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Texas Man Killed in Alaska Waterfall Rafting Mishap
Adventure Turned Tragic: Dallas Man Dies in Alaska Waterfall Rafting Accident. Larry Erwin, 53, from Dallas, was on a remote rafting trip near Bethel, Alaska, when his inflatable raft went over a waterfall. Alaska state troopers reported that he lost control and was thrown into the water. This accident happened...
This weekend in Fairbanks: July 26-28
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A fun filled weekend is ahead for the interior as The Tanana Valley State Fair kicks off Friday and will feature a performance from the Plain White T’s Friday at 7 p.m. More family fun will commence at Pioneer Park for Golden Heart Family Fun...
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.
Medical student gets firsthand training in Bethel
Stephen Compton, the son of Bethel’s Dr. David Compton, is an Alaska WWAMI medical student. WWAMI stands for “Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho”, and since July 1st, Compton has been training closely with Dr. Megan Young at Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital in Bethel as part the Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP), a month-long elective for WWAMI medical students interested in rural medicine.
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,...