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Governor Dunleavy Recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Proclamation

Governor Dunleavy Recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Proclamation

  January 21, 2019 (Juneau, Alaska) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today proclaimed January 21, 2019 as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day” and issued the following…

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Senator Murkowski Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Senator Murkowski Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Remembering the Life and Legacy of a Remarkable Civil Rights Leader   WASHINGTON D.C. — Today U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) offered the following reflections on Martin…

Jan 21, 2019No CommentRead More

Winter Conditions Increase Moose-Vehicle Collision Risks

Winter Conditions Increase Moose-Vehicle Collision Risks

(Statewide) — Motorists are urged to use extra caution this time of year when traveling roadways in Southcentral, Interior, and other regions where moose are common. Long nights…

Jan 21, 2019No CommentRead More

General News

Kodiak AST Investigate Monday Mill Bay Gas&Go Burglary

Kodiak AST Investigate Monday Mill Bay Gas&Go Burglary

  Alaska State Troopers in Kodiak are actively investigating a break-in at a Mill Bay…

Jan 22, 2019No CommentRead More

Kodiak Troopers Seek Info in Early Morning Hit and Run

Kodiak Troopers Seek Info in Early Morning Hit and Run

  Kodiak-based Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle in…

Jan 22, 2019No CommentRead More

APD Seeks Second Person of Interest in November Black Angus Homicide Investigation

APD Seeks Second Person of Interest in November Black Angus Homicide Investigation

The  Anchorage Police Department revealed on Monday that they are seeking a second person of…

Jan 22, 2019No CommentRead More

Two in Nikiski Arrested after Burglary in Progress Call

Two in Nikiski Arrested after Burglary in Progress Call

  Soldotna-based troopers responded to a burglary in progress in Nikiski on Sunday evening and arrested…

Jan 22, 2019No CommentRead More

Willow Man Rolls into AST During Stop, Charged with DUI/MIW IV

Willow Man Rolls into AST During Stop, Charged with DUI/MIW IV

  A routine traffic stop near the intersection of the Parks Highway and Hawk Lane…

Jan 22, 2019No CommentRead More

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Supreme Court Upholds Trump Restrictions on Transgender Military Service

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Restrictions on Transgender Military Service

  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that…

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr?

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr?

Martin Luther King Jr., a man who embodied the…

Israel Reveals More about Its Military Engagement with Iran in Syria

Israel Reveals More about Its Military Engagement with Iran in Syria

Israel has been conducting military operations against Iran on…

Pelosi Delays Afghan Trip After Trump Leaks Travel Plans

Pelosi Delays Afghan Trip After Trump Leaks Travel Plans

  CAPITOL HILL — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cancelled…

Will Senator Murkowski Stand Up and Demand Full Senate Vote?

Will Senator Murkowski Stand Up and Demand Full Senate Vote?

