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River Report: Salmon runs enter interior rivers
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The first salmon to reach the river near Fairbanks arrived in late June, but it wasn’t until July that salmon fishing could begin. Each year, Interior Alaska eagerly awaits the arrival of the salmon runs which occurs between mid June and early July. For 2024, chinook salmon arrived first but a little late. The first was counted in the Chena River on June 30.
Three ATV incidents in Kodiak during Fourth of July, two of them end in death
Many Kodiak residents may have heard wailing sirens on the evening of July 3 into the early morning of July Fourth, as emergency responders were called to three separate ATV accidents. According to a public information officer with the Kodiak Police Department, Francis De La Fuente, around 6 p.m. on...
Klaire Rhodes claims Mount Marathon women’s crown with one of the fastest times in history
Klaire Rhodes kept looking over her shoulder as she raced toward the Mount Marathon finish line in first place Thursday afternoon in Seward. No pursuer was in sight. The only people near her were the thousands of fans lining the streets, many with arms outstretched in the hope of high-fiving the soon-to-be champion.
Choose Your Trip: Trippin’ America Contest Rules
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HOMETOWN HERO: Deputy Chief Erich Scheunemann, Anchorage Fire Department
Congratulations to Deputy Chief Erich Scheunemann on his recent retirement from the Anchorage Fire Department after 26 years with the department. Have a Hometown Hero in your life who deserves to be recognized? Email their name with a photo to news@youralaskalink.com. And to all our heroes: thanks for all that...
Prelude to the Midsummer Classic 250 at White Mountain Offers Provisional, $2,000 Winner’s Share in Non-Point Qualifier
American-Canadian Tour officials, in conjunction with White Mountain Motorsports Park, have added a special non-point event to the 2024 schedule with the Prelude to the Midsummer Classic 250 on Sunday, July 14 as part of a doubleheader midseason championships weekend at White Mountain. The 75-lap sprint on the North Woodstock highbanks offers a $2,000 winner’s share and all ACT Late Model drivers who take the green will be provisional eligible for a starting spot in the 7th annual Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 on Saturday, August 3.
Aniak’s tribe sues state, feds over ancestral remains taken from airport site
Aniak’s tribal government is suing state and federal agencies for allegedly taking human remains from a burial site discovered beneath the local airport – and not returning them. The Aniak Traditional Council, the federally-recognized tribe for the Kuskokwim River community about 90 miles northeast of Bethel, says the...
Borough of Petersburg develops tiny home designs in hopes of easing housing market
Petersburg has a tight housing market – last year a survey found the town would need an additional 300 homes in the next decade. But a new local program aims to make it easier for people to add small homes, also known as Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, to their property. The Borough of Petersburg has developed detailed, pre-permitted blueprints that are available to residents free of charge. Community Development Director Liz Cabrera said she hopes it provides people with affordable, doable housing opportunities.
Ore Dock and residents celebrated in ribbon cutting ceremony
Port Director Cody Jennings listens to speeches at the Ore Dock ribbon cutting ceremony with the 'Skagway or Bust' flag behind her. Skagwegians gathered to celebrate the opening of its new dock, the biggest capital project in municipal history. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson explored the infrastructure and has this report.
Meet James Harris, Bethel's new police chief and public safety director
Bethel’s new Chief of Police started work on July 1. James Harris comes to Alaska from New Mexico with 32 years of experience in law enforcement. Before taking the job in Bethel, Harris served as police chief in Belen, New Mexico, beginning in 2019. Harris will also serve in...
Interior anglers stay on top for the Halibut Derby
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -Another week of halibut fishing is in the books down in Valdez, and it was another week of settling in atop the leaderboard for 12-year-old Summer Ruge. Ruge caught her 159.4-pounder on May 27th, and anglers young and old have yet to dethrone her since then. Tim...
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