Communities in Southeast Alaska lost power for a few hours yesterday due to a failure along the power grid in Ketchikan; the Alaska House of Representatives approved a proposition on Wednesday that would ban children under 14 from creating social media accounts; three men are charged in federal court for illegally transporting Alaska crab to sell in Washington; communities in Southeast Alaska lost power for a few hours yesterday due to a failure along the power grid in Ketchikan.

Petersburg residents marched in support of increased state funding for education yesterday; the Alaska House is weighing in on a court decision that threatens key elements of the state's homeschool system; Petesrburg's track and field team competed at the first meet of the season last weekend in Ketchikan.

Negotiations are stalled between Petersburg's teachers union and the school board; flat state education funding is causing drastic cuts in programming and workforce at Sitka's school district; House lawmakers removed an amendment from a bill that would have raised the age of consent from 16 to 18 in some situations.

The Alaska Senate's draft budget includes a roughly $1,300 Permanent Fund dividend; the Alaska Senate passed a bill yesterday to tighten residency requirements on hunting and fishing licenses; a group of Petersburg High School students visited Washington D.C. and New York City this month, and got a look at how the government works.

Alaska's Division of Forestry released its plan for selling timber in Southeast Alaska for the next five years; Juneau's emergency warming shelter closed last week; in Alaska, fewer children get tested for lead than in other parts of the country, and now public health officials are launching a new program to encourage testing.

Beat-The-Odds is a local nonprofit that helps people cope with a cancer diagnosis, and this weekend they are holding their 25th Annual Run/Walk to raise money; Petersburg Medical Center has a new mammography machine; the next solar eclipse in North America will appear in 2033, with the path of totality crossing NW Alaska and locals and tourists are planning ahead.

Petersburg High School students attend the Borough Assembly meeting to encourage Assembly members to support increased funding for the school district in the upcoming 2025 Operating budget; the Sitka School District also facing budget challenges in the face of flat funding from the State of Alaska; Congresswoman Mary Peltola leads her Republican challengers in fundraising by a wide margin

Region 5 Artfest starts in Petersburg drawing students and art teachers from around Southeast Alaska; The Alaska House of Representatives passed a 6 billion dollar budget last week; A fish passage restorarion project will boost a salmon population in Southern Kenai Peninsula

The Petersburg School Board will see a first draft of next year's budget at their meeting tonight; state education official continue to dispute the federal government's claim that Alaska didn't fund schools equitably during the pandemic; U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola hope closing a loophole on Russian imports could help bolster Alaska's presence in seafood markets.

Petersburg's Borough Assembly will hear appeals of the 2024 property tax assessment at tonight's meeting; Peter Pan Seafoods announced Friday it is ceasing operations; projects in Juneau funded by cruise ship passenger fees are in jeopardy this year.