Living in a small town like Petersburg often means traveling to Anchorage or Juneau for specialized healthcare. Medical ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the state of Alaska’s latest attempt to alter Alaska’s decades-old system of subsistence fishing management. In a one-sentence order Monday, the court said it will ...

Leo Juel Kernin made his arrival on January 5 at 1:53 p.m., claiming the title of Petersburg's first baby of 2026 and earning his family a bounty of gifts from local businesses. Each year, Petersburg ...

A comment period is open until Feb. 13 as part of a program review that could change the way subsistence hunting and fishing is managed on federal lands in Alaska. On May 5, 2025, Safari Club ...

Former U.S. House Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, challenging Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Republicans control the U.S. Senate by a 53-47 margin, ...

A Petersburg man arrested in 2024 for felony charges related to child sexual abuse material has pleaded guilty. Over a year ago, Alejandro “Alex” Melendez Aguilar, age 46, was indicted on 10 felony ...

Wrangell’s economic development board, which advises the assembly, has raised several questions about a possible borough land lease for a California-based company to build and operate a small-scale ...

Petersburg Medical Center's long-awaited MRI project has reached its final regulatory hurdle, with the state accepting the facility's Certificate of Need application and scheduling a public hearing ...