Author: Ed Schoenfeld

Grant advances Kasaan longhouse repairs

A nearly-half-million-dollar grant will speed restoration of Alaska’s oldest Haida longhouse. The structure was first built 130 years ago in Kasaan.

Timber, election districts among region’s top stories

The ferry system’s 50th anniversary and a leadership change at Sealaska are among other top regional stories.

Medevacs face more competition, sicker patients

If you get sick – really sick – there’s a good chance you’ll end up on a flight out of town. Medical evacuations, called medevacs, are taking more and more Alaskans to in-state and Lower-48 critical-care facilities.

Shoreline search boosts evidence of early habitation

Scientists are finding more evidence that Southeast Alaska’s first residents arrived more than 10,000 years ago. It’s coming through a new method of locating early settlements.