JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State health officials say an Alaska resident who recently traveled to Central America has tested positive for the mosquito-borne Zika virus. But the state’s top medical officer, Jay Butler, is urging Alaskans to stay calm. In a release, Butler says people cannot spread the virus through casual contact. He also says…
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Experts: Long road ahead for Trump offshore drilling order
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to find new ocean expanses in the Atlantic and the Arctic for offshore drilling isn’t likely to reach its goals anytime soon but instead, will kick off a yearslong review and legal battle. Trump signed the order Friday aimed at dismantling a component of former President Barack Obama’s environmental…
Judge sentences couple investigated after boy overdoses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Palmer man and woman investigated for drug dealing after a teenager died of an overdose at their home will serve federal prison terms. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason on Thursday sentenced 41-year-old Tod Rodolph to 12 years in prison and fined him $30,000. Gleason sentenced 36-year-old Jessica Hopkins to six…
Salmon fishing predictions look bleak for Cook Inlet
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s commercial sockeye salmon outlook this year is predicting Upper Cook Inlet fishermen will have their lowest harvest in the past 15 years. The Peninsula Clarion reported earlier this week that the outlook predicts a total run of 4 million fish to all stream systems…
Kenai River bank at popular fishing spot to get restored
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — A heavily trafficked stretch of the Kenai River’s southern bank is getting repaired in time for the sockeye salmon season thanks to a $37,500 grant from the federal government. The Peninsula Clarion reports the crumbling riverbank behind the Donald E. Gilman River Center in Soldotna has been depositing silt into the…
Employee injured in shooting at Anchorage grocery store
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a grocery store employee in Anchorage was shot and wounded as he tried to keep a group of teens from trashing the inside of the store. Officers had responded Saturday morning after police say the teens were fighting inside the store, breaking merchandise and urinating in the aisles. Police…