Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska, Author at KCAW

Kake on lockdown following COVID-19 positive resident

SEARHC has only said the resident is a woman in her 60s with symptoms. Public buildings including city hall, the tribal office and the community's health clinic have shut down until further notice.

Crane snags Douglas Bridge while leaving Juneau port

A tug and barge hauling a crane collided with the underside of Douglas Bridge in Juneau's Gastineau Channel. Authorities say nobody was hurt and no major damage was reported.

Sitka fired a police officer for assaulting prisoners. Then they hired him back to work in the jail.

Dale Hanson was fired and had his police certificate revoked in the early 1980s. Antiquated record keeping allowed him to be hired back decades later.

Marine highway advisory group seeks to right-size Alaska’s ferry fleet

The nine-member group seeks pragmatic ways to keeping Alaska's ferry fleet sustainable. Privatization and steep cuts to operating subsidies appear to be off the table.

Goldbelt board member fined by state regulators over Facebook post

Financial regulators fined a board member of Juneau's urban Native corporation over a Facebook post it says "materially misrepresented" the nature $100.00 incentive checks to voting shareholders. The Alaska Supreme Court is reviewing the state's authority to police political speech around ANCSA corporations.

SEARHC to begin offering free COVID-19 tests for all

SEARHC -- which operates hospitals in Sitka, Wrangell and clinics in smaller communities across Southeast -- will soon begin offering free COVID-19 tests for everyone, including those without any symptoms. The expansion is made possible through a federal grant, the tribal health consortium says.

Goldbelt shareholder fined $1,000 over Facebook post accusing state regulator of inaction

Ray Austin complained on Facebook that state regulators weren't acting on reams of evidence he'd provided accusing Goldbelt board members of breaking ethics and disclosure rules. For this, state regulators have issued a cease-and-desist order and fined him $1,000.

Sealaska term limits measure fails; independent Karen Taug elected

A measure to institute term limits for Sealaska's board of directors failed during the Juneau-based regional Native corporation's annual meeting. Three of four board-endorsed candidates were elected with Juneau's Karen Taug joining the rank of independents on the 13-member board.

Families of Alaska Natives killed by police end their ‘culture of silence’

Alaska Natives who've lost loved ones to the police say their grief has long been taboo. That's changed as people have risen up across the nation demanding more accountability from police.

Southeast’s tribal transboundary commission gets new executive director

The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission was formed by 15 tribes concerned about ecological threats from Canadian mines. It's since expanded its scope and influence across the U.S. and Canada.