Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.In many rural Alaska communities, . A new “mini-home” project is working to tackle the problem in Yakutat by building houses in Sitka, where costs are lower, then shipping them north.The construction company behind the project hopes its idea spreads.In a large gravel lot, a handful of workers ferry buckets of drywall mud between four tightly-spaced homes. They’re building these 450-square foot structures assembly-line style.“Right now we’re in sheet rocking mode, so we got all...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.In many rural Alaska communities, . A new “mini-home” project is working to tackle the problem in Yakutat by building houses in Sitka, where costs are lower, then shipping them north.The construction company behind the project hopes its idea spreads.In a large gravel lot, a handful of workers ferry buckets of drywall mud between four tightly-spaced homes. They’re building these 450-square foot structures assembly-line style.“Right now we’re in sheet rocking mode, so we got all...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A skier was rescued unharmed after getting buried by an avalanche in the crater of Mount Edgecumbe on March 28.The man triggered the slide during his descent, according to a report to the Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center. Two other skiers in his group used avalanche transceivers to locate him. They saw his boot sticking out of the snow, dug him out and cleared his airway. The man was buried for between five and eight minutes but sustained no injuries. All six members of the group...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A skier was rescued unharmed after getting buried by an avalanche in the crater of Mount Edgecumbe on March 28.The man triggered the slide during his descent, according to a report to the Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center. Two other skiers in his group used avalanche transceivers to locate him. They saw his boot sticking out of the snow, dug him out and cleared his airway. The man was buried for between five and eight minutes but sustained no injuries. All six members of the group...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Communities around Southeast Alaska are assessing damage from a powerful storm that brought record-breaking rain and heavy wind to the region.Sitka broke a record for rainfall on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly 5 inches of rain fell over the last two days, but no lasting power outages, landslides or major flooding have been reported in the community.RELATED:In the Chichagof Island town of Tenakee Springs, two bridges washed out, along with parts of the...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Communities around Southeast Alaska are assessing damage from a powerful storm that brought record-breaking rain and heavy wind to the region.Sitka broke a record for rainfall on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly 5 inches of rain fell over the last two days, but no lasting power outages, landslides or major flooding have been reported in the community.RELATED:In the Chichagof Island town of Tenakee Springs, two bridges washed out, along with parts of the...WW…