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.
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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.