Former KDLG news director Bob King has been crunching the numbers, and says sometime next season the Bay’s 2 billionth commercially caught salmon will come out of the water.
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Online sleuths puzzle over on-camera bear deaths at Katmai National Park
“We see bears being killed by other bears, we also see occasionally adult bears killing each other … but our understanding of the non-traumatic deaths is fairly uncommon,” said Troy Hamon, chief of resource management for Katmai National Park & Preserve.
Bethel’s new aircraft mechanic school ready for students
The school began accepting applications last week. As of Monday, five potential students have applied.
Bethel declares local disaster after Kilbuck fire
The declaration asks the governor to declare an emergency and allocate recovery funds to the city to help rebuild the school and repair city equipment, among other requests.
Bethel City Council passes anti-discrimination law
Bethel City Council has passed laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for city employees and contracted workers.
Update: Bethel police officer turned fugitive arrested
Authorities have arrested Aaron Fedolfi, the former Bethel Police Officer that was on the run.
Bethel Warriors place among state’s best wrestling teams
Bethel High School and the Kuskokwim Learning Academy represented the region well, with several medals being brought back to the YK Delta.
Katmai bear-cam viewers witness strange, unexplained death of two brown bears
Last month at Katmai National Park, the final hours of two brown bears played out in front of an online audience of thousands. The two animals laid down and died within days of each other.
Bethel cop on the run after attempted sexual assault accusation
The woman “told Fedolfi to stop, and asked if he had ‘done this before’ at which point Fedolfi took his hands off her head,” according to charging documents.
New Y-K Delta foster care program struggles to get off the ground
The program is facing problems with one major hiccup — no one has signed up yet. Now, several agency officials are working to raise awareness about the program.