M/V Matanuska sailings resume on Aug. 21
Sailings of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s ferry M/V Matanuska resume Aug. 21, in the wake of service cancellations on Aug. 15, due to five passengers testing position for the COVID-19 virus.
AKIP candidate endorses Republican primary challenger John Cox
Alaska Independence Party candidate Greg Madden has endorsed Republican John Cox in the Republican Party primary for Senate District P.
Coast Guard, good Samaritans aid fishing vessel in distress
A man whose fishing vessel began taking on water southeast of Port Protection in Southeast Alaska on Tuesday, Aug. 11, got help from the Coast Guard and three good Samaritan vessels.
Pregnant crewmember aided by Coast Guard
A pregnant crewmember aboard the factory trawler Northern Jaeger, 200 miles northwest of St. Paul, was medevaced by the Coast Guard after reportedly experiencing medical complications due to pregnancy.
DNR decision expected soon on oil and gas exploration permit
A state decision is anticipated within the next few weeks on whether proposed oil and gas exploration, which lies southeast of Cordova in the Controller Bay and Katalla area in the Bering River and Copper River Delta estuary and watershed region.
Schutt named to Alaska Permanent Fund board
Ethan Schutt, chief executive officer of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, was named by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to the board of the Alaska Permanent Fund.
M/V Matanuska sailings canceled through Aug. 20
Sailings of the ferry Matanuska were canceled through Aug. 20, after five passengers tested positive for COVID-19.
Candidate Q&A: John Cox
John Cox is running for the Republican Party's nomination for Senate District P in the Tuesday, Aug. 18 primary election.
Candidate Q&A: Gary Stevens
Sen. Gary Stevens is running for the Republican Party's nomination for Senate District P in the Tuesday, Aug. 18 primary election.
Biden: Bristol Bay is no place for a mine
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, citing Bristol Bay as fundamental to Alaska Natives’ way of life for generations, vows that if elected his administration will put a stop to the proposed Pebble mine in Southwest Alaska.
