Healing history and undoing the silence
Under the covered basketball court at Harborview Elementary School in downtown Juneau, a group of carvers have just started working on a Raven totem pole.It’s one of two healing totems meant to...
View ArticleDead humpback whale found in Glacier Bay National Park
The longest sighted humpback whale recorded in Southeast Alaska was found dead Sunday morning.“Festus” — or whale #441 in fluke identification photos — was floating in Glacier Bay National Park water...
View ArticleTroopers suspend search for Nome man, volunteers continue looking
The Alaska State Troopers suspended the active search and rescue for a missing Nome man on July 4 pending any new leads, according to the trooper dispatch. But an independent search is still going...
View ArticleAfter bear mauling, UAS professor expected to make a full recovery
It’s been less than three months since University of Alaska Southeast assistant professor Forest Wagner was mauled by a bear, and he’s already back to hiking mountains.“After ten surgeries and ongoing...
View ArticleHealing history and ending the silence
Under the covered basketball court at Harborview Elementary School in downtown Juneau, a group of carvers has just started working on a Raven totem pole.It’s one of two healing totems meant to...
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JUNEAU — Brad Fluetsch has been growing peonies at his home in North Douglas since 1992 and they do really well. So well, people have asked to buy them.“We’ve turned down people wanting them for their...
View ArticleState hopes court will dismiss lawsuit affecting fisheries commission...
An attempt by the state of Alaska to dismiss a lawsuit against itself and Gov. Bill Walker is scheduled to have its day in court Tuesday.The outcome could affect a state agency that’s been under fire...
View ArticleCourt hears oral arguments on request to dismiss fishery commission suit
Commercial fisherman Robert Thorstenson, Jr. is precisely the right person to bring a lawsuit against the governor and the State of Alaska, according to his lawyer during oral argument in Juneau...
View ArticleChum spill blocks Juneau roadway
A truck loaded with fish totes rolled over on Egan Drive in Juneau on Monday afternoon, spilling thousands of pounds of chum salmon onto the highway and blocking inbound traffic for almost three...
View ArticleUnCruise owner tells story behind bear mauling
The brown bear mauling near Sitka last week that left two UnCruise Adventures guides injured took place in a matter of seconds, according to the CEO and owner of the small cruise line.“I can’t express...
View ArticleHaa shuká: Tlingit language apps connect past, present and future
A new app, Tlingit Games, brings you into the world of wildlife. Choose “Birds!” and you watch hummingbirds, kingfishers and Stellar’s Jays fly in and out of a wooded scene of other birds. Press any...
View ArticleAfter bear attack, guide goes into woods more prepared
After getting bit on his right leg by a brown bear sow, Michael Justa found himself looking right into the eyes of the animal — his face a mere several inches away from hers.“I was knocked down on my...
View ArticleJuneau teen writes for MTV News on importance of sex ed
Tasha Elizarde, a Juneau-Douglas High School senior, told the world last week that she used to know nothing about sex.“I didn’t even know a lot of stuff about health things, too. Like, I didn’t know...
View ArticleNothing but support for PFD-voter registration ballot measure
Two people testified Friday morning in support of a citizen’s ballot initiative that ties voter registration to the Permanent Fund Dividend application.Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott opened the public hearing...
View ArticleHunter mauled by brown bear on Admiralty Island
A Kentucky man was mauled by a brown bear Thursday night at the end of a day of bear hunting on Admiralty Island, according to Alaska State Troopers.“The guide and his client were departing where they...
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