Shelby Herbert, KFSK - Petersburg

Shelby Herbert, KFSK - Petersburg
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Little Duncan Bay

Filming of reality show near Petersburg could interfere with subsistence hunting

The U.S. Forest Service has authorized Netflix and the BBC to shoot the second season of “Outlast” in Little Duncan Bay, southeast of Petersburg.
two men

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell summit Devil’s Thumb, with help from a local climbing legend

Dieter Klose said it wasn’t love at first sight — or first summit. His enchantment with the Southeast Alaska mountain grew over the course of his life.
Kake

Kake breaks ground on Alaska’s first modern clam garden

The Southeast Alaska community hopes the project will preserve an important food source and keep traditional knowledge alive.
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2 swimmers cross Southeast Alaska’s Frederick Sound for the first time in living memory

Scott May and Andrew Simmonds took different miles-long routes to swim the sound days apart, but both feel a kinship after the feat.
a birding trail

Audubon Alaska launches virtual birdwatching trail for Southeast Alaska

The new Southeast Alaska Birding Trail is a free virtual guide to 18 communities across the bird-rich region.
wildfire smoke

Smoke from Canada wildfires reaches Southeast Alaska

People in Southeast Alaska are starting to see smoke from Canada's record-breaking wildfire season — and there’s more to come.
COVID home tests

Petersburg sees wave of COVID cases after large gatherings

Petersburg hosted the Little Norway Festival in May, and two weddings in early June. Tourists are now arriving on cruise ships as well.
a rapper

Petersburg fisherman moonlights as up-and-coming rap musician

Petersburg-based fisherman Ashon McCay — who performs under the name Lil Realist X — sometimes even raps about fishing.
Petersburg dispatchers

Petersburg police receive first ‘text for help’ from sinking vessel

The April 30 text marks the first use of a two-year-old system police say is vital for areas people can't call 911 from.
raptors and students

Sitka raptors visit Petersburg schools

Owlison the owl and Jake the hawk from the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka recently paid Petersburg students a visit.
A U.S. Forest Service crew

Forest Service seeks Alaska workers amid national labor shortage

U.S. Forest Service recruiters say economic conditions are making it hard to recruit and retain Alaska employees who come from out of state.
a Petersburg van crash memorial

‘We’ve been living in hell’: Family seeks answers after deadly Petersburg Borough van crash

Molly Parks' family is hoping to change state workers' compensation law, after the Alaska Supreme Court dismissed their lawsuit in the 2016 crash.