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Testimony concerning the Scandies Rose sinking in 2019 continues with witnesses involved with the Search and Rescue attempts that night: John Hollingsworth, Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator: LISTEN HERE Lt. Chris Clark, AIRSTA Kodiak pilot: LISTEN HERE Capt. Jonathan Mussman, Commanding Officer, CGC Mellon: LISTEN HERE Capt. Clint Schlegel and CDR Sam Nassar, Search and Rescue: …

By ISABELLE ROSS • KDLG FEB 26, 2021 Larry Van Daele has worked as a biologist in Alaska for four decades, with the 34 years, and on the Board of Game for four. He spent eight of those years in Bristol Bay, from 1990 – 1998. “Dillingham was the highlight of my career,” he said. “I …

NPR's electoral map organizes states into seven categories – Toss Up, Lean Republican, Lean Democratic, Likely Republican, Likely Democratic, Safe Republican and Safe Democratic.

By Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage – March 2, 2021 For the past year, Alaska officials have ceaselessly reminded residents of the importance of mitigation measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Wear your mask, social distance and quarantine after traveling. What happens when those guidelines aren’t followed? Ask residents of Cordova, the Prince William …

Novelist Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles centers on an array of birds that visit her yard, as Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World recalls lessons from birds that galvanized her teaching.

March 12, 2021 by Claire Stremple, Alaska’s Energy Desk Tickets are already on sale for what’s called “Alaska’s Super Seven Big Game Raffle.” If it sounds kind of like buying a lottery ticket for musk ox — or another one of the seven most sought after species in the state, like a brown bear or a caribou …

Kodiak residents have long enjoyed a vibrant local food scene, but there are still holes to be filled. The Dinghy food truck has found a massive grilled-cheese sized hole. “Taco 49 just by chance was selling their food truck, two of them. And Cooper and I just kind of looked at each other and said …

Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Mar 17, 2021 For years, Bret Bradford has lived the seasonal rhythm of a commercial fisherman. He spends summers gillnetting salmon out of Cordova, and in the winter, he looks for odd jobs around town. When a friend asked if wanted to spend the winters growing kelp instead, he saw an opportunity …

March 16, 2021 by Sabine Poux, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Kenai Hilcorp purchased several blocks of federal leases in Cook Inlet in 2017. Hilcorp bought several federal leases in a 2017 sale. The company’s now seeking a permit to conduct geohazard surveys on some of those leases. (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) Before it can even think …

The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has reported a new community transmission COVID-19 case from over the weekend. This brings the total case count to 1071 cases since the start of the pandemic locally, with four cases classified as active on Kodiak. In a Facebook post from Monday morning, the Kodiak Emergency Operations Center …