Basketball season is in full swing now here in Wrangell. Over the last couple weekends, the Wrangell Wolves played against ...

The Wrangell School Board voted unanimously Monday [Jan. 19] to open a new K-12 certified librarian position that will also focus on media and literacy instruction, but some say the district should ...

Travel blogger Valerie Stimac Bailey grew up in Alaska and just 12 years ago began her blog. Now known as Valerie & Valise, she gives travel recommendations, like how much to pack and what restaurants ...

Wrangell’s High School science teacher Heather Howe is the president of the Wrangell Teachers’ Association. She said the ...

The City and Borough of Wrangell arranged an agreement with American Cruise Lines. This marks the latest chapter in a long-running local conversation about how cruise tourism fits into the community’s ...

Wrangell’s borough assembly will discuss its capital project priorities at a special meeting Wednesday. The list will be sent to the state and federal governments with the hopes that the projects will ...

Some Southeast Alaskans are frustrated by this year’s proposed summer ferry schedule. The planned ...

Rummaging through this year’s happenings in Wrangell, we get a blend of public safety, Alaska Native cultural resurgence and school sport championships. The year began with a lesson in stopping at ...

Law enforcement seized approximately a pound of methamphetamine on Dec. 29, 2025 in Wrangell. (Courtesy of Wrangell Police Department) A grand jury in Juneau, for the state of Alaska’s First Judicial ...

Underground water pipes have changed a lot over the past 120 years. This evolution includes wooden staves, then asbestos cement, then ductile iron, and now it’s high density polyethylene. Across the U ...

The Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at the Nugget Trailer Court early Friday morning. There were no reported injuries. Fire Chief Jordan Buness said when his crew arrived at ...

Red Chris Mine’s tailings waste facility and open pit in the headwaters of the Iskut River, a major tributary of the salmon-bearing Stikine River. The tailings facility began leaking contaminated ...