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Reported North Korean ICBM test could spell concerns for Alaska
Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed today that North Korea’s latest missile test was with an intercontinental ballistic missile. Though the U.S. military’s initial assessment was that the North Koreans fired an intermediate-range missile, Tillerson’s statement offered the first confirmation from the Administration that it was in fact an ICBM.
Alaskans take Mt. Marathon top spots
APRN Staff
The 2017 Mount Marathon race in Seward is over and a familiar champion has taken first in the women’s race.
No one injured after one vessel sinks, three beached in big overnight Nushagak fishery
Avery Lill, KDLG – Dillingham
At least four fishing vessels appear to have had major problems from Sunday night to Monday morning in Bristol Bay’s Nushagak District. One, the fishing vessel N-11, capsized and sank after “deck-loading” a big catch of sockeye.
Tulsequah Chief Mine controversy deepens as it courts new investors
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Southeast Alaska tribal groups are calling for cleanup of British Columbia’s long-abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine.
Educators come together for annual National Education Association meeting
Henry Leasia, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Educators from across the nation are currently meeting in Boston for the annual meeting of the National Education Association, the largest teacher’s union in the country.
Eielson reminds pilots to not harass wildlife on training ranges
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Eielson Air Force Base officials say they reminded pilots and their commanders participating in a training exercise last month that they cannot harass wildlife that wanders onto military training ranges during a recent exercise.
Unalaska is the nation’s eagle attack capital. Why?
Berett Wilber, KUCB – Unalaska
Unalaska is the national hot spot for bald eagle attacks. Biologists and law enforcement officials agree: You’re more likely to be attacked by a bald eagle here than anywhere else in the country.
How scuba equipment fits into managing Southeast fisheries
Angela Denning, KFSK – Petersburg
Commercial fishing is a key industry in Southeast Alaska. But managing the fisheries sometimes means donning scuba gear and checking out the ocean floor.
A look into the workings of a Nushagak sport fishing camp
Allison Mollenkamp, KDLG – Dillingham
In the controlled chaos of Bristol Bay’s commercial and subsistence fishing, it can be easy to lose track of the third group the salmon get to: sport fishermen. They come from all over to fish with guides at camps and lodges along Southeast Alaska Rivers. Those guides are just part of the infrastructure that keeps sport fishing going.
