Officials say lightning likely caused the Contact Creek fire, which is burning in an uninhabited area about 40 miles southeast of King Salmon, on Lake Brooks.
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As EPA moves to block mining at the Pebble deposit, mine supporters and opponents look to details
The EPA said mining the Pebble deposit would result in unacceptable loss of salmon habitat, both at the site and further downstream.
Firefighters contain wildfire in Bristol Bay walrus sanctuary
The fire was caused by a burn barrel near a Fish and Game camp.
3 men sentenced for wading in river with feeding bears at Katmai
Each of the men will pay $3,000 in fines. That money will go to the non-profit Katmai Conservancy, which will distribute it to park services.
Supporters back Yup’ik name for Dillingham creek
Everyone who spoke at the Curyung Tribe’s talking circle supported changing the name of a stream that runs through Dillingham. The current name of the creek includes a slur against Indigenous women.
The Curyung Tribe is gathering input for changing a Dillingham creek’s derogatory name
On April 2, the Curyung Tribe will hold a community meeting open to everyone in Dillingham to discuss ideas and gather feedback.
With a ski plane and a plywood gurney, friends rescue Dillingham man badly injured in snowmachine crash
Kaleb Westfall sent his sister a one-word message from his inReach device: “Crash.” He was 50 miles north of Dillingham, and he thought he had a broken femur.
Alaska Board of Game to consider subsistence use protections for Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd
The board will consider a proposal to designate the Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd as a resource culturally and traditionally used for subsistence.
5 survive plane crash near Iliamna
A plane carrying five adults crashed about eight miles southwest of Iliamna around 1 p.m. on Saturday
Basketball team travels 70 miles by snowmachine to its first competition since the pandemic began
The Sockeye Classic was supposed to be the Togiak Huskies’ first competition since the pandemic began two years ago. And they really wanted to play.