Yukon River chum and coho runs remain too low to open subsistence harvest
Biologists do not expect either to reach their goals for fish reaching their spawning grounds.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The risk of a major rock slide is causing cruise ships to skip Skagway. Also, biologists plan to study how kelp farms could boost the economy and impact fish. And two rescued harbor seal pups get ready to go back into the ocean.
Alaska faces unique housing challenges, as feds send millions of dollars to help, top HUD official says
Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman was in Alaska recently. Her trip was filled with meetings and tours in Anchorage, Wasilla and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta -- including the villages of Napakiak and Oscarville -- to learn about Alaska's housing challenges and to see the work the department has been funding already.
A Bristol Bay principal bet his hair on his seniors’ success. They all graduated.
Last year, a Bristol Bay principal made an unusual bet with a student to help motivate him to graduate. The senior put in the work to get his diploma — and shave his principal’s head.
Up close with spawning salmon: University of Washington researchers contribute to decades of Bristol Bay data
Each year, researchers from the University of Washington’s Alaska Salmon Program follow spawning salmon upstream to Lake Alekagnik to survey the number of fish that reach these spawning grounds.
Norwegian Cruise Line is giving a Juneau waterfront parcel to Huna Totem after buying it for $20M
Huna Totem plans to work with Juneau-based Goldbelt and other Alaska Native corporations to complete the project.
NOAA publishes blueprint for mariculture research in Alaska
According to NOAA, 82 kelp farms – and additional 24 permits pending approval – are currently in operation in the state, mostly in Southeast Alaska and in the waters off Kodiak Island.
An international team of scientists is mapping out life in the deep Bering Sea
Scientists from 12 countries are conducting research on the AleutBio expedition, an initiative to map deep sea biodiversity in the eastern Bering Sea and the Aleutian Trench.
Groups sue over lack of process to fix mail ballot mistakes
Alaska elections officials are violating voters’ rights by not providing a process through which voters can fix mistakes on mail ballot envelopes, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges.
Military man charged in fiery Anchorage crash that killed 2
A member of the military charged with manslaughter in a fiery crash in Anchorage that killed two people told authorities he was so drunk, he didn’t remember driving, according to charging documents.
Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients
President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.
One of Juneau’s most-sighted whales has a new calf, and it’s a bit too bold
A humpback calf appears to be okay after an encounter with a tour boat in near Juneau that left some of the whale’s skin on the boat’s hull.
Anchorage Assembly nixes effort to make city clerk an elected position
An ordinance from Mayor Dave Bronson would’ve put a question to voters in the next municipal election on whether the city clerk would be elected by residents, rather than appointed by the Assembly.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
More than a year after voters approved them, Anchorage police still don't have body cameras. Also, Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska is the best place to mine for critical minerals. And the end of a federal free lunch program is leaving some parents confused.
Peltola gains in Alaska’s updated special U.S. House election results
Democrat Mary Peltola increased her lead in the special U.S. House race. But no second-choice ballots have been counted.
Woman dies in custody at Eagle River prison
Nastashia Minock had been in jail one day.
“Shall there be a constitutional convention?” A debate on November’s ballot question — Sept. 29
Alaska Public Media is partnering with UAA Seawolf Debate and Commonwealth North to host a debate between advocates on both sides of this November's constitutional convention ballot measure.
Tara Sweeney ends campaign for U.S. House, opening spot for Libertarian on November ballot
Sweeney had substantial financial support from Alaska Native corporations and their affiliates. But she said she doesn't think she can win.
Alaska Black Caucus and other groups threaten legal action over APD’s lack of body cameras
Voters approved buying the cameras more than 16 months ago.
To encourage more young fishermen, look to farm programs as models, new study argues
The aging of Alaska’s commercial fishing workforce has been a concern for several years.