  Will Senator Murkowski Stand Up and Demand Full…

Radon is the Second-leading Cause of Lung Cancer

Radon is the Second-leading Cause of Lung Cancer

Some Alaska residents should consider re-testing their homes for…

Health Policy Fellowship for Native Youth

  HEALTH POLICY FELLOWSHIP Applications are NOW OPEN! Growing…

Reducing Drinking could help with Smoking Cessation, Research Finds

Reducing Drinking could help with Smoking Cessation, Research Finds

CORVALLIS, Ore. – If quitting smoking is one of…

Making the Arctic Accessible for Excellent Science

Making the Arctic Accessible for Excellent Science

Making the Arctic accessible for excellent science EU funds…

Hubble’s Cosmic Holiday Wreath

Hubble’s Cosmic Holiday Wreath

This festive NASA Hubble Space Telescope image resembles a…

Holiday Asteroid Imaged with NASA Radar

Holiday Asteroid Imaged with NASA Radar

The December 2018 close approach by the large, near-Earth…

NASA Telescopes Take a Close Look at the Brightest Comet of 2018

NASA Telescopes Take a Close Look at the Brightest Comet of 2018

As the brilliant comet 46P/Wirtanen streaked across the sky,…

Pelosi Delays Afghan Trip After Trump Leaks Travel Plans

Pelosi Delays Afghan Trip After Trump Leaks Travel Plans

  CAPITOL HILL — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cancelled…

Trump Cancels Pelosi-led Trip to Afghanistan, Brussels

Trump Cancels Pelosi-led Trip to Afghanistan, Brussels

  CAPITOL HILL / WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump…

Report: Trump Told Attorney Cohen to Lie to Congress

Report: Trump Told Attorney Cohen to Lie to Congress

  U.S. President Donald Trump is reported to have…

Lawmakers File Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief in Support of the Indian Child Welfare Act

Lawmakers File Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief in Support of the Indian Child Welfare Act

  Amicus makes the case for the constitutionality of…

The Arctic and Alaska Science

Alaska’s Year without a Summer

Alaska’s Year without a Summer

Two-hundred and thirty-six years ago, when Gen. George Washington marched back into New York City as British troops were walking out, a volcano erupted in Iceland. For eight…

Jan 20, 2019No CommentRead More

Use of University Research on DNA in Salmon Monitoring Could Result in Savings for State

Use of University Research on DNA in Salmon Monitoring Could Result in Savings for State

JUNEAU — Each year wild salmon return to the streams in which they were born to spawn and die. Salmon fishery managers must ensure that adequate numbers of…

Jan 18, 2019No CommentRead More

American Robins not Heading North Quite Yet

American Robins not Heading North Quite Yet

While walking the streets of Washington, D.C., last month, a pleasant sound stopped me. A male robin was singing, high in a sidewalk sycamore. It was December, months…

Jan 14, 2019No CommentRead More

Life Recycled on a Wilderness Gravel Bar

Life Recycled on a Wilderness Gravel Bar

At the approach of a canoe, the wolverine tears into the woods, its claws spitting mud. Seconds later, ravens explode from what resembles two branches reaching from a…

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Events/Notices

Cold Weather Testing at Fairbanks International Airport

Cold Weather Testing at Fairbanks International Airport

  The absence of wind, dry conditions, and lengthy low temperatures make Fairbanks an ideal location for cold weather testing of aircraft. A helicopter manufacturer scheduled cold…

Jan 13, 2019No Comment

Seward Highway Northbound Lanes Closed at Tudor Road Overpass

Seward Highway Northbound Lanes Closed at Tudor Road Overpass

  (ANCHORAGE, Alaska)—During today’s repairs, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) bridge repair crews noted further damage to the girder that was struck by the…

Jan 4, 2019Comments Off on Seward Highway Northbound Lanes Closed at Tudor Road Overpass

At Sea

AMHS to Save Money with Vessel Swap

AMHS to Save Money with Vessel Swap

  (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is making a vessel route change with the goals of saving money and utilizing the new Alaska…

Jan 17, 2019No Comment

Making the Arctic Accessible for Excellent Science

Making the Arctic Accessible for Excellent Science

Making the Arctic accessible for excellent science EU funds an Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium, which will provide researchers with improved access to research icebreakers. Fourteen partners from…

Dec 26, 2018Comments Off on Making the Arctic Accessible for Excellent Science

NOAA Fisheries-Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Two Alaskans Postpone Thanksgiving to Rescue Whale Near Prince of Wales Island

Two Alaskans Postpone Thanksgiving to Rescue Whale Near Prince of Wales Island

Members of NOAA’s North Pacific Large Whale Entanglement Response Team are thankful for Wednesday’s freeing of an entangled humpback whale in Sarkar Cove, north of Naukati on…

Nov 23, 2018Comments Off on Two Alaskans Postpone Thanksgiving to Rescue Whale Near Prince of Wales Island

Alaska Longline Survey

Alaska Longline Survey

So how does longlining work? I wasn’t sure myself before I got on the boat other than guessing that there was probably a line and it was…

