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Bristol Bay deckhand, 21, is dragged over by net and drowns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A commercial fishing crewmember in Western Alaska died Friday after he was swept up in fishing gear and taken into the water, according to the Alaska State Troopers. Have you listened to this article via the audio player?. If so, send us your feedback around what...
Alaska's rationale for hunting to control grizzly populations makes no sense | Leggett
Alaska wildlife officials, normally so careful with grizzly bear numbers and hunting mortality, have done something that seems harsh and unwise. In an effort to revive the famed Mulchatna caribou herd, the department has shot and killed as many as 175 grizzlies, including cubs, along with various wolves and black bears. The grizzlies were killed mostly by being shot from helicopters and airplanes, something we’ve done here in Texas with coyotes as ranchers try to protect sheep and goats.
Famous tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays as locals fume
Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the influx.
7/8-12 Summer Drive lineup!
Dessert Auction ~ Remote Broadcasts ~ New & Pop-up Premiums ~ Special Guests ~ Challenge Grants ~ Live Music. North Douglas Chocolate Cake & Fiddlehead cookbook, Deb Marshall. Homemade Cream Puffs with Chocolate Ganache, Leigh Horner. THURSDAY 7/11. Skagway Remote Broadcast Booth. Red Onion Courtyard. 2-8pm* *Live music: Jerry at...
AROUND ALASKA: Eagle Rescue, Road Flooding, and Life-size Candyland?!?
The city of Bethel has a new top cop. James Harris took over as Bethel's new chief of police at the beginning of the month. KYUK reports that before coming to Alaska, Harris served as a police chief in New Mexico. He has 32 years of experience in law enforcement.
Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point
The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near the Alaskan capital of Juneau. In the...
Soldotna man who charged officers with harpoon shot, killed by state troopers, authorities say
KASILOF, Alaska (KTUU) - A Soldotna man who charged responding officers with a harpoon was shot and killed early Monday morning by an Alaska State Trooper, according to authorities with the agency. Troopers said in a dispatch that officers were called shortly before 12:30 a.m. Monday to reports of a...
Anchorage Daily News will reduce to two print editions a week, beginning July 15
Over the winter, the publisher of the Anchorage Daily News began asking thought leaders in Anchorage about how the community would react to the newspaper reducing its hard copy editions to twice a week. The decision was made by the owners, the Binkley Company, and announced to staff in April,...
Police shoot and critically injure man near East Anchorage gas station
Anchorage police shot and critically wounded a man in East Anchorage early Monday after they say he fired at them. The man is the fifth person shot by Anchorage officers during a police response since mid-May. Three of those people have died. The most recent shooting happened around 5:15 a.m....
An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the influx.
Curtis Hebert sees 13.2-inning scoreless streak snapped in West Coast League
There for a while it looked like Curtis Hebert of Anchorage wasn’t going to give up a run in the West Coast League. The Ridgefield Raptors’ right-hander didn’t yield any in his first three appearances stretching 11 innings and then carried a shutout into the third inning against the Corvalis Knights on the Fourth of July.
Dot Lake On The ALCAN Sues Army Corps Of Engineers Over Gold Mine In Tetlin
Citing Multiple Kinross Mine Concerns, Tiny Little Village Of Dot Lake Sues Army Corps Of Engineers. A new federal lawsuit was filed on Monday, July 1, by the Village of Dot Lake against the US Army Corps of Engineers. The suit claims, among other things, that "The Corps failed to...
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