Dillingham News

Salmon fishermen at Bristol Bay were bracing for another surge of reds over the July 4 weekend -- and likely more catch limits.

A man convicted of murder 26 years ago is being sought as a "person of interest" in the death of an Anchorage woman.

A resolution passed by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation says a road to the site where the proposed Pebble Mine would go cannot be built, for now.

Alaska Native Medical Claims Settlement Act HR Group and Anchorage Society of Human Resources Management conduct training, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday at the Dena'ina Convention Center.

The Pebble Mine is years away from construction, and those in the Bristol Bay area, who would be affected by the proposed project, have been relatively quiet about where they stand until now.

The summer survey of Bering Sea crab stocks just got underway - and a lot is riding on the results.

Even though funding was in place to dredge Ninilchik this year, Homer and Ninil- chik harbors are contracted out as a package deal to make it a worthwhile project for the dredge owner.

We pulla da nets, to maka da mon, to buya da bread, to getta da stren', to pulla da nets.

The summer survey of Bering Sea crab stocks just got under way, and a lot rides on the results.

A plan by Alaska fishery "overseers" aims to put the brakes on commercial fishing in the Arctic until more is known about the region's fish stocks and marine environment.

Brian Rogers has been named chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Rogers, 58, is a former finance vice president for the University of Alaska system, former member of the UA Board of Regents, a former state legislator, and an economic and public policy consultant.

Recycling old fishing nets begins this summer at several Alaska fishing ports. Naknek, Dillingham, Petersburg and Cordova received funding via the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for two years to jump-start net recycling projects.

Sockeye salmon will be heading into Bristol Bay nets in a few weeks. And the the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is worried that there may not be enough processing capacity there to handle the runs.

Running down ne'er-do-wells is sometimes part of being a law enforcement officer, but on Saturday local law enforcement personnel will instead be beating feet for a good cause.

Individuals who are suffering from substance abuse can find help at drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities throughout the State of Alaska.

Five boaters who got stranded in an ice floe on the Nushagak River were rescued safely Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

During a teleconference Tuesday the Alaska Board of Fisheries briefly considered and ultimately rejected an effort to move an already scheduled meeting to the Bristol Bay region from Anchorage.

Investigators looking into reports of a commercial marijuana-growing operation in Dillingham found 18 guns, about 2-1/2 pounds of pot and $4,000 in cash at a Lake Road home, Alaska State Troopers announced today.

Heated words dominated passionate debate as hundreds of Alaskans faced off over offshore drilling Tuesday in downtown Anchorage.

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