Early Saturday morning, three canoes, all built with guidance from master carver Wayne Price Ká jeis yutsi.aak, began their journey to Juneau. With rough seas predicted until Berners Bay, Price anticipates the crews will have to ride aboard the three support boats until the handmade vessels find calmer seas. Price said this will be his […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Alaska Marine Highway System
Bid period for Tustumena replacement extended
The bid period for the Tustumena Replacement Vessel construction project has been extended to June 25 “at the request of the bidders,” according to the Alaska Marine Highway System. The state originally intended to open bids this past Thursday. No further detail about the bid period extension was provided by an AMHS spokesperson in a […]
Posted inLocal News
Former Haines borough manager Annette Kreitzer challenging Rep. Andi Story for District 3 House seat
One of Juneau’s two state House races this year is set to be competitive as four-term Democratic incumbent Andi Story is being challenged for the District 3 seat by Annette Kreitzer, a state administration commissioner under two Republican governors who more recently served as the borough manager in Haines. Rep. Sara Hannan, also a four-term […]
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KHNS to host Dance Party, Canadian DJ
On Saturday evening, Haines’ radio station KHNS will host a dance party for its annual spring fundraiser. Local DJ RadioCaroline will open the event and Whitehorse’s DJKJ will follow as the headliner. In the past, KHNS has held wine-tasting events and concerts as fundraisers, but decided to have a more “dance-oriented event” this year, said […]
Posted inEvents & Entertainment, Southeast News
Juneau welcomes canoes ashore Tuesday ahead of 2026 Celebration’s opening
Celebration, one of the largest cultural events in Alaska, will return to Juneau next week from June 3 to 6. The lead dance group will be Lepquinm Gumilgit Gagoadim Tsimshian Dancers (Our Own Dance in Our Hearts), a multigenerational group from Anchorage formed in 2005. The theme of the gathering organized by Sealaska Heritage Institute […]
Posted inNews, Energy
Appeals court says Alaska has the right to make ConocoPhillips oil well data public
The state of Alaska has the right to make public data from exploration wells drilled by ConocoPhillips in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, an appeals court has ruled. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, issued Wednesday, overturns a 2023 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason that allowed well data to remain under wraps. […]
Posted inCommentary
Governor failed Alaska gasline legislation homework
Legislators are being held after school this month and the state is paying for the extra time because the governor did not do his homework. If that seems backward, you’re right. Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered lawmakers to stay late after the regular legislative session ended because he insists that they approve major big-time relief from […]
Posted inTransportation, Tourism, Southeast News
Alaska cruise line experiments with alternative fuel
This article was first published by Post Alley. Early this month, a mobile floating gas station of sorts pulled up alongside the towering cruise ship Star Princess at Seattle’s Pier 91 terminal. For the next eight hours, the refueling crew made news by pumping a large volume of super-cooled natural gas into the bowels of the […]
Posted inNews, Elections
Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules
A federal judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding that it was too early to challenge the directive. The decision by D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, represents a setback for Democratic groups, lawmakers and other groups including the NAACP that have sued to stop […]
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States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump’s side in Arizona case
The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to empower states to review their voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a change that voting rights advocates say would risk disenfranchising Americans. The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to wade into a legal fight between the Republican National Committee and a […]