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Inside the sampling process used to monitor paralytic shellfish toxins at Kodiak beaches
Advisories have been in place for the better part of the summer at two Kodiak beaches due to concerns over paralytic shellfish poisoning. Environmental staff with the Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) test water samples along with a variety of species once a week to monitor toxin levels in shellfish and update these advisories.
Breaking: Fairbanks Assembly member rescinds resignation, will stay on and fight corruption
On second thought, Fairbanks Assemblyman Brett Rotermund has decided he won’t resign from the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Last week, Rottermund resigned after a vote was taken by the Assembly to censure one of the conservative members of the Assembly, Barbara Haney, after a citizen associated with the Assembly’s Presiding Officer Savannah Fletcher had filed a complaint about an opinion column that Haney had written in the local newspaper, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner.
Chronic hepatitis C is recently on the decline in Alaska, state bulletin says
Cases of hepatitis C have declined by nearly a third in Alaska, according to the most recent data from the state’s Health Department. This mirrors a national trend, says a bulletin published by the Alaska Department of Health’s epidemiology section last week. While the bulletin said that the reason for the decline isn’t clear, it […]
Southcentral gets brighter, drier weather
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A storm system that brought clouds and rain from Southwest, Interior, and Southcentral to the Panhandle in Southeast will now be moving east. What does that mean? It portends clear skies and that starts Tuesday night. The upper-level low will move east and south, and will...
Alaska Airlines seat configuration updates preparing to take flight
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Alaska Airlines is planning to begin rolling out seating arrangement changes in more than 200 of its aircraft this September. The changes will augment premium and first-class seating in its mainline fleet, with the expansion increasing annual premium seats by 1.3 million, according to a July 17 press release.
Department of Fish and Game concerned homeless camps are attracting bears
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Wildlife Biologist Cory Stantorf said human bear encounters are not up in the Anchorage area this summer, but they are seeing more bears in less expected places — which Stantorf said are attracted by homeless camps. “We see a lot of encounters in spots and...
Anchorage Assembly Proposes New Rules for E-Bike Classifications and Usage
Some people like to take their e-bikes out for a spin around Anchorage. Now, the Anchorage Assembly is proposing some rules on exactly where people are allowed to ride e-bikes. "The little bit kind of like a finer definition between different types of e-bikes based on how the meter works...
Anchorage fire chief discusses challenges mentioned in mayor’s transition report
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A transition report released last week from former Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration is now triggering questions surrounding the impact it will have on public safety and city services. The report described upcoming challenges for the city across multiple departments as Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration takes...
Grant funding announced for Native American-owned small businesses
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a funding opportunity for Native American-owned small businesses with the pilot Native American Trade Expansion Program (NATEP). The program offers $240,000 in grants for the purpose of expanding export opportunities for Native American-owned small businesses. However, the deadline to submit...
Alaska comp commission improperly created ‘buddies’ exemption
The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Commission exceeded its authority in unilaterally creating a “buddies” exception when it found a man who was injured while helping his friend construct an outbuilding was not entitled to workers compensation benefits, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state high court said...
ADF&G commissioner concerned about historically low king salmon in Kodiak Island river
The Karluk River Chinook salmon run, on the southwest corner of Kodiak Island, is coming in at its lowest level ever recorded by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. It’s the latest area in the state seeing declines in Chinook, or king salmon. By the end of day...
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