Southeast

Ketchikan police seize nearly 1 pound of heroin

Police and federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents seized nearly a pound of heroin from a Ketchikan home and arrested a resident.

Fee hike considered in Sitka for high electrical use

Sitka officials are considering an increase in fees for customers using higher-than-average levels of electricity.

Sitka residents face higher utility fees

Sitka officials are considering an increase in fees for customers using higher-than-average levels of electricity.

Haines Borough challenges latest redistricting plan

The Alaska Redistricting Board's latest attempt at redrawing the state's political boundaries has drawn opposition. The state Supreme Court must decide whether to approve the plan, or send it back to the board for yet another try.

Bald eagle is euthanized after being shot in the elbow

Alaska Raptor Center officials in Sitka say a bald eagle that had been shot had to be euthanized.

Ketchikan murderer sentenced to 36 years in prison

A 19-year-old Ketchikan man convicted of second-degree murder and evidence tampering has been sentenced to 36 years in prison.

Sitka retains official bike-friendly status

The League of American Bicyclists has announced the renewal of Sitka's "bronze" status as a Bicycle Friendly Community.

Old boat that went down in 2010 and was refloated sinks again

A 96-year-old boat has sunk in Ketchikan's Ward Cove Harbor for the second time.

Redistricting board unveils boundary changes for Southeast

The Alaska Redistricting Board has made what its executive director calls significant changes to Southeast Alaska's political boundaries in an attempt to comply with a state Supreme Court order to redraw the region based on state constitutional requirements.

Orphaned newborn seal proves too hard to resist

Tracy Mikowski holds a degree in wildlife biology and knows animals found in the wild should be left there. But when Mikowski came across a newborn seal in beach grass along Chilkat Inlet recently, she scooped it up.

Redistricting Board told to keep working on Southeast districts

The Alaska Supreme Court has ordered the state Redistricting Board to rework House and Senate districts in Southeast Alaska for a plan to be used for this year's elections.

Owner of sunken Sitka boat says he'll refloat it

A nearly-century-old commercial fishing boat that ran aground last week in Sitka is now in worse shape. The wooden troller Igloo sank as it was being towed to harbor. Owner Kris Foster says he plans to recover the boat. All fuel was pumped out of the Igloo's tanks before the sinking, he says.

Ferry that struck Petersburg dock faces new delay

The Alaska ferry Matanuska is delayed in Wrangell because of mechanical issues on the Wrangell dock, temporarily preventing loading and unloading of passengers.

Meeting considers role for Alaska Native language council

Should a semester of Alaska Native language studies be required in high school? Should every school have a Native language teacher? Those were among suggestions Monday at a meeting called in response to passage of a bill creating a state Native language council.

Southeast girl missing since Sunday found alive and well

Searchers today found a 13-year-old girl missing for two days in strong wind and rain after going for a hike on Southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island.

Alaska ferry strikes seafood processor's dock

One of Alaska's largest state ferries plowed into a seafood processing plant's dock in Petersburg on Monday, causing significant damage, officials said. The 408-foot Matanuska hit the dock belonging to Ocean Beauty.

Ketchikan police arrest naked man on noon stroll

A 22-year-old man was arrested after taking a noontime stroll in the nude around downtown Ketchikan.

New book is guide to Native-language place names in Southeast

A 20-year project to compile Alaska Native place names in Southeast Alaska has led to a new book with about 3,000 such names, published by the University of Washington Press and the Sealaska Heritage Institute. The book also includes scholarly discussion of Southeast languages, reports CoastAlaska News.

Ketchikan collects million pounds of trash

Clean Up Week in Ketchikan this year netted more than 1 million pounds of trash.

Chief of university's Ketchikan campus announces departure

The man hired a year ago to head the Ketchikan campus of the University of Alaska Southeast is leaving.

Southeast fishermen approve salmon permit buyback plan

Southeast Alaska commercial fishermen have approved a $13 million plan to buy back 64 state permits for purse seine fishing to boost market conditions.