Work is underway to retire 21 tsunami warning sirens on Kodiak Island, which have worked hard for more than 30 years.
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‘The Gentle Tarot’: Unalaska artist creates uniquely Alaskan tarot deck
Mariza Tovar is putting together a tarot deck filled with humpback whales, grizzly bears, red-faced cormorants and sea kelp.
Loved ones fight for entry as hospital COVID-19 precautions keep them outside
Across the country, visitation policies have sparked vigorous debates and lawsuits from patients’ families over their right to enter hospitals.
Kodiak rocket launch ends in fiery explosion
Mark and Eric Van Dongen witnessed the rocket explode on the ground right where they had been deer hunting.
The runway lights broke, but Igiugig guided in a child’s medevac plane with headlights
Late Friday night a child in Igiugig needed to be medevaced to Anchorage. The small Southwest Alaska village is right at the mouth of the Kvichak River on the south end of Iliamna Lake. LifeMed sent a King Air flight over from Kodiak — that usually takes about 30 minutes. But this year the village’s…
Marine highway communities say: Along with passengers, the future rides on the ferry
A nine-member working group is reviewing a $250,000 study commissioned by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration, one that has already ruled out privatizing the state ferry fleet because it doesn’t pencil out.
Remembering Natayla Isatchenko: Kodiak’s walking contradiction
Natalya Isatchenko was a woman almost everyone in Kodiak knew — but really didn’t know.
In Kodiak, 26 new fisheries-related cases of COVID-19
This brings the count for the Kodiak region to 58 cases, with 42 considered active.
Kodiak man recovering after bear attack on Pillar Mountain
After the initial attack, Zimmerman kept the animal away with bear spray.
A wayward boat scuttled Astra’s launch attempt Sunday. They’ll try again Tuesday.
About 15 minutes from launch, a boat had wandered into the waterway hazard zone, an area that must be clear for launch.