There are new developments in the battle over a popular fishing area near Sitka. The board of a closed college and a Native corporation have filed competing ownership claims.
Outdoors
Falcons’ football helps wounded Marine
The Thunder Mountain Falcons football team has raised about $3,500 dollars for a former Juneau resident severely wounded in Afghanistan. All of the proceeds from Saturday’s game against the Kodiak Bears have been donated to help build a “smart home” for Staff Sgt. Tom McRae, a U.S. Marine who was injured January 16th when an…
Rehabilitated harbor seals head for the ocean
On Friday, two young harbor seals had an audience as the rescued seals were released into the wild.
Stranded beluga whales spotted in Turnagain Arm
NOAA officials say 10 beluga whales became stranded in Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage.
New England fisheries battle deadly fishing conditions
The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks commercial fishing as the deadliest job in the United States. And despite the popular notion from reality TV’s Deadliest Catch, which features Alaskan crab fishermen, the most dangerous American fishery is in the Northeast.
Forest Service seeks information about stolen cedar planks for trail project
About a dozen rough cut, yellow cedar planks to be used on the Dan Moller Trail were stolen sometime between March and May, U.S. Forest Service officials say.