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The curious case of ADN’s blood bank smear on Gov. Dunleavy
In newspaper jargon, the expression is “if it bleeds, it leads.”. Apparently, the reporters, editor, and editorial page staff at the Anchorage Daily News decided to take it literally and go after Gov. Mike Dunleavy for a veto. The Blood Bank of Alaska was the supposed victim in this...
Alaska teacher apprenticeship program approval unlocks millions to fuel workforce pipeline
When the only preschool teacher left Harold Kaveolook School in Kaktovik, a village of around 250 people on the northern coast of Alaska, Chelsea Brower was in charge. It was January and she had been the preschool aide for about a year-and-a-half. “Being with the kids and trying to be their teacher is what really […]
First ever subsistence fishery closure at Port Clarence causes hardship at Teller, Brevig
After experiencing an unprecedented closure of subsistence salmon fishing, the Port Clarence district, including Teller and Brevig Mission, is now open for fishing. The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game closed the Port Clarence district to set net fishing— excluding Pilgrim River — from June 15 until July 1; then two 48-hour fishing periods per week were opened until Monday, July 15, when subsistence fishing was allowed seven days per week.
Déjà Vu: Another Steller Sea Lion Rescued in Kodiak
Community support key to removing a plastic packing band from sea lion’s neck. For the second year in a row, three experts successfully freed an entangled Steller sea lion in Kodiak. NOAA Fisheries’ Kim Raum-Suryan and Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Lauri Jemison, along with veterinarian Dr. Kate...
Meet Emily Mailman, Marine Habitat Resource Specialist for the NOAA Restoration Center
Emily Mailman is a Marine Habitat Resource Specialist based in Anchorage, Alaska. She supports the work of the Office of Habitat Conservation’s Restoration Center in Alaska. I provide technical assistance to our partners working on community habitat restoration projects. When I explain my job to my family, I tell them that the work I do helps salmon move further upstream, where they can access more spawning habitat.
Temporary Water Cut-Off for Ayaprun School Connection
Residents of Bethel and surrounding areas, particularly those in the housing subdivision, are advised of an upcoming water supply interruption. The city will be temporarily cutting off water services on August 2nd and 3rd to facilitate the installation of a new water connection for the Ayaprun School. Water interruption will...
Fire weather improves, with rainy weather spreading across the state
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Rainy conditions are spreading across the state, as a wetter and cooler weather pattern takes shape. This uptick in rainfall will also be very beneficial for parts of the Interior, where wildfire activity remains a concern. SOUTHCENTRAL: Widespread rain has been building in through the night,...
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