JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 25-year-old man from the 107-foot fishing vessel Bering Hunter approximately 60 miles south west of Cold Bay, Alaska, Thursday morning. The Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed to Cold Bay hoisted the man and safely transported him to awaiting emergency medical […]
Kaugya’at naut’stagwit.–Fox Farm (place to grow foxes) Kaugya’at naut’starwiat et’llria Long Island-mi.–There used to be a fox farm on Long Island. Fur farming was once one of Alaska’s largest industries. For nearly two centuries, Alaskans raised a variety of small furbearers fox, chinchilla, rabbit, mink, muskrat, and beaver. The industry worked to improve the quality […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has calculated the federal contribution to the Alaska Reinsurance Program for calendar year 2018 will be approximately $58.5 million. “Working together with the Alaska Legislature and the federal government, we have created an innovative solution to stabilize the market, which other states […]
Marine safety is never far from coastal Alaskans’ thoughts, where commercial fishing and other marine trades are their livelihood. This holds true in Cordova, a community of 2,200 on Prince William Sound. Every February Cordovans enjoy displaying and testing their cold water safety skills during the Iceworm Survival Suit Races by donning survival suits, swimming […]