King Cove News

Published: June 13th, 2008 02:21 AM Last Modified: June 13th, 2008 02:31 AM It isn't business as usual for the fishing town of Sand Point.

Several southwest Alaska government officials and representatives from the Alaska fishing industry attended Bodo University's third annual "dialogue and tour" meeting in the city of Bodo on the northwest coast ...

Published: May 31st, 2008 12:58 AM Last Modified: May 31st, 2008 02:53 AM When my wife and I look out our window in King Cove, we see tundra, water and all the life they support.

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

T he Empire's May 8 article, "Study: Alaska worst in U.S. at producing college graduates," reported Alaska has among the nation's poorest college graduation rates for residents. via Juneau Empire

“It happened right at the peak of salmon season, so there were a lot of people in town.”

Twenty summers ago, earthquakes rocked the town of King Cove on the Alaska Peninsula. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“The threats to wilderness, wildlife, and Alaska Native subsistence cultures from this very bad bill are especially troubling in light of the fact that the need for safe transportation between King Cove and Cold Bay has already been met”

A person would think that Representative Don Young would stop to reconsider before promoting yet another road? "Today's vote by the House Natural Resources Committee, is a member), to report H.R. 2801 is a huge ... via Desert Beacon

A committee in the U.S. House is deciding whether to send the Izembek Road proposal to the full House for a vote. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

Published: April 10th, 2008 12:17 AM Last Modified: April 10th, 2008 12:59 AM PAULOFF HARBOR POPULATION: 0 LOCATION: In the Aleutian Islands on the northern coast of Sanak Island, 50 miles southeast of False ... via Anchorage Daily News

“At least at this point, the general tenor is that if we're left alone, we're happy out here in Knik-Fairview”

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough lost the title of fastest-growing population in Alaska -- at least between 2006 and 2007. via Anchorage Daily News

Published: February 8th, 2008 12:41 AM Last Modified: February 8th, 2008 01:16 AM POPULATION: 807 LOCATION: On a sand spit on the south side of the Alaska Peninsula, 18 air miles southeast of Cold Bay and 625 ... via Anchorage Daily News

“Our solution in this case is ice. We can facilitate and partner with others to get ice delivered hopefully to the entire fleet”

Published: December 1, 2007 Last Modified: December 1, 2007 at 02:35 AM Fishermen believe they have a magic bullet to help turn Bristol Bay sockeye salmon into a more profitable fishery. via Anchorage Daily News

Published: November 3, 2007 Last Modified: November 3, 2007 at 01:26 AM A listing for the Family Fun and Crafts Bazaar that ran on page B-2 of Friday's Alaska section incorrectly stated that the event will ... via Anchorage Daily News

“This is a very valuable habitat all the way around.”

Congress is looking at a land swap that would give the remote Alaska Peninsula fishing village of King Cove a road link to the Cold Bay airport. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

A city official in King Cove reports no damage from a magnitude 5.4 earthquake. Mayor Ernest Weiss says, "We felt it; it shook for quite a while, but there's no damage." He adds, "Everything is fine." Besides, ... via Alaska Journal of Commerce

The Bristol Bay red king crab season got off to a bit of a rocky start with the fleet tied up in Dutch Harbor and King Cove for four days while price negotiations were ironed out. via Homer News

“It is not just here (in Kodiak)”

The city-owned crane dock on the Homer Spit has been bustling as a handful of crab boats load pots in preparation for the Oct. via Homer News