The conservation groups say invasive species alone cause more than $9 billion in damage each year to public water supplies, industry and power plants.
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Even a small bump in state funding could prevent layoffs at Ketchikan schools, superintendent says
Earlier this year, superintendent told the school board that the district was looking at deep, across-the-board staff cuts.
Investigators believe Klawock killing was motivated by Facebook rumors
Alaska State Troopers found Lincoln “Bingo” Peratrovich dead in his Klawock trailer home early Tuesday morning.
Artists worry that proposed changes to Southeast Alaska sea otter hunting rules could threaten traditional craft
As sea otter populations have grown, so have calls to loosen the strict federal rules protecting them. That has some Alaska Native artists concerned.
Record high 1.5M cruise passengers expected in Ketchikan this summer
As many as seven large cruise ships may tie up in Ketchikan on some Fridays this summer.
Ketchikan Indian Community among five Alaska tribes selected for state-tribal education compact pilot program
The tribes selected for the pilot program include Ketchikan Indian Community, the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, King Island Native Community, Knik Tribe and Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope.