Yakutat News

A A Thought you might like to see these images .A The first is Northern Hemisphere snow cover over the past 30 years.A The second is current snow cover in N. America .A The fourth is the 4-month difference from normal of N. Hemisphere snow cover from Dr.

A former fisheries aide for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski who falsified commercial fishing records for profit is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday.

The Tongass Historical Museum and the U.S. Forest Service have joined forces to bring a new exhibit to Ketchikan, "A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest," a collection of art created by Southeast Alaska school children as a way to honor the forest in which they live.

Alaska transportation officials dealing with poor weather in the Gulf of Alaska have updated the state ferry Kennicott's scheduled trip to Yakutat.

The Alaska SeaLife Center announced its exhibition of the 2011-2012 Coastal America Ocean Arts Contest.

Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 miles southeast of Yakutat and 40 miles west of Glacier Bay, is the site of the largest splash wave ever recorded.

Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 miles southeast of Yakutat and 40 miles west of Glacier Bay, is the site of the largest splash wave ever recorded.

Harmful Japan tsunami debris washing ashore in Alaska is highly unlikely, according to state and federal officials who agree that wreckageA from the March 2011 tragedy probably doesn't contain major radioactivity.