Articles from the May 1, 2024 edition
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Borough awarded $50,000 grant for cybersecurity
The borough received a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to put together a comprehensive cybersecurity plan. Developing a cybersecurity plan entails contracting a consulting team to help the borough conduct risk assessments...
Court rules tribal health organizations largely immune from lawsuits
The Alaska Supreme Court overturned a 20-year-old precedent April 26 by ruling that Alaska Native tribal organizations can more easily receive the kind of sovereign legal immunity that individual tribes have. The 4-1 decision means that tribal... Full story
Report says low prices, competition hit Alaska seafood industry
The Alaska seafood industry remains an economic juggernaut, but it is under strain from forces outside of the state’s control, according to a report commissioned by the state’s seafood marketing agency. The report from the McKinley Research Gro... Full story
Native American translations being added to more road signs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A few years back, Sage Brook Carbone was attending a powwow at the Mashantucket Western Pequot reservation in Connecticut when she noticed signs in the Pequot language. Carbone, a citizen of the Northern Narragansett Indian T...
Washington governor names anti-bycatch advocate to fishery council
Tribal and environmental advocates calling for a crackdown on salmon and halibut bycatch are set to gain a new ally on the federal council that manages Alaska’s lucrative Bering Sea fisheries. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in March nominated Becca R... Full story
Police report
Monday, April 22 Subpoena service. Traffic stop: Citation issued for speeding. Tuesday, April 23 Traffic stop. Welfare check. Agency assist: Kalispell, Montana, Police Department. Trespass. Assist: Rayme’s Bar. Disturbance. Wednesday, April 24 A...
Report says low prices, competition hit Alaska seafood industry
The Alaska seafood industry remains an economic juggernaut, but it is under strain from forces outside of the state’s control, according to a report commissioned by the state’s seafood marketing agency. The report from the McKinley Research Gro... Full story
State will test robot to scare away birds, wildlife at Fairbanks airport
A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska's second largest airport. The Alaska Department...
State will stop using fish wheels to count Chilkat River salmon
After 50 years, the state will no longer use wooden fish wheels to count salmon on the Chilkat River north of Haines. That leaves the Taku River, south of Juneau, as the only Southeast river where the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will operate...
