Autopsy Reveals No Answers In Sea Lion Death
A dead sea lion that washed up on the beach near Ketchikan was dissected last Thursday in hopes of finding out what caused the death. The necropsy took several hours, and attracted many observers. But it didn’t provide any clear answers.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 6, 2014
Litigation Blamed For Port MacKenzie Rail Spur Delays; Assembly Repeals AO-37, Adopts New Ordinance But Mayor Considers Veto; AFCA Responds to State’s Challenge of Setnet Ruling; Children’s Home Featured at Bethel Cultural Center; One Company Bids In Sealed Bid Lease Sale; RFP Released For Alaska Class Day Boat Construction; Four-Day Southeast Troll Closure Starts This Weekend; Crew OK After Seiner Capsizes In Prince William Sound; Seldovia Tribe Awarded $40,000 For Cultural Preservation; Autopsy Reveals No Answers In Sea Lion Death
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Mat Su Borough Looks Ahead to 2015 Legislature
The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly is wrestling with it's legislative wish list for next year. At a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Borough officials outlined the top twenty projects that could use state funding..plus a few more. And now the task at hand is to narrow that list down to the top five.
Is the Mine Tailings Dam Failure in B.C. a Warning for Alaska?
Monday’s tailings-dam break at a British Columbia copper and gold mine could threaten Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries. That’s according to critics, who say similar dams closer to the border could suffer the same fate, polluting Alaska waters.
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Tanana River Bridge Eases Training Area Access For Military
The Alaska Railroad Corporation hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday at the Tanana River Crossing bridge and levee. It’s the first phase of the Railroad’s Northern Rail Extension project.
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APD arrests alleged serial rapist
Anchorage police have arrested an alleged serial rapist and charged him with 10 counts of sexual assault. Thirty-five year old Clifford Lee of Anchorage was apprehended on Thursday evening.
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Conservationists Line Up For Izembek Lawsuit
When the Interior Department axed a proposal last winter to build a gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, conservation groups cheered.
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VA Stand Down Brings Benefits To Kuskokwim Veterans
This weekend, several hundred veterans turned out for the first ever ‘VA Stand Down’ in Bethel. The event, put on by the Veteran’s Administration, helps connect veterans with services and benefits.
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Saxman Files Lawsuit Over Non-Rural Status
The Organized Village of Saxman filed a lawsuit on July 25th in federal court over the Federal Subsistence Board’s 2007 decision to designate the Native village as non-rural.
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Fishermen Receive Fine, Probation For Fishing Violations
Two fishermen recently learned that commercial trolling out of season – even by a single day – can be expensive.
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Begich Calls For Park Service To Honor Aleut Internment
Sen. Mark Begich wants the National Park Service to include sites where Alaska Native peoples were forcibly relocated during World War II.
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Alaska Territorial Guard ‘Wall of Honor’ Dedicated in Bethel
Volunteers working at Bethel’s Alaska Territorial Guard Memorial Park are one step closer to completion. On Friday afternoon, local organizers and state military leadership dedicated the recently completed ‘Wall of Honor.’
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Former Haines Exchange Student Now Living In War Zone
Just days after exchange student Haytham Mohanna made the long journey from Southeast Alaska to his home in the Gaza Strip, the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated into war.
Haytham lived and studied in Haines through a U.S. Department of State program that brings students from Muslim countries to America.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 5, 2014
BC Mine’s Tailings-Dam Break Could Impact Southeast Salmon; Tanana River Bridge Eases Training Area Access For Military; APD Arrests Alleged Serial Rapist; Conservationists Line Up For Izembek Lawsuit; VA Stand Down Brings Benefits To Kuskokwim Veterans; Saxman Files Lawsuit Over Non-Rural Status; Linc Energy Pushes For Coal Exploration Near Tyonek; Fishermen Receive Fine, Probation For Fishing Violations; Begich Calls For Park Service To Honor Aleut Internment; Alaska Territorial Guard ‘Wall of Honor’ Dedicated in Bethel; Former Haines Exchange Student Now Living In War Zone
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Russian Adventure, Games and a Walrus Skin Boat Become Lifelong Memories for Alaska Native Family
An Alaska Native family recently traveled to Russia’s Far East to take part in a gathering of indigenous people from seven nations throughout the circumpolar north. The three participated in Native games, music and the celebration of traditional culture in a tiny coastal village along the Bering Sea.
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Voting Season Begins For Alaska Primary Election
The August 19th primary is 15 days away, but voting opens Monday for early absentee, special needs and electronic transmission voting State Elections director Gail Fenumiai says the state has set up polling places across Alaska for registered voters.
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GOP Candidates for U.S. Senate Debate Abortion, Social Issues
The three Republicans vying to run against U.S. Sen. Mark Begich met today in an Eagle River church to debate social issues in a forum sponsored by the Alaska Family Council. All three took anti-abortion, conservative positions but, judging by the applause, this was Joe Miller’s crowd.
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Troopers Looking for Missing Missouri Man on Willow Creek
The Alaska State Troopers are looking for a missing fisherman in the Willow Creek area. According to the troopers, 71 year old Jerry Warner of Missouri left the Willow Creek Resort at about 11:00 am on Sunday to go fishing by himself. He planned to be away for a few hours. When he did not return by 7:30 pm, the troopers were contacted and a search began.
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21 Mushers Add Their Names To 2015 Yukon Quest Roster
The headquarters of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in both Alaska and Canada were buzzing Saturday with talk of snow and mushing.
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New Boat Lift Expected To Boost Wrangell’s Growing Marine Industry
Wrangell’s new boat lift is the second biggest in Alaska and is expected to boost the former logging town’s growing marine industry. Last week, the 300-ton lift tested its upper limit.
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