Haines middle school wrestling capped off a successful season last weekend at the Tanana Invitational in Fairbanks, considered the de facto middle school state championship in Alaska. Four Glacier Bear athletes medaled, including eighth-graders Luke Bell and Makayla Henry, who shared the honor of being the first three-time Tanana medalists in school history, according to […]
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Alaska governor proposes new method for picking state judges
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday proposed a constitutional amendment that would give future governors more latitude when picking judges for the Alaska Court System. If adopted by the Legislature, the amendment would be subject to a statewide vote in 2026. If adopted by voters, it would take effect after Dunleavy leaves office. The draft […]
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Congress shirks while legislative leaders stand up
Tumultuous certainly applies to the goings-on in the nation’s capital. And not in a good way. While in Alaska’s Capitol, the goings-on are surprising too, but most definitely in a good way. Unlike congressional leadership, which is putting up no public resistance to the Trump/Musk dishonest assault on public services, people’s lives, the rule of […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Wildlife
Washington hunter charged with illegal mountain lion kill on Wrangell Island
Jacob Vibbert, of Cheney, Washington, has been charged with illegally killing a mountain lion on the south end of Wrangell Island. According to the state’s report, Vibbert shot the mountain lion on June 3, 2024. There is no mountain lion hunting season in Alaska. The offense, a misdemeanor, can be punishable by up to one […]
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Juneau Access Road is on the map again, as DOT seeks bids for Lynn Canal transportation study
The Juneau Access Road, at one point declared dead in 2017, is alive and back on the map. Proposals “to conduct a feasibility study on improving transportation access along the west side of Lynn Canal” are being sought, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced Tuesday afternoon. Such a study would revive a decades-long debate […]
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AIDEA to end shipyard agreement with Vigor in November
Vigor Alaska, the private operator of the state-owned Ketchikan Shipyard, was notified that the state won’t be extending the shipyard operating agreement with Vigor once the current agreement expires in November. Citing lower-than-full utilization of the shipyard and increasing unfunded maintenance at the facility under Vigor, the shipyard’s owner Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority […]
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20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money
A proposed 20-year plan seeking to restore the ailing Alaska Marine Highway System to a more reliable and sustainable transportation hub calls for, above all, adequate funding for operations and construction. It also envisions an ambitious increase in service to smaller communities in particular with a roughly 45% increase in total port calls — while […]
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Some phone and internet services get temporary fix as cable repair ship heads for Southeast Alaska
Some telephone and internet services were restored Saturday night, two days after much of Southeast Alaska was disconnected due to a damaged subsea cable system, via temporary measures as a ship designated for permanent repairs is scheduled to arrive in Sitka on Monday. “We have restored a majority of services in Juneau and Southeast,” Heather […]
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Trump says tariffs ‘all set’ for Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that tariffs would be placed on Canada and Mexico, and additional ones on China, beginning Tuesday, a move that could affect the cost of goods anywhere from tequila to cars to iPhones. While at the White House, and alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the president said he would […]
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The voice of Lynn Canal giving listeners hoops
Along the waterfronts and mountain tops of upper Lynn Canal and into the households and cabins of Haines, Skagway and Klukwan a masterful voice of play-by-play basketball reports the action of their local teams. “I have been doing KHNS pretty much throughout this time of year for three years now,” Skagway’s Mason Jennings, 13, said […]