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From late November to New Year’s Day, the tiny Chichigof Island town of Pelican relied completely on itself.

Community members in Haines and Skagway are caring for each other in these extreme conditions with shovels and the Internet.

Kim Kovol was the first commissioner of the Department of Family and Community Services, which was created in 2022. She has accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Amid record-breaking snowfalls and unusually low temperatures, some residents at Thunder Mountain Mobile Park have been without enough water to take a shower for more than two weeks.

The city is still tallying damages from last week’s record snowfall as more continues to accumulate.

A Bernese Mountain Dog named Otis was found stuck in a ravine and rescued by Alyeska Ski Patrol.

Once again, the alert is not an evacuation advisory. If an evacuation is necessary, Centennial Hall is being set up to accommodate residents.

While Alaska’s senior U.S. senator sounded doubtful, Sen. Sullivan and Rep. Begich emphasized the mission’s precision and success.

The state has seen about 1,100 reported flu cases so far this season.

The Juneau School District announced Sunday night that school would be closed Monday. City and state offices are also closed, and the University of Alaska Southeast campus will operate remotely. 

The state ferry Lituya went briefly aground on Tuesday afternoon near Annette Bay in Southeast Alaska.

The prints are a part of a show titled “My Mother’s Bones,” opening Friday at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center.

The transition is complicated by financial and logistical hurdles, according to state officials.

The Alaska Earthquake Center is in negotiations with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to restore funding for nine seismic stations.

Heavy snow collapsed the roof of at least one Juneau business, and many others have closed for snow removal.

You have until March 31 to apply for the 2026 dividend.

The city is no longer using a five-point scale to communicate avalanche risk. Instead, it has switched to a ‘ready, set, go’ strategy.

Pelican has been without seaplane access since Nov. 28, cutting the Southeast community of 91 people off from the rest of the region. 

For the past two years, 4-year-old Cade Jobsisʼs family has been raising money to allow scientists to restart clinical trials that previously showed promising results treating a rare genetic disease known as SPG50. 

Juneau Afternoon Host Bostin Christopher talks with new Managing Editor Lisa Phu and Digital Content Director Adelyn Baxter about the top five most-read news stories, plus the KTOO reporters feature their favorite stories from their colleagues.