Aug 6, 2018Comments Off on Alaska Longline Survey

Fishermen's News Online

Ocean Beauty Introduces New Salmon Candy

Ocean Beauty Introduces New Salmon Candy

Ocean Beauty Seafoods’ Echo Falls brand has introduced three new smoked salmon treats, including Applewood Smoked Wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon Candy, sustainable strips cut from whole fillets…

Jan 20, 2019No Comment

Federal Shutdown Not Yet Affecting Fisheries

Federal Shutdown Not Yet Affecting Fisheries

  As federal government shutdown prompted by a dispute over a border wall heads into its third week, it is not currently affecting the seafood industry as…

Jan 11, 2019No Comment

Rural

PFAS Discovered in Groundwater Near Dillingham Airport Firefighting Foam Discharge Areas

PFAS Discovered in Groundwater Near Dillingham Airport Firefighting Foam Discharge Areas

  DOT&PF immediately offering alternate water source; expanding testing. (DILLINGHAM, AK) – The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) was recently alerted to concentrations of…

Jan 20, 2019No Comment

One Perishes in Shageluk Fire

One Perishes in Shageluk Fire

  Aniak-based AST and the State Fire Marshals are investigating a fatal fire incident in the community of Shageluk that occurred on Thursday morning just after midnight…

Jan 18, 2019No Comment

Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News

Bailer-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 20th

Bailer-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 20th

Imanga’iyutaq–Bailer Imanga’iyutaq aturu!—Use the bailer! Whether you are piloting a seiner, running a skiff, or paddling a canoe, water is bound to get into your boat. Waves,…

Jan 20, 2019No Comment

Snow-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 13th

Snow-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 13th

Qaniq (falling), Aniuq (on ground)—Snow Qaninguq.—It is snowing.                                             …

Jan 13, 2019No Comment

Acid Society

Oil-Eating Microbes are Challenged in the Arctic

Oil-Eating Microbes are Challenged in the Arctic

Bacteria play a major role in cleaning up oil spills and mitigating its environmental impacts. A new review examines the major limiting factors for microbial degradation in…

Dec 17, 2018Comments Off on Oil-Eating Microbes are Challenged in the Arctic

Oil Cleanup and Salvage Operations Continue after F/V Nordic Viking Sinks in Seward

Oil Cleanup and Salvage Operations Continue after F/V Nordic Viking Sinks in Seward

  Containment boom has been re-deployed around the sunken f/v Nordic Viking, the commercial fishing vessel that sunk at Seward’s T-Dock on Sunday morning after the shifting…

Dec 13, 2018Comments Off on Oil Cleanup and Salvage Operations Continue after F/V Nordic Viking Sinks in Seward

Op/Ed and the Editor

Take Action: Protect Bristol Bay from Pebble’s Toxic Exploration

Take Action: Protect Bristol Bay from Pebble’s Toxic Exploration

  Camai! The Pebble Limited Partnership recently applied for new State of Alaska permits to continue using public lands at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s major salmon-producing rivers. For…

Jan 17, 2019No Comment

Monday: I’d like to Thank You; Zack Wants to Hear Your Ideas

Monday: I’d like to Thank You; Zack Wants to Hear Your Ideas

  Dear Neighbors: I hope you can join me Monday so I can thank you for sharing your ideas, and letting me represent you these past many…

Jan 6, 2019Comments Off on Monday: I’d like to Thank You; Zack Wants to Hear Your Ideas

Statewide Weather

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While Alaska may be the biggest U.S. state, its population is one of the smallest in the country. Four-fifths of the state's territory can be reached only by air, and a lot of small towns would have been completely isolated were it not for small planes. The community of Diomede is on the island of Little Diomede in the middle of the Bering Strait, right between Alaska and Russia. Natasha Mozgovaya reports on what residents say life is like. Anna Rice narrates her report. VOA