaskans are more pessimistic about the state’s economy now than they were in 2020
New statewide polling shows Alaskans have near-record negative views of the state’s economy, with opinions more pessimistic than they were during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic emergency. Those views, which mirror national trends, were published this week by Alaska Survey Research and analyst Ivan Moore. On a scale of 0-100, Alaskans give the state economy a score […]
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Legislature approves extra legal help for Alaskans who can’t afford attorneys
After four years of effort, the Alaska Legislature has passed a bill offering additional support for the underfunded organization that offers free legal help to Alaskans facing civil lawsuits. “We’re so excited,” said Maggie Humm, executive director of the Alaska Legal Services Corporation. ALSC is the state’s largest provider of free legal assistance for survivors […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Environment
Kodiak fisherman will plead guilty to stealing trees from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
A commercial fisherman in Kodiak will plead guilty to stealing 16 yellow cedar trees from the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. Mitchell Keplinger, charged with theft of government property in April, was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska on Wednesday for his formal arraignment. Keplinger signed a plea deal the day after […]
Posted inCommentary
Juneau Empire shuts office where 8 people worked a few years ago; now appears to be seeking 1 salesperson
The Juneau Empire last week shut down its office in the Jordan Creek Center and relocated to what’s reportedly a single-desk space at Vintage Business Park. The masthead in Saturday’s print edition lists no staff, aside from an obituaries/legal notice person based outside Juneau — and the only job opening is for a general sales […]