Moon Lake Wildfire Grows To 24,000 Acres
The Moon Lake wildfire in the eastern Interior made a large run Wednesday. The Alaska Division of Forestry reports that the fire 24 miles west of Tok, gained 3,200 acres along its northern perimeter. It’s now consumed over 24,000 acres. Ninety-three people are working the wildfire, which started by lightning back in late June. The nearby Tetlin Ridge and Billy Creek fires also grew Wednesday, as hot dry conditions and southeast winds fueled flames.
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Pebble Waits, Frustration Grows
Alaska's Congressional delegation has been urging the Pebble Partnership to submit its application for its Bristol Bay mine.
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Low Numbers Prompts Restrictions On Nelchina Caribou Hunts
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has issued an emergency order that will restrict hunters to harvesting Nelchina caribou bulls for most of the upcoming season in Game Management Unit 13. The low number of cows was a factor into the decision.
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Scientists Use Glacier For Glimpse Into 1,000 Years Of Climate Change
Five years of planning went into a drilling project in the heart of the Alaska Range. The scientists involved weren’t drilling for oil, however. They are part of a team studying glacier ice to better understand how the climate has changed over the last thousand years.
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Federal Judge Rules Shell’s Spill Plan Sufficient
A host of environmental groups sued the federal government for allowing Shell to proceed with its Arctic drilling campaign despite weak spill response plans.
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USCG Celebrates 223rd Birthday
The U.S. Coast Guard is 223 years old. The maritime service was created on Aug. 4, 1790 as the Revenue Cutter Service under the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Plane Crashes Near Katmai, No Injuries Reported
A small plane crashed on takeoff from a remote beach in Katmai National Park and Preserve on Sunday evening.
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Historic Gold Dredge Burns Near Fairbanks
Fairbanks is mourning the loss of a piece of mining history. Gold Dredge #3, off the Steese Highway in Chatanika, burned Saturday.
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Long Creek Fire Halted At 84 Acres
The Long Creek Fire near mile 47 started Saturday afternoon. Alaska Division of Forestry spokesman Jim Schwarber says air tankers spotted the smoke while en route to the Gold Dredge fire.
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Coast Guard Searching For People Missing After Boat Sinks In Southeast
U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard personnel and several fishing vessels are currently looking for two people, out of a group of three, after their boat sank Thursday night off Cape Ommaney.
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FedEx Plane Makes Emergency Landing At King Salmon Airport
A Fedex plane made an emergency landing at the King Salmon Airport today. The plane landed safely shortly before 1 o’clock this afternoon. The airport heard a call from a Fed Ex MD- 11 needing to land at the nearest available airport.
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Stuart Creek 2 Fire Ramps Up
Hot, dry, windy weather has operations ramping back up on the Stuart creek wildfire east of Fairbanks.
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Wrangell Sawmill Burns
One of the last major sawmill operations in Wrangell has been destroyed by fire. Mike Allen Enterprizes burned to the ground in Tuesday’s mid-afternoon fire at 13 Mile Zimovia Highway.
Archaeologists Uncover Pre-Contact Inupiat Village Near Kiana
A team of archaeologists from Brown University have uncovered a Native village site in Northwest Alaska that dates from just before first contact.
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Legislative Task Force To Perform Educational Review
The state spends nearly $2 billion on its public school system every year, but despite that, districts across Alaska come up against layoffs and strapped budgets. Now, a newly formed legislative task force plans to review the state of Education in Alaska.
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Study Finds Increasing Wildfire Frequency
A new study finds evidence of increasing wildfire frequency. University of Illinois Ph.D. candidate Ryan Kelly’s project analyzed drill cores from the bottom of lakes in the Yukon Flats. The cores provide a record of sediment accumulation dating back 10,000 years, including charcoal particles deposited by wildfires.
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Crews Battle New Wildfires in Southwest Region
It's hoped that a change in the weather will calm down wildfires that have flared up in Southwestern Alaska. Two fires were ignited by lightning in the Nushagak drainage, west of Koliganek; and, for the second time this summer, a fire this summer is threatening Lime Village.
Public Speaks at Sunshine Clinic Board Meeting
On Tuesday night, the Sunshine Community Health Center Board of Directors met. In addition to regular Clinic business, the Board allowed an extended period for community members who wished to speak to the recent dismissal of Medical Director Dr. Mary Loeb. Ultimately, no direct action was taken on the subject of Dr. Loeb or Executive Director David Bryant.
Ketchikan Borough, Business Owner Reach Settlement
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough has reached a settlement agreement with a seasonal business owner who hasn’t paid his sales taxes for about three years.
Man Allegedly Shipped Pot To Ketchikan
A 45-year-old Ketchikan man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having two-and-a-half pounds of marijuana shipped to Ketchikan.