Several seafood-related issues, from the Bristol Bay watershed assessment to marine debris cleanup and Chinook salmon run declines, are on the agenda for the 15th annual Alaska Forum on the Environment, Feb. 4-8 in Anchorage.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has made his country's first public comments about an airstrike in Syria, without directly confirming Israel was responsible for the operation.
Somewhere over Oregon, the unidentified pilot of a Boeing 737-700, carrying 116 passengers and five crew, lost consciousness was leaving the cockpit to use the lavatory while the plane was on autopilot. The co-pilot took over operations in the cockpit.
On Thursday evening, Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna were notified of a crash that had occurred at mile 106 of the Seward Highway at 7:45 pm.