Southeast

The major disaster declaration opens up FEMA funding to help pay for the cleanup and repair costs to the city of Ketchikan.

The Palmer development, near a glacier above the salmon-bearing Chilkat River, has for years fueled political divisions in the town of Haines. Now it’s getting a new owner, raising questions about the project’s future.

Originally from Teslin, Skaydu.û Jules now lives in Juneau, where she’s training to become a Lingít language teacher and hopes to one day help carve a canoe solely speaking Lingít.

Researchers from an organization that seeks out extraterrestrial life camped out at a remote lighthouse in Southeast Alaska over the summer to investigate humpback whale communication.

Community members packed into a parking lot recently to get a glimpse of the “People’s Tree,” as it set off on the long trip to Washington D.C.

The state will hold a special election for registered voters in the proposed borough to vote on it. If approved, the Xunaa Borough would be the first since Petersburg in 2013.

If finding wolf poop was a sport, Barley would be its Lebron James and his trainer said it’s an honor to be courtside for his last season. 

The dispute about who’s responsible for the bill – Haines taxpayers or the construction contractor – is now almost a year old, and continues to delay the project.

The Division of Elections director said the results initially reported for Elfin Cove and Pelican were not correct. The count was corrected Thursday to reflect the actual vote tally.

This year’s tree, harvested from the Tongass National Forest, is being carried across the nation on a special trailer.