Deliveries of wild salmon to Alaska processors now tops 124 million fish. This represents nearly 20 million pink salmon more than the past week. The latest preliminary salmon harvest report from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game puts the catch at 58,194,000 humpies, 53,907,000 sockeyes, 11,266,000 chum, 1,110,000 silver and 217,000 Chinook salmon. […]
APD has released the identity of the woman killed in the fatal accident that occurred between a Ford Mustang and a Chevy Suburban that took place near Debarr and Edwards Streets on Thursday. The deceased woman, a passenger in the Mustang, was identified as 55-year-old Candace Hathaway. The driver of the vehicle was seriously […]
Aikuq (N), Piugta (S)—Dog April mal’ugnek piugtengq’rtuq.—April has two dogs. Archaeological sites in Alaska illustrate that dogs (Canis familiaris) have been a part of Native communities for at least two thousand years, although the presence of dogs in Siberia eleven thousand years ago suggests that it may be much longer. On Kodiak, dog bones illustrate […]
Fast Facts about Dog Bites: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: nearly 4.5 million people are bit by dogs each year and 800,000 receive medical attention; Nearly half of those bitten are children; Children are not only more likely to be bitten by a dog but are also more likely to […]