A new law permits the transfer of federal land in the Tongass National Forest to the Cape Fox Corporation. Plus, a Lingit leader is remembered for his Alaska Native fishing rights advocacy, and Virgin Voyages sees its inaugural visit to Sitka.

A bill that would change the scope of an Alaska sexual assault law passes in the Legislature. Plus, Sitka High School students shadow radiology technicians, and high school students from Western Alaska who moved because of ex-Typhoon Halong graduate in Anchorage.

The city of Ketchikan gets feedback on establishing downtown restrooms. 

Alaska Airlines considers adding a direct flight from Juneau to Portland. 

The Ketchikan Borough Assembly votes to terminate a library funding agreement 

An Alaska Native Vietnam War veteran from Hoonah receives a proper homecoming decades after his service

People are struggling to keep up with Ketchikan’s rising utility rates.

Career and technical education expands in Sitka’s schools

Kayhi seniors talk about their post-graduate plans. Plus,

a Canadian mining company wants to reopen a gold mine upstream from Southeast Alaska’s most productive salmon stream, and marine heatwaves could make Alaska waters especially warm this summer.

Two people are dead after a structure fire in Ketchikan. Plus, gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins talks about education funding and the state ferry system, and Petersburg’s first MRI machine now has state approval to start operating.

The Alaska Supreme Court hears oral argument in a suit against Cape Fox Corp. 

Huna Totem’s new cruise dock project could be downsized due to cost hikes

A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. 

A solar power farm in Wrangell is starting up.

A look at the City of Thorne Bay’s unofficial special mayoral election results. Plus, the federal government decides against listing Gulf of Alaska king salmon with Endangered Species Act protections, and middle school students in Juneau are learning about traditional Lingít carving by crafting their own canoe paddles.