Two Men May Face Charges After Shooting Walrus
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
Two men face possible federal charges in an ongoing investigation of a shooting of a federally protected Pacific...
Students Head to Seattle Marine Science Conference
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
A group of scientists who study the Pribilof Islands are on their way to Seattle for a North...
MS Amsterdam Makes First Anchorage Stop of Season
Len Anderson, APRN – Anchorage
Today the MS Amsterdam makes its first Anchorage appearance of the season with a morning docking and a...
Economic Indicators Point to Strong Salmon Market
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
Many economic indicators point to strong salmon markets this year, which could be good news for those who...
Fairbanks Borough Ride Service for Disabled in Jeopardy
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
There’s concern the Fairbanks Borough’s ride service for the disabled may not be able to keep up with...
Home States of Clam Diggers Killed in Accident Released
Associated Press
While the names of the five clam diggers who died earlier this week in Cook Inlet have not been released, the president...
10 Klukwan Residents Training to be Community’s Only Medical First Responders
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
10 residents of a Southeast Alaska native village just completed training to be the only medical first responders...
Law of the Sea Treaty Remains Top Priority for Coast Guard
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
The new commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 17th District says ratification of the Law of the Sea...
Crooked Creek Residents Pull Together After Flood
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
Governor Sean Parnell declared a State disaster for the Kuskokwim villages of Crooked Creek and Red Devil, which flooded...
DHSS Fully Cooperating in Child Abuse Case
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The State Department of Health and Social Service is cooperating fully into the investigation of an Anchorage woman...
School Shop Burns Down in St. Michael
Laureli Kinneen, KNOM – Nome
There was a fire in the Norton Sound community of St. Michael Wednesday night. No one was injured,...
Alaska Mercury Levels Lower Than Other Parts of Arctic
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
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The Arctic Council is bringing attention to the issue of mercury contamination in subsistence...
Navy Moving Forward With Sonar Use in Training
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
Experts say early studies show catches of some species of fish that live in Alaska may drop after...
Copper River Sockeye Run Off to Strong Start
Tony Gorman, KCHU - Valdez & Associated Press
This year's Copper River Run is off to a strong start.
According to the Alaska Department of Fish...
Army Releases Names of Alaska-Based Soldiers Killed Monday
Associated Press
The Army has released the names of three Alaska based soldiers killed by a road side bomb Monday in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department identified...
Anchorage Woman Charged with Abuse of Foster, Adopted Children
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A 50-year-old Anchorage woman, Anya James, is in custody charged with the abuse of her adopted and foster...
Five Men Die in Cook Inlet Clamming Accident
Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer
An all-night search turned to tragedy Wednesday morning as the bodies of two missing clam diggers were found...
Supreme Court Suspends Former US Attorney’s License
Associated Press
The Alaska Supreme Court has suspended the law license of former U.S. Attorney Wevley Shea, finding “clear and convincing evidence” that he...
Not Enough Data Available to Draw Conclusions on Sulfolane Toxicity
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Scientists studying the health effects of chemical ground water contamination in North Pole says there’s not enough data...
Guide Company Owner Responds to Denali Tragedy
Last week, a horrific climbing accident on Denali’s West Buttress route claimed the life of one climber and seriously injured two others. Todd Rutledge is co owner of Colorado-based Mountain Trip, the company that organized the climb. Of the two guides and four clients on that ascent, four summited the mountain. But on the descent, about 800 feet from the top, one climber fell, pulling three others down. I asked Rutledge for an update on the injured climbers and guide Dave Staeheli and Jeremiah O’Sullivan.