Petersburg will be the newest Community Supporting Member of the United Fishermen of Alaska, after a unanimous vote by the borough assembly; Ketchikan looks at complying with the Biden Administration's proposed changes to lead pipe regulations; Gov. Mike Dunleavy outlines a variety of ideas to address Alaska's energy needs in his budget proposal, including natural gas, power lines, and financing.

Dillingham police say the man accused of firing a shotgun at the local hospital on Sunday had also allegedly set fire to his girlfriend's bedroom that same morning; Petersburg is one step close to having a wastewater upgrade after a unanimous vote by the borough's planning commission last week; there are plans to install a weather monitoring station at the site of November's landslide in Wrangell.

Kodiak's Tanner crab season started Monday at noon, with prices between $3>50 and $3.70 per pound; debates over education funding dominated as lawmakers gathered in Juneau yesterday for the start of this year's legislative session; Petersburg's Viking basketball team hit the court in Haines last weekend against the Glacier Bears after many long hours of travel.

Chad Wright is no longer the Tribal Administrator at the Petersburg Indian Association. He turned in a letter of resignation last Wednesday; Petersburg's Borough Assembly will look at signing letters of support for fisheries across the state, in the face of years of hardship; seafood processor Peter Pan announced late last week that it will not operate its King Cove facility through the spring, bypassing the 2024 fishing season.

An 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Southeast Alaska late last night; the Petersburg School Board has invited superintendent candidate Robyn Taylor to visit Petersburg. She arrives today; Petersburg's Volunteer Fire Department responded to a sauna fire early yesterday morning, about 9 miles south of town.

The Petersburg Vikings took on their rivals, the Wrangell Wolves, this past weekend and the teams were neck and neck all the way through; Ketchikan's City Council approves a hike in rates and usage fees for the city-owned harbor last week; scientists with the Knik Tribe in South Central Alaska tested for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning and found higher levels than usual.

All Max 09 airplanes in the U.S. are now grounded after a wall blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight last Friday; Petersburg Indian Association results are in and all four candidates challenging incumbents won; a bill in the Alaska Legislature aims to help families move off of food stamps by allowing their incomes to rise while benefiting from the program.

Petersburg's Borough Assembly finalized two priority lists of capital projects at its meeting last week; retreating glaciers are uncovering land that could be new habitat for salmon, but mining companies are also eager to explore the land; Ketchikan's public library is receiving more challenges to books this year.

Petersburg Medical Center is training community members to help youth in crisis amid rising rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide; Wrangell looks back at the help that the community received after their deadly November landslide; Ray Troll's Soho Coho gallery closes after three decades in Ketchikan.

The Alaska State Capitol received a bomb threat;

Sealaska is seeking Alaska Native artists to pitch designs for an upcoming gathering;

and volunteers spent New Year's Day working on trails for Petersburg's bike park.