Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska

Bristol Bay is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. The 2 billionth salmon was landed sometime, by someone, on July 6, 2016.

The Alaska Supreme Court overturned the state’s parental notification law for minors who are seeking abortions.

Rep. Don Young, Alaska’s longest-serving lawmaker, visited Sitka on the last day of the Republican National Convention. He was scheduled to speak to the Chamber of Commerce. But he first had to pass through a group of pretty disgruntled constituents. Seven Sitkans clustered at the back entrance of the Westmark Hotel, awaiting Congressman Young and…

A Metlakatla resident is heading to the City of Brotherly Love next week as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

The Virginia senator and former governor is a loyal ally who can help reach out to Hispanics and may be able to woo disaffected independents or moderate Republicans who are turned off by Donald Trump.

Citizens are being advised to remain indoors as police scour the city for suspected gunmen, after a shooting near the Olympia shopping center injured multiple people. No suspects are in custody.