Newscast – Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

In this newscast:

  • The U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of the five fishermen lost in the boat sinking near Hoonah on Sunday,
  • Alaska is turning down millions in federal funding earmarked to replace water infrastructure that contains lead — because the state doesn’t have any,
  • Eaglecrest Ski Area has just enough snow to partially open to skiers on Saturday — its scheduled opening day. It marks the kick-off of the winter ski season in Juneau,
  • Ketchikan’s new city-sponsored Mobile Integrated Healthcare program launched in June, but recently one of the programs two paramedics was fired – a week after he criticized the city,
  • The Northwest Arctic community of Kiana has been without running water for several days

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