Author: Cliff

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Krag Campbell, Special Operations Lieutenant for Juneau Police Department, gave details on an accident that happened Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) and the USDA Forest Service signed a memorandum of understanding and master participating agreement Friday to formalize their mutual commitment to co-stewardship of the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area (MGRA).

Anchorage, Alaska (AP/Mark Thiessen) – A looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition: Fat Bear Week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – He retired after 28 years in public service.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced the promotion of Christina Lee to Reentry & Recovery Operations Manager.

Thorne Bay, Alaska (KINY) – The public’s next opportunity to comment on the Fall 2023 draft Long-term Plan for the Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis Project (POW LLA) begins Oct. 17, 2023.

(Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) – Nine orcas died in trawl gear this year, a far higher number than in past years, raising questions about ocean conditions and fishing practices

Douglas, Alaska (KINY) – Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game in Douglas announce an early closure to the mountain goat hunting season under the state registration permit hunt RG012, for that portion of Unit 1C from Eagle Glacier and Eagle River to Sawmill Creek.

Kotzebue, Alaska (KINY) – A Kotzebue jury on Sept. 19 convicted 44-year-old Jim Adams of Noatak of murder in the second degree for the beating death of his wife, Rhoda Adams. He was also convicted of assault in the first degree for beating his cousin, Charlie Bailey, III.

WASHINGTON (Matthew Daly/AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico but none in Alaska as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who want Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change.