A public hearing will be held Tuesday, May 27, at City Hall on a proposed ordinance that could raise an estimated $200,000 a year in total from collecting more sales tax on work performed at the …

The borough assembly has advanced a proposed ordinance to regulate and set a minimum age to ride an e-bike or e-scooter in town, scheduling a public hearing for Tuesday, May 27, on the possible new …

A major elections reform bill, a priority of House and Senate leaders, is dead in the Alaska Legislature. Wednesday, May 21, is the last day of the regular legislative session, and members of the …

Among the revenue-raising measures before the assembly is an ordinance to boost the lease rate on borough-owned tidelands and other parcels. Several lots around town are borough-owned tidelands …

American Cruise Lines, which operates a pair of 170-passenger ships in Southeast Alaska, is talking with the borough about a long-term lease on a new dock to better accommodate its overnight …

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would cut funding by more than half for the Essential Air Service program, which has ensured daily jet service to Wrangell, Petersburg, Yakutat and Cordova …

It happens every year, but that doesn't make it any less special. This year's graduation ceremony will start at 7 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the high school gym. Though seating on the gym floor is …

It’s just a short block but it’s long been a challenge for drivers and the borough public works crew. Relief is in sight, with new underground water and sewage pipes, a new crushed-rock …

The school board has narrowed down its search for a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Bill Burr to three finalists. The board scheduled a special meeting for Monday, May 12, “to act on the …

The Presbyterian Church, which has had an interest in the Garnet Ledge on the mainland across from Wrangell for 63 years, has turned over ownership to the Wrangell Cooperative Association. The …

There are no timelines to process grief and trauma, and the impacts of the deadly 2023 landslide in Wrangell continue to affect the community. To help, the Wrangell Cooperative Association received a …

After 13 years with the Wrangell Cooperative Association, the past seven as tribal administrator, Esther Aaltséen Reese will leave in June to start her new job as chief operating officer for the …

Krizz Kaliko is bringing his unique brand of hip-hop/country music - and some mental health talk - to town as part of the Wrangell Cooperative Association's Bouncing Back program. He will give two …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy ramped up his threats to school districts on May 8 by declaring he will use his line-item power to reduce per-student funding in next year’s budget unless the Legislature passes …

After losing more than $500,000 in federal funding, the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has put on hold this year’s community food distribution of herring roe and …

The 15 seniors graduating this week are Johnny Allen, Adeline Andrews, Vanessa Barnes, Della Churchill, Ander Edens, Keaton Gadd, Trevyn Gillen, Daniel Harrison, Anika Herman, Max Lloyd, Lucas …

State senators issued warnings on May 7 as they approved a draft operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Senate version of the spending bill, which includes an estimated $1,000 …

Every year is different for Wrangell High School students in the nationwide Close Up program, and this year had a couple of new high-tech highlights. Since the 1970s, the program has provided an …

Both chambers of the Alaska Legislature have approved a resolution stating its support for Canadian independence and opposing “restrictive trade measures or tolls” that would affect commerce …

Mothers in Alaska’s northern and western regions are more likely than other Alaska mothers to give birth to preterm and underweight babies, and their travel from rural Alaska to get care in bigger …