Over a hundred people gathered at Sandy Beach to see Bravo, now nearly five months old, return to the wild.
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Petersburg joins other Southeast Alaska communities in asking for stronger sea otter management
Sea otters were once wiped out in Southeast Alaska due to the fur trade, but their population has skyrocketed since reintroduction in the 1960s.
Tannery closures hinder Alaska sea otter hunters
With no large-scale tanneries in Southeast Alaska, hunters have few options to continue their traditional cultural practices of skin-sewing sea otters.
Petersburg police chief settles lawsuit against borough for $70K
James Kerr said borough officials retaliated against him after he testified as a private citizen against enforcing a masking mandate at a 2021 Assembly meeting.
Sport fishing for wild kings in Southeast Alaska closed to nonresidents
The regulations went into effect July 7 and will last through the end of September.
2 men scammed over $100K from Petersburg resident, police say
Petersburg police have arrested two men in a six-figure fraud scheme against a senior in the Southeast Alaska town, after a sting operation last week with assistance from the FBI.