Southeast Alaska broke records for rainfall this spring. And for the Blind Slough hydroelectric plant near Petersburg, more ...

Nancy Claire Strand was born in Petersburg, Alaska, on June 20, 1945 to Claire and Erling Strand. As was the tradition in her youth, she worked in the canneries during the summers. She graduated from ...

This Saturday marks a historic milestone for Petersburg as the community celebrates the first-ever Amy Hallingstad Day, ...

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has opened public comment on a proposal that would reduce municipal ...

Petersburg’s school district approved a budget last week that will draw down nearly $700,000 dollars from its reserves to make up for school funding vetoed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Dunleavy reduced ...

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on June 18 to resume the federal Secure Rural Schools program, which sent millions of ...

The U.S. Forest Service will seek to repeal a rule that has effectively blocked the logging of almost a third of America's ...

Last month, after nearly 25 years of running Glacier Laundry, Carrie Peterson handed the laundromat keys to new owner Laura ...

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee says he will revamp his controversial proposal to require the sales of vast acres of federal lands in the ...

June 1, 1925 – First the water was off. Then the lights were off. And, of course, the power went off with the lights. In the first instance the pipe at the intake of the dam had filled up. Under the ...

Alaska’s Most Valuable Resource To the Editor: Politicians like to talk about Alaska’s vast and valuable resources, but they seem to forget that our most precious resource is our children. Children’s ...