While the 23-year-old, 360-foot-long American Empress cruise ship is being stripped of its superstructure for conversion into a deck barge, the borough is looking at buying four diesel generators to …

Workers were able to refloat a snow-covered 40-foot pleasure boat that had sunk about two-thirds underwater while tied up at its slip in Heritage Harbor. The Little Darling, owned by a Louisiana …

A home at the Nugget Trailer Court burned down in an early morning fire Friday, Dec. 19, as temperatures were in the high teens, making for icy conditions for firefighters. No injuries were …

For the crowds watching Wrangell’s Fourth of July fireworks, the show is a celebration. For the fire crew lighting the fuses, it has become a source of anxiety. Fire Chief Jordan Buness …

The school board voted unanimously to postpone a decision on the superintendent’s request to create a full-time librarian job for the middle and high school — a position that has not existed for …

Even though winter is officially just a week old, it’s already been a long, cold and snowy month in town — particularly for crews plowing, sanding and shoveling — with a lot more forecast for …

The borough assembly took a step toward attracting private investment in building and operating a shipyard at the 6-Mile mill property, which the borough purchased for $2.5 million more than three …

An Indigenous community is locked in a debate about the pros and cons of a major new mine on their traditional lands — and a big cash payment promised by the developer. There is strong support, …

Marcia Miller never intended cooking and baking to be her particular gift, but the gift chose her. She is the new cook at the Senior Center, a position that fits her well, more than she …

While Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to argue about health insurance premiums for tens of millions of Americans, the deadline to sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act has …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing to take more than $1.5 billion from the state’s only large savings account other than the Permanent Fund to balance his proposed spending plan for state services, …

Almost six months after the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pay out the money, the U.S. House last week finally got around to saying yes and restoring the Secure Rural Schools program, which had …

“It takes one generation to lose a language and four to rebuild it.” That’s the guiding reality for Baby Raven Reads, said Molly Briggs, manager for the early literacy program for families with …

Residents can look back on December and brag about shoveling, sliding and struggling through what might have been a record snowfall — or at least close. It was deep enough and steady enough the …

The borough assembly has approved two engineering contracts totaling about $290,000 as the community competes for a major federal disaster grant that could reshape its downtown waterfront and develop …

Wrangell Parks and Recreation officials say more certified lifeguards are needed to keep community swimming programs running on a regular schedule. Parks and Recreation Coordinator Devyn Johnson …

Christmas Tree Lane, Wrangell Hospice’s only fundraiser of the year, is now open at the Nolan Center, hospice volunteer Alice Rooney said. The sale of the donated, decorated trees usually raises …

Borough officials judged the land sale a success, with buyers taking 16 of the 20 residential lots offered at the Alder Top Village (Keishangita.’aan) subdivision upland from Shoemaker …

The biggest feedback to last winter’s inaugural Winter Reading Program for Grown-Ups at the library was a desire for more and varied prizes. With a few weeks to go before the library opens the book …

A program run by a pair of Alaska nonprofits has started paying out grants for new electric heat pump installations in homes from Metlakatla to Kodiak, with Wrangell also on the eligibility …