the forecast for the Bering Sea's biggest crab fishery is looking good;

and a bill that passed this summer will streamline the leasing process for Alaska mariculturists.

farmers in Ketchikan qualify for new tax exemptions;

and the Alaska Court of Appeals won't give relief to a Sitka man convicted of multiple murders.

the City and Borough of Wrangell is looking at cutting back its police force;

and a rundown of Petersburg's Independence Day festivities.

traditional canoes landed in Juneau for the biennial Celebration festival;

and a little look at Little Norway's culinary history.

a federal grand jury has indicted a man who allegedly stabbed multiple people aboard a cruise ship passing through the region;

and an Indigenous-led group in Sitka celebrated after being gifted a few parcels of land outside town.

for the first time, money from Alaska Marine Highway ticket sales will be used to fund ferry projects;

and Silver Bay Seafoods is positioned to take over Peter Pan Seafoods' processing facilities.

troll fishermen in Southeast have a new buyer for their king salmon with the reopening of the Annette Island Packing Company;

and Ketchikan's low-barrier homeless shelter is in danger of closing its doors.

a federal grant program that aims to keep Alaskans safe from tsunamis is in jeopardy;

and two Native Youth Olympics coaches visited Petersburg to show local students what the sport is all about.

Petersburg might be getting a new boat haulout out of a six-bill appropriations package that passed in the U.S. Senate last week;

and home bakers in Alaska are finding sweet success on Instagram.

the Alaska Legislature rejected eight executive orders issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy;

and Petersburg's girls' basketball coach took a look back on his team's season.

the U.S. Forest Service is opening a timber sale in Thomas Bay focused on second-growth trees;

and Petersburg's Forest Service buildings might be getting an update.

the Anchorage Assembly is asking Alaska's congressional delegation to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War;

and the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka is looking for a new director.

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski is urging Alaskans to put the state first in the coming general election;

and a store in Ketchikan is looking at creative ways to cut down on plastic.