TUMANAQ, UMNEQ – FOG TUMANAQ MARTUQ. (N); UMNEQ MARTUQ. (S) – THE FOG IS THICK. Each summer clouds of mist and sea fog envelop Kodiak’s coast. As warm summer air passes over the cool North Pacific Ocean, dense patches of fog build against the island, where they may sit for days. Because fog can seriously […]
Alaska State Troopers were notified on Monday afternoon of an incident where a skiff driver was found deceased near mile 5 of the North Tongass Highway they revealed Friday. Callers reported that a skiff operating near shore at that location began to travel in circles before running aground. When witnesses responded, the skiff driver was […]
Court decision reinforces need for immediate EPA action to protect the region DILLINGHAM, AK – Thursday, in a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision and sent the case back to consider whether the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw the Obama-era EPA’s 404(c) Proposed Determination was based on arbitrary […]
Charles and Carla Kusmider stopped by this week to pick up their $100,000 check from winning the first all cash prize Iditarod Raffle. The couple have lived in Alaska for about 50 years, currently living in the Mat-Su Valley, and have bought Iditarod raffle tickets regularly. They ended up buying two tickets, one early on […]