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The Clean Water Act settlement between Trident Seafoods and the Environmental Protection agency might not be quite settled.

The seafood processing company Ocean Beauty says it will keep its Petersburg plant open in 2012, despite another low pink salmon forecast.

For the sixth time in seven years, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is projecting a directed commercial fishery for Taku River King salmon in 2012.

The entrance fee at Denali National Park is changing for 2012. Effective immediately, the National Park service will only collect a $10 per person entry fee.

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development recently added a new online tool to help those who have lost a job or just want to make a career change.

Russian Tanker Renda Arriving In Dutch Harbor, Kivalina Residents To Vote On New School Location, Body Found On Beach West Of Nome, Southeast Charter Halibut Size Limit May Be Eased, Groups Push For Reconsideration Of Trident Seafoods Settlement Terms, Ocean Beauty To Keep Petersburg Plant Open, State Releases 2012 Forecast For Taku River Chinook, Denali National Park Lowering Entry Fee, New Online Tool Throws ‘Career Ladder’ Idea Out The Window

The Department of Homeland Security has granted a Jones Act waiver for the Russian tanker Renda to load gasoline in Dutch Harbor before heading through the ice to Nome.

The 15-year-old boy who was found dead in a Bethel park has been identified. Bethel police say he is Kelton Atchak of Bethel.

Scientists have downgraded the aviation alert level for Cleveland Volcano from orange to yellow. The volcano lies on a major international flight path and it put up a 15,000 foot ash cloud on Thursday.

Boeing Corporation beat out Lockheed Martin to retain its position as the prime contractor for the U.S. long-range missile shield, the Pentagon said Friday.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is interested in researching Bethel resident’s big game subsistence practices.

It’s mushing season again, but one Alaskan is asking coastal communities to consider embracing a new kind of dog race. It involves teams riding personal watercraft more than 2,000 miles along the state’s Coastline.

In this last week of 2011, APRN and member station reporters from across the state have been reflecting on the stories of this past year that stood out for them. Some because they were important or difficult to report on, or as in this first story from Sitka because they were fun.

Alaska is famous for its rough and tumble fishing industry. Some say you’ve gotta be tough to make it as a commercial salmon seiner. But that’s not always the case. Crab Bait Radio witnessed another side of seining last summer.

Russian Tanker Gets Jones Act Waiver, Teen Found Dead In Bethel Park Identified, Scientists Downgrade Cleveland Volcano Aviation Alert Level, Boeing Wins Missile Defense Contract, ADF&G Shows Interest In Bethel Subsistence Patterns, ‘Alaskan Wet Dog Race’ Set For 2013, Year In Review: Sitka, Anchorage and Juneau, AK: Crab Bait Radio, 300 Villages: Houston

Coming up this week: Gulf fixed gear fishermen get a surprise cod opening to end the year; it looks like there'll be another herring fishery this spring in Behm Canal, and how sunlight makes spilled oil especially deadly to fish.

Bill Sheffield is stepping down from his post as director of the Port of Anchorage project. Sheffield outlined his plans in a letter to Anchorage city officials this week.

The Alaska Energy Authority has taken the first step in bringing the Susitna – Watana Hydroelectric project to reality. Thursday, pre-application papers were filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which puts the project on a timeline for approval.

The Anchorage girl who was injected with heroin by 26-year-old Sean Warner, died just after noon Thursday.

Vitus Marine, the company contracted to help get fuel delivered to Nome, is hoping to hear back Friday on the status of the Jones Act waiver for the Russian tanker Renda. The waiver is necessary for the tanker to be able to load gasoline in Dutch Harbor.