Borough crews restored the water treatment plant to full working order last week after an equipment problem prompted a boil-water notice that lasted a little over 72 hours. It appears a faulty pH …

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said President Donald Trump’s health care-cutting budget plan was destined to pass Congress, and her decisive vote on the package last month represented the best of a bad …

Anchorage Democratic Sen. Forrest Dunbar, who is deployed to Poland on active-duty military service, will be able to attend the Aug. 2 special session of the Alaska Legislature, providing a critical …

The deer harvest around Wrangell has been on an upswing the past few years, with another healthy count expected as hunters take to the woods starting Saturday, Aug. 1. “We’re looking at …

Get out those Hawaiian shirts, flip-flops and straw hats for an evening of tropical fun and music. Just because all the hubbub around the Fourth of July and Bearfest is a wrap doesn’t mean summer …

As a child, Larisa Koenig experienced a vision of her grandfather being mortally injured during a totem raising that she credits with saving him from death. It is recognizing the supernatural realm …

For the first time, scientists have made a definite link between the toxin produced by algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning and marine mammal deaths. Fur seals found dead last August on …

A sweeping new tax law signed into law on the Fourth of July includes several provisions that could mean lower taxes for many Americans, though the financial benefits will depend on individual …

St. Philip's Episcopal Church wants to share its history with you - as well as you sharing your experience with the church - at a retro photograph event Thursday, Aug. 14. At more than a century …

Thousands of Alaskans are caught in processing backlogs as they try to get benefits intended to help people facing disabilities and poverty. That’s despite a yearslong effort by state officials to …

Federal funds for adult education services were among those blocked by the Trump administration on July 1, causing immediate cuts to Alaska adult education and workforce development programs and …

Congress giveth, and Congress taketh away. Following congressional approval of President Donald Trump's request to rescind $1.1 billion in previously allocated federal funds for the Corporation …

The Sitka-based Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust has announced a large financial boost from the Rasmuson Foundation to help restore rural and Indigenous access to commercial halibut …

No one is exactly sure when it happened, but at some point, the chamber of commerce took over all the planning and organizing for the annual Fourth of July celebration. Now that is …

Bearfest, the annual event celebrating bears and their environment, will emerge from hibernation starting Wednesday, July 30. The festival, now in its 16th year, features symposiums, cultural and …

Equipment problems at the water treatment plant early Sunday morning created serious enough operating issues that the borough advised residents to boil water before consumption and to conserve water …

Due to a lack of a quorum at a special meeting called for Monday, July 21, the borough assembly postponed until Tuesday, July 29, a public hearing and possible vote on a pair of ordinances to …

The regional authority that distributes hydroelectric power to Wrangell, Petersburg and Ketchikan has approved a $12 million contract with a Washington state company to build a third turbine for Tyee …

The community's newest wireless internet and cell tower has been set in place and, when it is operational, is intended to improve sketchy service for some customers around 3- and 4-Mile. It is the …

Congress has approved a request from the Trump administration to rescind billions of dollars in previously adopted federal funding, including tens of millions of dollars meant for Alaska’s 27 …