In what is being called a small win for the subsistence fishermen in Bethel court on charges of fishing during the closed subsistence season last year on the Kuskokwim, the judge in the case, District Court Judge Bruce Ward agreed that religion is involved with the subsistence fishing of King Salmon.
There are still no results in the search for two travelers on a black Polaris IQ snowmachine traveling from Kotzebue to Selawik.
Pavlov Volcano, which has been erupting all week, continues to do so. As of Sunday, its plume has risen above the 20,000 foot level considered the threshold where it becomes a threat to trans-continental commercial aircraft.
In a plea agreement in Yakutat District Court on Thursday, Rube L. Evens, Rube M. Evens, and Derek Dalton pled "no contest" to Taking Big Game from a Boat and Unlawful Possession of Illegally-Taken Game stemming from charges filed after an investigation completed late last month.