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GCI service restored after Sunday outage affected 911 calls across Alaska

Police in Anchorage, Palmer and Soldotna said that the outage had prevented GCI and Verizon customers from directly calling 911.
Tuklung River fire

‘The most extreme of all the extremes’: What’s behind Bristol Bay’s record-breaking fire season

Last year was Bristol Bay's largest wildfire season on record, as fires in the region trend larger and more numerous amid a warming climate.
a man opens a refrigerator door in the dairy aisle at a grocery store

Bird flu in Washington cracks Alaska’s egg supply chain

Alaskans are posting photos on social media of empty shelves and trying to crowdsource where they can buy eggs. Meanwhile, prices are spiking.
an Alaska Airlines jet

Alaska Airlines’ Dillingham flights resume after de-icing gear repairs

Alaska Airlines’ Dillingham route is back on track after it canceled flights on Monday and Tuesday due to broken de-icing equipment.
girls wrestling

After fighting for their place on the mat, Bristol Bay girls are winning wrestling titles

Eighteen-year-old team captain Kiley Clouse has become Dillingham’s first statewide girls wrestling champion. And Aileen Lester of Newhalen has won her third state title.
Alaska Board of Fisheries

Board of Fisheries delays decision on how to manage faltering Nushagak king salmon runs

The board voted unanimously to postpone action on three proposals to modify the longstanding Nushagak king salmon management plan.
the Alaska Board of Fisheries

Board of Fisheries to consider 15 options to protect Bristol Bay’s Nushagak king salmon runs

At this week's statewide Bristol Bay finfish meeting, the Board of Fisheries will decide on an action plan to address the struggling Nushagak king salmon run.
Dillingham school students

‘We felt accomplished’: Dillingham students celebrate name change for local creek

Alora Wassily, Trista Wassily and Harmony Larson had worked to change a local creek’s racist name since 2021 — long before federal officials did so.
commenters at a fisheries meeting

Three Board of Fish proposals address management of Nushagak kings

Alaska's Board of Fish will consider 52 proposals to change Bristol Bay fisheries regulations at the end of the month. Comments on those proposals are due Nov. 14.
Dillingham voters

$20K will go to Bristol Bay communities with high voter turnout this election

A total of $20,000 will go to Bristol Bay communities with high turnout in next week’s election.
Mary Peltola and Lisa Murkowski

Murkowski, Peltola deliver crash course in government to Dillingham students

On Halloween, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola spent some time chatting with a room full of students dressed as butterflies, pirates, Minions and mimes.
a snake

Snake escapes in Dillingham classroom — twice

Dillingham Elementary students and their teacher had a bit of a fright this year, when the class snake escaped. It's taught them about reptiles and overcoming fear of the unknown.
Alaska 2022 U.S. House candidates

House candidates agree bycatch is a problem. They have different approaches to solving it

Salmon was a hot topic in Wednesday night’s debate among candidates for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat.
fireweed

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: How to recognize it and get help

Christina Love, a senior specialist with the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, shares some ways to recognize and address domestic violence.
two people in fishing gear in a boat

Bill Hill is named Alaska’s Superintendent of the Year for his work in the district he graduated from 35 years ago

Hill grew up in Kokhanok, a village on Iliamna Lake. His family moved to Naknek in the Bristol Bay Borough when he was in high school.
a big brown bear in the water

‘A fat bear year-er’: Juneau writer brings humor and depth to Katmai’s fat bears

Juneau-based writer Christy NaMee Eriksen, a self-described superfan of the fat bears in Katmai National Park, was hired by the Anchorage Daily News to cover Fat Bear Week.
a man looking into a freezer

Dillingham volunteers organize post-Merbok ‘fish drive’ for Chevak

Dillingham resident Mark Lisac started the drive after hearing news coverage on how the remnants of Typhoon Merbok affected people in coastal communities.
set netters

Bristol Bay’s sockeye runs are breaking records, but the fishery’s growth has left many locals behind

Over the past half-century there has been a dramatic shift in who fishes commercially in Bristol Bay, with local permit ownership declining sharply.
A person in a red shirt holds a cat

Dillingham’s housing crisis has teachers sleeping in the school

Dillingham’s housing shortage is acute, but it’s not unique. Across the country, people are struggling to find places they can afford to rent or buy.
a coast guard helicopter at night

Dillingham hunter survives bear mauling up the Nushagak River

John Casteel was medevaced to Anchorage with deep leg and arm wounds after he was mauled by a bear during a Friday hunting trip near Dillingham.