Two teenagers who died in a dirt bike accident on Prince of Wales Island are being remembered for their golden hearts. Plus, Southeast Alaska’s commercial troll fishery will briefly close next week, and volunteers successfully free an entangled humpback whale near Petersburg.

How one southeast tribe is using AI for salmon monitoringA wildfire broke out in Haines

A hiker is rescued near George Inlet outside Ketchikan. Plus, an environmental nonprofit is undertaking a project to enhance fish habitat on Prince of Wales Island, and a skin from a humpback whale is discovered on a sunken sailboat near Glacier Bay National Park.

Hydaburg gets running water after a week of it being shut offThe University of Alaska and its staff union begin contract negotiations

The candidate filing period for Ketchikan’s municipal elections opens today. Plus, the U.S. Forest Service releases the final Record of Decision for a logging project near Ketchikan, and a controversial gold mine proposed within the Tongass National Forest was authorized to go through a faster federal permitting process.

The Metlakatla Indian Community gets federal money to increase fish hatchery productionA look at why most insurance policies have gaps in coverage for landslides

Why the state denied KIC’s request to open a green crab sport fisheryA Juneau veteran says he was denied First Amendment rights during July 4 parade

How the City of Craig is regulating access to its trailsWhat’s changed since Juneau police committed to reform a year ago

An explosive was found near a popular Southeast camping spotA Juneau mom runs a successful bakery out of her driveway

A hunter is rescued on Prince of Wales Island. Plus, Petersburg has a new food truck, and a workshop in Sitka teaches how scorched sticks can help your garden and the atmosphere.