The Coast Guard reports that they hoisted a fisherman in distress from his vessel on Tuesday 14 miles north of Port Moller. According to the report, the 43-foot gillnetter, Transit, ran into problems and began foundering in the surf 14 miles to the north of the small community and fishing port of Port Moller. The […]
ANCHORAGE—Nunamta Aulukestai (Nunamta) and United Tribes of Bristol Bay (UTBB) appealed a land use permit issued to Chuchuna Minerals Co. for the proposed Groundhog copper mine located near the proposed Pebble mine. Today’s administrative appeal to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks protections for the Bristol Bay watershed and fisheries. Specifically, the appeal […]
Alaska’s lone Representative, Don Young, led efforts to pass HR218, The King Cove Land Exchange Act, the long-sought legislation to allow the building of a road between King Cove to Cold Bay, resulted in success with a vote of 248-179 on Thursday morning. In a statement following the vote, Representative Young said: “This is truly […]
Alaska State Troopers suspect that alcohol was a factor in the fatal stabbing death that occurred in Levelock on Friday evening. AST and Alaska Wildlife troopers responded to a residence in Levelock at approximately 9:10 pm on Friday evening and discovered 37-year-old Ellis Lee Kaloke, of Eagle River, dead from stab wounds. According to the […]