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Volunteers make over 200 beluga observations in rivers this spring
Those who live close to the Kenai and Kasilof rivers know belugas sometimes feed there. But it’s been a mystery how many whales actually travel through those waterways...until now.
Ravn Alaska to purchase fleet of electric aircrafts
But the company that builds them first has to finalize its aircraft design. Airflow CEO Marc Ausman said he hopes to have Airflow’s planes ready for service by 2025.
Ammo shortage leaves Alaska businesses shooting blanks
Alaska and the rest of the U.S. are deep in an ammunition shortage, likely due to a confluence of current events and production setbacks.
Fire crews respond in force to Loon Lake fire outside of Sterling
The Division of Forestry said it intends to fully suppress the fire and is attacking it with water drops and fire retardant. As of Monday afternoon, it had built 15 percent of a containment line around the fire’s perimeter.
‘It’s just a very life-affirming story’: Witness describes campers helping Kenai bear attack victims
A man involved in the rescue said that two kayakers paddled 6 miles across Skilak Lake after being attacked and injured by a bear. He heard them scream for help as they pulled in.
Seward council member apologizes for antisemitic comment
During a Monday work session, Sharyl Seese used the phrase “Jew them down” to refer to negotiating the price of a building.
Seward considers how to spend $1M donation from cruise line
The $1 million doesn’t come with any strings or a timeline. Chamber of Commerce Director Jason Bickling said that’s created a unique opportunity for the city to reflect on what it needs.
For small Kenai Peninsula towns, Pride month is about visibility
Later that year, a gay Sterling woman reported being attacked at her home. That catalyzed a community reckoning about how the central peninsula can support members of its queer community.
New genetically modified salmon is on the menu. Here’s what that means for Alaskans.
AquaBounty’s salmon is a genetic mixture of three different fish — Atlantic salmon, chinook salmon and the eel-like ocean pout. It grows twice as fast as its non-engineered counterparts, reaching full market size in 18 months.
Halibut charter regulations change again, but bookings up this summer
Regulations for halibut charters are looser this summer for the second year in a row. The bodies regulating halibut fishing in Alaska relaxed restrictions on the fleet to try to make fishing more appealing to Alaska anglers amid the pandemic.
Proposed utility changes could pave the way for electric car corridor from Homer to Fairbanks
There could be a chain of electric vehicle chargers along Alaska’s railbelt by 2022. The Alaska Energy Authority is building out its plan to make the 600-mile stretch of highway friendlier to electric vehicles.
Nikiski trampling a reminder to take caution during moose calving season, troopers say
A Nikiski woman was trampled by a cow moose Monday evening when she got too close to its newborn calf, according to the Alaska Wildlife Troopers.
Alaska Senate approves funding for 500-mile hiking trail from Seward to Fairbanks
The Alaska Long Trail would be modeled after other long trails in the country, like the Appalachian Trail on the East Coast.
Cooper Landing School celebrates first-ever high school graduate
Linnaea Gossard became the Cooper Landing School’s first high school graduate Monday night, almost a decade after the K-12 school opened to high schoolers.
Seward’s 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby prepares for Olympic trials
At just 17, Jacoby has the sixth-fastest time for the 100-meter breaststroke in the world. She’s been qualified for the Olympic Trials since she was 14.
Energy companies eyeing Cook Inlet’s Mount Spurr volcano for geothermal project
Two companies are looking at the geothermal energy potential of Mount Spurr, a volcano about 40 miles west of Tyonek in Cook Inlet.
Morels to spring up soon on the Kenai Peninsula, in second season after wildfire burn
The second year after a burn is never as good as the first, morel-wise. But there’s still hope for mushroom hunters this summer.
Kristie Babcock appointed to Alaska Judicial Council
Babcock, who is married to the former chair of the Alaska Republican Party, was opposed by some legislators who raised concerns about geographic representation on the Judicial Council.
Park rangers shoot aggressive black bear in Seward
Hikers who encountered the black bear near Tonsina Creek in Seward said the bear wasn’t afraid of dogs or humans.
Hikers have standoff with black bear near Seward
The odds of getting attacked by a bear are one in over two million. That’s why Sarah Wallner, who was mauled by a grizzly in 2007, could not believe her misfortune when she and two friends ended up in a standoff with a black bear at Tonsina Creek, near Seward, on Thursday.