Kodiak Chamber will host U.S. Senate debate on Oct. 10
Officials with the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce have confirmed plans for a fisheries themed debate at 5 p.m. Oct. 10 between Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and independent challenger Dr. Al Gross, a commercial fisherman and orthopedic surgeon.
Hunter success prompts closure of moose hunt
Registration permit hunt RM164 for bull moose in Game Management Unit 6B has ended, after confirmation that the maximum allowable harvest of 28 bull moose had been taken by hunters, Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials in Cordova said.
UAF graduate fisheries program will add traditional knowledge
Indigenous knowledge of fisheries will play a key role in graduate level studies expected to begin at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in fall 2021, with a goal of interesting more Alaska Native students in fisheries management careers.
Boost in unemployment benefits coming
Alaska has received another $62 million in federal funding to increase by $300 the unemployment checks for thousands of qualified residents. The increase is expected to last about six weeks.
Brown bear breaks into the Alaska Zoo, kills popular alpaca
A wild brown bear tunneled under perimeter fencing and killed a popular alpaca at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage, officials said Wednesday. It was killed a day later by wildlife officials.
Groups decry proposal to roll back Alaska forest protections
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to exempt the country’s largest national forest from a ban on timber harvests and road building in roadless...
Shell seeks Alaska lease extension, but no plans to return
Oil company Shell is seeking an extension of leases it holds in Alaska as a way to make the leases more attractive to a...
Judges: Alaska Native corporations ineligible for aid funds
Alaska Native corporations are not eligible to receive a share of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding set aside for tribes, a...
Register to vote by Oct. 4
Alaska residents have until Sunday, Oct. 4 to register to vote or to update their registration.
Iditarod announces COVID-19 mitigation plan
A multi-tiered COVID-19 mitigation plan is in the works for the 49th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a trek which itself commemorates the intrepid huskies and mushers who raced to Nome in five and a half days with serum to quell a diphtheria outbreak.
