The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a location 20 miles outside of Dillingham on the Nushagak River after the Alaska State Troopers requested assistance following a call from a hunter at 8am on Friday. AST received a call via a satellite Communications device from a hunter on the river reporting that his partner, John Alex […]
“During the busiest season of the year, amidst a record-breaking salmon run, the people of Bristol Bay once again made it clear that EPA must finalize strong protections for our watershed.” More than half a million people—including local conservation, fishing, and tribal leaders—voiced their opposition to mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay during a public comment period for […]
Dillingham, Alaska — Bristol Bay residents and Tribes voiced widespread support for Clean Water Act protections during the Environmental Protection Agency’s public comment period that ends today (Sept. 6), joining a record number of Alaskans urging the federal agency to protect Bristol Bay this year. In late May, EPA released its revised proposed determination outlining […]
AST reports that the body of a Platinum man has been turned over to the State Medical Examiner’s office for autopsy after a violent incident in Platinum on Monday. Troopers received a call that the victim, 59-year-old Vincent Beaver was found in his home on Monday. Troopers responded to the location and opened an investigation […]