In this newscast: It’s Walter Harper Day and a monument to the Koyukon Athabaskan who was the first person to summit Denali will be installed in Fairbanks; Kind salmon fishing is no longer allowed for the early run in the Kenai River due to low salmon counts; Data from the Gulf of Alaska’s sea floor…
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Celebration set to kick off in Juneau
This year’s theme is “Celebrating 10,000 years of cultural survival.”
Scientists examine Gulf of Alaska sea floor to see effects of bottom trawling
Scientists from the conservation group Oceana, which is based in Juneau, spent eight days aboard a research vessel circumnavigating the Kodiak archipelago.
All-Alaska Native reality series shows ‘we’re here, we’re strong,’ cast member says
“Life Below Zero: First Alaskans” follows several Alaska Native families in different parts of the state as they pursue traditional ways of living off the land.
National advocates support Alaska foster children’s appeal over state taking their social security benefits
In 2019, a judge ruled against foster youth in a case where the Office of Children’s Services had been applying for benefits children were entitled to and putting that money into the OCS budget.
Nick Begich lent his campaign $650,000. Ethics watchdogs compare the practice to ‘legalized bribery’
Thanks to a federal Supreme Court decision last month, Begich can now recoup all of his loan in post-election fundraising.
I got COVID. Then I got it again. What’s the deal with reinfection?
People who catch COVID may feel as if they won’t get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let’s see.
Amid poor chum runs, Trident’s Wrangell plant will stay shuttered for a third year
That leaves one fish processor operating on Wrangell Island.
Group seeking repeal of Juneau’s mandatory real estate sale price disclosures turns in signatures
City staff said the information would improve the accuracy of property assessments. The referendum supporters say it’s an invasion of privacy that could lead to higher taxes.
Indigenous Alaskans died from COVID-19 at nearly three times the rate of white Alaskans, CDC report says
The findings echo previous Alaska studies that found clear, race-based disparities affecting who gets COVID-19, who is hospitalized for it and who dies.