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KNBA WEBCAST: Friday, June 19, 2026.
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (231+ words) Travel with KNOM's Ben Townsend to three Western Alaska communities, as they brace for the high fuel prices they'll have to pay when barges make their summer deliveries. Why those high prices are locked in til next year. And KYUK's…...
OC: Alzheimer's Resource Alaska
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (102+ words) KNBA OC: Alzheimer's Resource Alaska Keeping you in tune to Our Community. April Powers, Development Director, and Sam Lilly, Communications Director at the Alzheimer's Resource Alaska (ARA), share how the organization warmly embraces families navigating an Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis....
KNBA WEBCAST: Monday, June 15, 2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (172+ words) Some of KNBA's top stories today: The State Division of Elections says Sen. Dan Sullivan's namesake in Petersburg isn't eligible to run for his senate seat. The state senate tackles tax break legislation for Ak LNG Project as the special…...
Ling't artist's new magazine features Indigenous people telling their own stories
1+ week, 1+ day ago (473+ words) Ling't artist Chloey Cavanaugh released the first issue of the Black and White Raven Company Magazine earlier this month. She said she was frustrated seeing Alaska media outlets cover stories about Indigenous people without care and follow-through. She said she…...
Sitnasuak takes ownership of 14 miles along the Nome River for long-term protection
1+ week, 1+ day ago (421+ words) Fourteen miles of land along the Nome River " one of western Alaska's key salmon and subsistence rivers " are now owned by Nome's local Native corporation for permanent conservation and stewardship. Sitnasuak Native Corp. now holds the title to about 1, 700 acres,…...
Federal officials say drastic proposed changes to a contracting program won't affect tribes and Native corporations
1+ week, 4+ day ago (732+ words) The U. S. Small Business Administration proposed Thursday to drastically change a contracting program that benefits disadvantaged individuals and groups. But the agency said the change won't affect tribes and Alaska Native corporations, which benefit heavily from the program. The 8(a) Business Development…...
What earrings mean at Celebration, to buyers and sellers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (883+ words) Dozens of stalls lined the Atnane" Hi"t Arts Plaza in Juneau, the tables piled with colorful beads, fur, bone and shell jewelry, usually in sets of two." Brittany Woods-Orrison wandered the market with a couple of friends, looking over…...
Over 100 years and 100 miles later, Petersburg's first canoe completes its Journey to Celebration
1+ week, 5+ day ago (854+ words) Over 200 people, many wearing regalia, gathered on a sunny afternoon at Auke Recreation Area, the former site of a Tlingit village. Ten canoes floating near the shore took turns for traditional protocols before landing on the beach. Among them was…...
KNBA WEBCAST: Thursday, June 11, 2026
1+ week, 5+ day ago (45+ words) KNBA KNBA WEBCAST: Thursday, June 11, 2026 - Alaska is one of only two states that saw increased participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program last year. - Petersburg's first traditional canoe in a century recently completed its maiden voyage....
Ling't comic book brings student characters to life during Celebration
1+ week, 6+ day ago (739+ words) The school year is over in Juneau, but some students are still hard at work. During Celebration last week, the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program unveiled a Ling't comic book that brings popular graphic novel characters to Juneau. Students,…...