Coho limits Loosened in the Mat-Su
Coho salmon are running so strong in three Matanuska Valley creeks that the state department of fish and game has upped the bag and possession limit for the species in three Knik Arm streams. The change starts August 9, this coming Saturday.
Alaska Dispatch News to Open Bureau in Bethel
The Managing Editor of the Alaska Dispatch News says a Western Alaska Bureau should be up and running by the end of the month. The new bureau will be based in Bethel and will be staffed by veteran reporter Lisa Demer.
Juneau Whale Watching Captain Arrested for Allegedly Driving Boat Intoxicated
A text message from a whale watching boat in Juneau has led to the arrest of the captain on board. Lawrence Dupler, 67, was arrested today for allegedly driving a 52-foot tour boat while intoxicated.
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First Musk Ox Killed in Early Hunt While Dog Attacks Continue
Over the weekend, a hunter in Nome killed the first musk ox since the Alaska Department of Fish & Game opened the hunt on August first.
One Dead After Mountain View Stabbing
Anchorage police report there was an alcohol-related stabbing death in Mountain View on Wednesday night.
Litigation Blamed For Port MacKenzie Rail Spur Delays
Construction of the railroad link between the Matanuska-Susitna Borough city of Houston and Port MacKenzie is over budget and way behind schedule. Borough officials blame litigation for the delays.
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Assembly repeals AO-37, adopts new ordinance but Mayor considering a veto
The Anchorage Assembly voted 7 to 4 to repeal AO-37 on Tuesday night and replace it with a compromise ordinance negotiated by Assembly Members and union representatives. However, the mayor still has seven days to veto the new ordinance and the repeal.
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AFCA Responds to State’s Challenge of Setnet Ruling
In July, Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance president Joe Connors was very pleased that the group’s effort to get commercial setnetting banned in the state’s urban areas, was going to move forward.
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Children’s Home Featured at Bethel Cultural Center
A multimedia show on the Moravian Children’s Home near Kwethluk is on display at Bethel’s Cultural Center. The show profiles the demise of the orphanage which was home to many of the regions Native children after epidemics of the early and mid- 20th century and captures oral histories of the people who remember growing up there.
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One Company Bids In Sealed Bid Lease Sale
Only one company bid for a single exploration lease this morning at a state division of oil and gas sale. Bill Barron, division director said the exploration area is on state land on the Iniskin Peninsula area of southwest Cook Inlet near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. He said the first exploration of the area started in 1902 near Oil Bay and continued through the 1950s.
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RFP Released For Alaska Class Day Boat Construction
The Alaska Department of Transportation has released a Request for Proposals to the Ketchikan shipyard for construction of the Alaska Class day boat.
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Four-Day Southeast Troll Closure Starts This Weekend
Southeast Alaska’s commercial troll fishing fleet will have to stand down for a few days, starting this weekend.
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Crew OK After Seiner Capsizes In Prince William Sound
The crew of a seiner is okay after their fishing vessel capsized in the Prince William Sound earlier this week. The Auriga was seeking at shelter from a storm at the time of the incident.
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Seldovia Tribe Awarded $40,000 For Cultural Preservation
The Seldovia Village Tribe was awarded a $40,000 grant from the National Park Service for cultural preservation.
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Autopsy Reveals No Answers In Sea Lion Death
A dead sea lion that washed up on the beach near Ketchikan was dissected last Thursday in hopes of finding out what caused the death. The necropsy took several hours, and attracted many observers. But it didn’t provide any clear answers.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 6, 2014
Litigation Blamed For Port MacKenzie Rail Spur Delays; Assembly Repeals AO-37, Adopts New Ordinance But Mayor Considers Veto; AFCA Responds to State’s Challenge of Setnet Ruling; Children’s Home Featured at Bethel Cultural Center; One Company Bids In Sealed Bid Lease Sale; RFP Released For Alaska Class Day Boat Construction; Four-Day Southeast Troll Closure Starts This Weekend; Crew OK After Seiner Capsizes In Prince William Sound; Seldovia Tribe Awarded $40,000 For Cultural Preservation; Autopsy Reveals No Answers In Sea Lion Death
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Mat Su Borough Looks Ahead to 2015 Legislature
The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly is wrestling with it's legislative wish list for next year. At a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Borough officials outlined the top twenty projects that could use state funding..plus a few more. And now the task at hand is to narrow that list down to the top five.
Is the Mine Tailings Dam Failure in B.C. a Warning for Alaska?
Monday’s tailings-dam break at a British Columbia copper and gold mine could threaten Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries. That’s according to critics, who say similar dams closer to the border could suffer the same fate, polluting Alaska waters.
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Tanana River Bridge Eases Training Area Access For Military
The Alaska Railroad Corporation hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday at the Tanana River Crossing bridge and levee. It’s the first phase of the Railroad’s Northern Rail Extension project.
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APD arrests alleged serial rapist
Anchorage police have arrested an alleged serial rapist and charged him with 10 counts of sexual assault. Thirty-five year old Clifford Lee of Anchorage was apprehended on Thursday evening.
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