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By ISABELLE ROSS • January 13, 2021 One of the largest seafood companies in the world has sold Peter Pan Seafoods to three private equity groups. The sale comes after years of struggle for the seafood processor, which has a big footprint in Alaska. But the new owners are optimistic. The Peter Pan Seafoods plant in Dillingham.PHOTO: …

Here are the recordings from the first day of the Coast Guard’s public hearings about the Scandies Rose sinking. Captain Dan Mattsen, owner of Scandies Rose: LISTEN HERE Gelia Cooper, Operations Manager for Scandies Rose: LISTEN HERE John Walsh, minority owner of Scandies Rose and insurance broker: LISTEN HERE

The Scandies Rose Hearing run by the Coast Guard began today with an introduction by the Coast Guard and a rundown of facts about the F/V Scandies Rose. They also presented the mayday call and side-scan imaging of the final resting place of the 130-foot crab boat. This was followed by a moment of silence. …

Terror Lake Hydro Project. Photo courtesy KEA website. Undoubtedly, many Kodiak residents noticed the power outages yesterday evening. Fortunately, power has been restored to the entirety of the island. According to a press release from Kodiak Electric Association, the issue yesterday came from a disconnect in the Terror Lake Dam transmission line, and the power …

The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has reported no new COVID-19 cases today (Thursday) for the Kodiak Island Borough, leaving the total case count since the start of the pandemic to 1048 cases locally. Local active cases have dropped down further to only four. Mike Tvenge announced during the Thursday COVID update that the Kodiak …

February 10, 2021 by Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media State officials are scrambling to determine if they’ll still be able to allocate vaccines and determine who’s eligible if the state’s COVID-19 disaster declaration expires at 12:01 a.m. on Monday. Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the state will lose legal tools that it has relied on. But, the governor …

By Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO – Juneau – February 10, 2021 Members of the Senate Health and Social Services Committee hear details about a bill to extend the state’s COVID-19 disaster declaration on Feb. 2 in the Capitol. Members, from left, are Sen. Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, behind the plexiglass; Sen. Mia Costello, …

If you were hoping to fish for king salmon on the Karluk or Ayakulik rivers this year, you will have to wait at least another year. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on Monday that those rivers will be closed due to continued low numbers of fish, according to Area Management Biologist Tyler …

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage – February 6, 2021 Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, is vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dr. Michael Alter, Emergency Medicine Specialist at Mat-su Regional Medical Center on Dec. 18. (Alaska Department of Health and Social Services) Health officials want Alaskans to know COVID-19 vaccines have not …

By BRIAN VENUA, KDLG-Dillingham In Bristol Bay communities, subsistence is one feature of daily life that has stayed consistent during the pandemic. Now, it’s part of the school’s curriculum. Communities around Bristol Bay have endeavored to protect their residents from COVID-19 for almost a year. The Chief Ivan Blunka School in New Stuyahok was among the …