Cloudy skies and a light drizzle didn’t dampen the spirits of residents of Kotzebue on the Fourth of July as hundreds gathered across town to celebrate.
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Black bear enters camper near Seward, scratches sleeping man’s leg
Troopers got a report of the bear intruder around 9:15 a.m. Sunday, on Fourth of July — a busy holiday weekend for the campgrounds around Seward.
Canada battles more than 180 wildfires with hundreds dead in heat wave
About 70% of the active fires were likely caused by lightning strikes, according to the British Columbia Wildfire Service’s dashboard.
Alaska fishermen join sleep deprivation study
Safety boards have cited fatigue as a factor in many fishing boat crashes, like the grounding of the Savannah Ray off Kodiak in 2015 and a deadly collision near La Push, Wash. in 2012.
With Power Cost Equalization program unfunded, electric bills could double in Y-K Delta
Power Cost Equalization, or PCE, lowers the cost of electricity in rural Alaska to make it comparable to more urban areas like Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau.
At Anchorage farm, refugees in Alaska gain training and economic opportunity
The farm took the place of a vacant parking lot. Today it’s tended by more than 20 immigrant and refugee farmers who live in Anchorage.