Reading teacher Eliza Warmack works with first graders on reading and writing at Stedman Elementary in Petersburg in 2023. (Rachel Cassandra/KFSK) Alaska schools are preparing to meet the new state ...

Search boats dot the waters of the Wrangell Narrows near Petersburg on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 after a vessel struck a skiff, leaving one boater missing and a second injured. (Courtesy Bill Flor) ...

We are out here fishing in Petersburg Alaska, on the Blind River Rapids - geared up with the Stingeye Spinners targeting those big Alaskan salmon! Thanks to Alaska Life Lodges for such a great Alaskan ...

Alaska Airlines said it would suspend service in and out of Petersburg, Alaska, from March 23 to April 21 while the Petersburg Airport makes springtime repairs to its runway. During this period, ...

Alaska Seaplanes has decided to shut down its Wrangell and Petersburg operations, citing poor economics. Its last flights to the communities are scheduled for Oct. 31. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t ...

PETERSBURG, Alaska – A few days back, Terry Arnesen throttled up the two outboards that swung from the transom of his boat as he angled his home-away-from-home out of this town’s harbor of mostly ...

A fishing village founded more than a century ago by Norwegian fishermen, Petersburg is about halfway between Ketchikan and Juneau at the northern tip of Mitkof Island, and is surrounded by the ...

PETERSBURG—At East Ohmer Creek, 22 miles south of Petersburg, Alaska, is a tree believed to be the largest left on Mitkof Island. Forest Service Fish Biologist Eric Castro said foresters estimate the ...

Petersburg (Alaska) Medical Center recently notified patients that a hospital employee had wrongfully viewed their medical records, Petersburg-based community radio station KFSK reports. After ...

Fancy-free summer travel can be so much fun when you meander as a stranger into one of America’s lively small towns — especially when you encounter a festival or other special event. In many small ...