The attempted sexual assault case against a Dillingham parish priest has been dismissed by the prosecution.
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Researchers find new whale species in Western Alaska
Researchers think they’ve found a new species of whale in Western Alaska. A new study is identifying the find as a relative of the Baird’s beaked whale.
French company promises Western Alaska high speed internet
A French ship docked in Unalaska is bound for Nome, where the crew will lay fiber optic cable.
The year Bristol Bay landed its 2 billionth salmon
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.
Broken ice machine stymies commercial fishing in Marshall and Russian Mission
Marshall’s Maserculiq Native Corp. owns the machine but has made no effort to fix it since the compressor quit working.
Coast Guard stationed in Kotzebue for the summer
The U.S. Coast Guard has signed a five-year lease on a Kotzebue facility to serve as a base for its Arctic operations.