2019 Alaska Food Festival set for March 8-9
Presentation proposals for the 2019 Alaska Food Festival and Conference are being sought by the co-hosts, the Alaska Food Policy Council and the Alaska...
Fish scientists, managers back Ballot Measure 1
A group of 58 retired state and federal agency scientists, including former U.S Commissioner to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Earl Krygier, have...
Area O cod fishery gets allocation, area boost
Small boat harvesters of Pacific cod in Area O near Dutch Harbor have received an increase in their allocation and fishing area from the...
GBOS clarifies position on proposed new borough
Girdwood’s Board of Supervisors said in a statement issued this past week that as the community’s actual representative government they are not at this...
Sitka man charged in pipe bomb case
Zachary Loewen, 28, of Sitka, was scheduled for arraignment in Anchorage on Oct. 25, after being indicted on federal charges alleging he illegally constructed...
Drug bill offers improved community-based services
Opioid legislation signed into law on Oct. 24 includes provisions by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska to boost research initiatives, improve treatment and recovery services...
Sand Trail parking lot is now open
By Erin ColeFor The Cordova TimesAfter years of planning, the parking lot at Sand Trail, designed specifically for trucks and trailers at the ATV...
Interim Report: Focus is on Nov. 6 general election
Hello again. The eyes of Alaska’s political world are focusing on Tuesday, Nov. 6, when voters will cast ballots in the general election. As...
Skagway man indicted for Lacey Act violations
A Skagway man has been indicted by federal authorities on charges of alleging smuggling walrus ivory and the illegal export and import of walrus...
Hiker attacked by bear on Afognak Island
A 31-year-old man who was mauled by a grizzly bear on Afognak Island was medevaced by the Coast Guard on Oct. 26 and brought...
