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Prince William Sound commercial salmon harvest valued at $49.6M

State biologists said the below-average value largely reflected below forecast sockeye, pink and chum salmon runs.
The aurora borealis illuminated the sky over the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ campus on Nov. 12, 2025. Disruptions to the ionosphere caused by the aurora can impact radio waves on Earth, as Carla Helfferich described in the accompanying column. Photo by Eric Engman

Time capsule: Haunted doors and Murphy’s Law

This time capsule was written by Carla Helfferich on Feb. 15, 1989, soon after the legendary January 1989 cold snap broke.

EVOSTC seeks nominations for Public Advisory Committee

These positions represent science and technology, Native land ownership, subsistence use, recreation and public-at-large issues.

Time capsule: Bats in the belfry

After talking to researchers and other bat fans, I learned that bats may hang out in Interior Alaska all winter.

Al Lund: Another Cordova solid citizen

He was instrumental in getting the area streetlights, better roads, and its first sidewalks. 

Halloweekend kicks off in Cordova

Halloweekend is kicking off today in Cordova, and there's something on the calendar for everyone.
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