A beluga whale was harvested Sunday evening near Dillingham in what was the whole hunting party’s first time to take a beluga.
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Silver Bay Seafoods Naknek target of state OSHA investigation
A state Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigator is looking into claims of workplace health and safety issues at the Silver Bay Seafoods processing plant in Naknek.
Caterpillars spike around lakes and rivers near Aleknagik and Dillingham for second year
Visitors to Wood-Tikchick State Park were greeted by an unusual sight this summer. Alders that are normally dense, green and leafy were bare.
Aircraft downed on north side of Lake Clark, recovery efforts underway
Update | Friday 3:45 p.m. Pilot recovered from wreckage of Regal Air Cessna 206 north of Lake Clark The body of a pilot was recovered Thursday night after his plane crashed yesterday in Lake Clark National Park. Joel Black of Pemberville, OH was flying a Cessna 206 Thursday morning when the plane crashed. Megan Richotte…
Ekwok recovery program teaches subsistence skills to fight addiction
At a 30-day wellness camp hosted at Ekwok Lodge, participants fought alcohol and drug addiction with fishing and berry picking. Friday was graduation day.
Russian adventurers honor history during Dillingham visit
An expedition of Russian adventurers arrived Tuesday in Dillingham for their trip to retrace a route taken by historic Russian explorers. The Russian visitors were greeted in Dillingham by that most American of rituals, a potluck dinner.
Dillingham man sentenced to 5 years after sixth DUI conviction
Basil Backford, 44, of Dillingham was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for his repeated drinking and driving violations. Backford was ordered to begin serving his time immediately after the hearing at the Dillingham courthouse.
Environmental committee adopts proposal to address risks posed by heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee took up the issue of heavy fuel oil at its meeting earlier this month. The IMO is the United Nations agency charged with regulating international shipping.
Longtime Nushagak Point fishermen say they’ve never seen a year like this
This season, some fisherman from the set-netting community at Nushagak Point have fished the all-time largest run of sockeye to ever swim past their cabins.
Washington man pleads guilty to nearly $2.7 million fraud scheme
Floyd Jay Mann, 55, from Puyallup, Washington, pleaded guilty Wednesday to all counts against him in the case of a massive scam of money out of more than a dozen people, mostly from Dillingham. Mann is likely to remain free on bail till his sentencing in December despite several requests by the federal prosecutor that…