Katherine Rose

In an unusual move, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game set a large guideline harvest level for the commercial herring fishing in Sitka this spring, on the understanding that the fleet is not likely to hit that mark.

Mt. Edgecumbe High School’s Chohla Moll was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Researchers at the University of Alaska are partnering with communities around the state to figure out if they can detect COVID-19 spread before it shows up in lab tests by testing wastewater for viral particles.

Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka briefly locked down and quarantined around 25 students, after another student at the state-run boarding school tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week.

A sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former police officer against the City of Sitka has settled out of court for over $500,000.

Cities in Alaska have been divided on the question of whether mask mandates are a violation of personal freedom or an effective public health tool.

About 120 demonstrators gathered to demand removal of the statue.

Scientists reported a strong egg count this year after a disastrous season in 2018. But some tribal members say that the high count doesn't represent other changes in how and where the eggs are.

A teenager got stuck about 25 feet up a rock wall and couldn't go up or come down.

Details about the patient haven't been released.