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Alaskan belugas face threat from dwindling food supply, pollution
Click play to listen to this article. (Alaska News Service) Beluga whales are known as the "canaries of the sea" for their melodious songs but conservation groups are concerned one pod in Alaska could be rendered silent. Belugas have lived in the Cook Inlet near Anchorage for centuries but because...
IB 24-29: NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting retention of Pacific cod by catcher/processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, August 20, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is necessary...
Passings: John Hendrickson, former aide to Gov. Wally Hickel
Alaskan John Hendrickson died at age 59 at Saratoga Hospital in Sarasota, New York the morning of Aug. 19. Hendrickson was a former state tennis champion who was coached by former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan, was a tennis instructor, and served as an aide to Gov. Wally Hickel. A West...
BYU scientists visit Alaska to study Alzheimer’s in Pacific Islander and Indigenous elders
Scientists from Brigham Young University in Utah visited Alaska in early August to research Alzheimer’s disease in Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and American Indian elders. The research is funded by a federal grant. Dr. Justina Tavana, a lead researcher who was raised in Samoa, said the populations...
AROUND ALASKA: Disaster Drill, Final Fair Parade, and Sign It!
If you have plans to fly in or out of Ted Stevens Airport in Anchorage on Wednesday, listen up. There are plans to do a full-scale disaster drill at the airport's North Terminal on Wednesday. Because of that, sections of the parking lot there will be blocked off. There will also be an increased presence of emergency vehicles at the airport on Wednesday.
Alaska Future Farmers of America experiences record growth
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Future Farmers of America reached more than 1 million members last year, with Alaska memberships increasing nearly 75% since 2022, staff said. As the Alaska State Fair ramps up this week, four Alaskan FFA members in leadership had their hands full working through their itinerary. FFA...
Trace amounts of ashfall possible in Aleutians, Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula. According to the organization, small amounts of ashfall are possible in Unalaska, Nikolski, Sand Point and Cold Bay through Monday afternoon. The announcement comes after Russia’s Shiveluch mountain erupted Sunday morning, following a...
Democrat Mary Peltola counts on Alaska ranked choice voting to remain in Congress
Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) is the sole representative of the Last Frontier State, with her survival in Tuesday’s primary relying on her centrist standing among Democrats and a unique voting system that has prevented Republicans from winning seats perceived as easy pick-ups in the past. Peltola won a special election in 2022, making her the […]
Fairbanks police job listing goes viral as Anchorage officers lose hope under Mayor LaFrance and Chief Case
It was several days after a 16-year-old Anchorage resident was shot and killed before Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case made it clear that the large teen had approached an officer with a knife in her hand and refused to drop it after multiple commands. The incident took place last Tuesday.
Soldotna hunter survives brown bear attack
A Soldotna man was mauled by a brown bear Saturday while hunting near Resurrection Pass Trail between Hope and Cooper Landing. Alaska State Troopers say they received a report of a brown bear attack around 3 p.m. Two men were hunting near Abernathy Creek, in the summit region of Resurrection Pass Trail, west of Devil’s Pass public use cabin.
Alaska Art Alliance helps get people off the street and making art
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A unique program is helping Alaska Native men become skillful carvers and — in some cases — earn enough income to get them off the streets. The Alaska Art Alliance is located on Fourth Avenue, wedged between a bar and a small grocery store. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, the buzzing of drills can be heard from a studio in the back. It’s filled with Alaska Native men carving ivory.
Meet the Modern Farmer Cracking Cold Storage in the Coldest Places
In Fairbanks, Alaska, a radio advertisement from a local heat products store, The Woodway, says, “Fall is winter’s two-minute warning.” The growing season is short, from mid-May to mid-September, and it cuts straight to winter. You find the ground frozen by the first week of October. Temperatures eventually drop to -40 degrees Fahrenheit. During winter, the community is critically food insecure.
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