Articles from the April 20, 2022 edition
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Sitka sac roe fishery closes at half of harvest guideline
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery closed April 10 with a final tally of approximately 26,350 tons harvested, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. It was just over half of the 45,164-ton guideline harvest level, but over 10,000...
Competing Republicans line up endorsements for Young's seat
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The two co-chairs of the late-U.S. Rep. Don Young's reelection campaign have earned competing endorsements in their bids to replace Alaska's lone member of the U.S. House. Republicans Josh Revak and Tara Sweeney are among a field o...
Murkowski outraised Trump supporter 2-1 in past three months
ANCHORAGE (AP) - Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski continues to have a substantial cash advantage over her opponent backed by former President Donald Trump. Murkowski, in office since 2002, brought in...
White Pass Railroad will not run into Canada this summer
After two years of COVID-19 closure, an easing of restrictions at the border between Skagway and Yukon Territory will make it possible for tour companies to run cross-border excursions this summer. That’s good news for many Skagway tour operators t...
Redistricting plan crosses 25 miles of state park to create state Senate seat
JUNEAU (AP) — The appointed board tasked with drawing Alaska’s legislative district boundaries has approved new state Senate districts for the Anchorage area, with the two members who opposed the plan calling it political. The new plan puts Eag...
Banned Russian seafood enters U.S. markets through China
MIAMI (AP) - A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was supposed to sap billions of dollars from Vladimir Putin's war machine. But shortcomings in import regulations...
U.S. hydropower dams may gain support in low-carbon world
WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also generate enough power for 75,000 homes. Rye Development, a B...
Ukrainian refugee flees to Haines to live with daughter
Of the more than 4.8 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled their country since Russia's invasion started in late February, one, an 82-year-old woman from Odessa, is now living in the Upper Chilkat...
Farmers, ranchers, tribe and salmon all suffer for lack of water
PORTLAND (AP) - Farms that rely on irrigation from a depleted, federally managed lake on the California-Oregon border, along with a Native American tribe fighting to protect fragile salmon, will both...
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Police report
Monday, April 11 Agency assist: Harbor Department. Theft. Alarm. Stalking: Unfounded. Tuesday, April 12 Civil issue. Theft. Agency assist: Fire Department. Traffic complaint: Juveniles riding 4-wheelers on Church Street; turning in front of oncoming...
Researchers listen for orcas in Puget Sound to help their survival
ABOARD THE SOUNDGUARDIAN, Puget Sound (AP) — Over the side it goes with a splash: three ears tuned for the sounds of orcas, and the noise that threatens their survival. In the deep, this trio of hydrophones rests on the sea bottom, recording the soun...
Goldbelt may work with Juneau on new ski area gondola
JUNEAU (AP) — Juneau has purchased a gondola in Austria for the city-owned ski area, but questions remain about long-term plans. Officials have expressed interest in working with the Goldbelt Native corporation on the project. City officials r...
