JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced that they have compiled the preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2017 Alaska commercial salmon fishery (PDF 130 kB). Although there are still fish being caught, the vast majority of the 2017 salmon fisheries has come to an end. The 2017 commercial salmon fishery […]
AST reports that a Mountain Village woman is dead and her boyfriend has subsequently been arrested on multiple charges including murder after an incident that began in the late hours of Wednesday. State Troopers in St. Marys were notified at 10:20 pm that 34-year-old Alexie Walters had assaulted multiple people in the village of Mountain […]
Neonicotinoid pesticides contaminated 75% of a global sampling of honey, according to a study published in the 6 October issue of Science. The pesticide concentrations detected are below the amount authorized by the European Union for human consumption, but neonicotinoids are notorious for their negative effects on pollinators. As for the effects on bees, 34% of honey samples […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day for the first time with a community celebration from 3-9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, at the Fairbanks campus. Resolutions from students, staff and faculty groups across the University of Alaska system have unanimously supported recognizing “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Each campus will host a culturally […]