Last weekend, EagleCrest Ski Area received 20 inches of precipitation at its highest elevation, and about six inches at the base.
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Public media cuts could end local programming
Some Alaska public broadcasters would have to give up local programming if the state Senate’s budget cuts go through.
Hundreds turn out for Capitol education rally
The ralliers want lawmakers to keep education funding promises made last year, and protested how the last proposed cut was unveiled.
How Russian Easter bread became an Alaska Native tradition
Siouxbee Lindoff has been baking kulich, a Russian Easter bread, for over 40 years.
Travelers not told ferries may be canceled
Thousands of people have booked ferry sailings that will likely be cut due to budget reductions. But for now, the ferry system isn’t letting them know.
Tlingit language to be officially recognized in federal maps database
For the first time, a Tlingit name for a peak in Juneau will be included in the Geographic Names Information System or GNIS. This makes it possible for that name to be printed on federal maps and publications. Getting the indigenous name for a Juneau peak officially recognized actually began as an attempt to give the point a Western moniker.