Tickets to ride the Alaska Marine Highway System will go up a little more than 2% effective May 1, the first fare increase since 2019. That 2019 increase instituted “dynamic pricing” of higher fares ...

A Petersburg man indicted in 2024 on felony charges related to child sexual abuse material will spend two years in prison. Alejandro “Alex” Melendez Aguilar, 46, pleaded guilty in January to one count ...

March 25 – An officer conducted extra patrols. An officer responded to a parking complaint on S 3rd St., contacted the owner and the vehicle was moved. March 26 – An officer assisted a citizen on S ...

Stephanie Pfundt has spent the better part of a decade building a career in classical music far from Petersburg - graduate ...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich visited Petersburg last week, holding a community meet and greet and sitting ...

With spring (officially) underway, the Petersburg High School Track and Field team have hit the ground running with fierce ...

The 2026 regionwide harvest limits for Chinook salmon announced Tuesday by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game represent a rebound from the rock bottom limits set in 2025. This year, all fishermen ...

With a focus of getting better before the state championship meets, several Viking Swim Club swimmers competed in high level ...

In Petersburg, on March 28, around 100 protestors took part in the local No Kings rally. Approximately 3,300 similar rallies took place in all 50 states with an estimated 8 million Americans gathering ...

Brian Herman, owner of Canoe Lagoon Oysters, didn’t attend last month’s Mariculture Conference of Alaska in Anchorage. He was busy at work. Last year, he shipped out about 110,000 oysters raised at ...

Clausen Museum hosted an open mic for local musicians on Friday and announced that the event will be ongoing, on the last ...