King Salmon News

Editor's note: This is part of a series of essays about the experiences of AmeriCorps volunteers in Southeast Alaska.

The Native Tribe in the Marshall is protesting fishing restrictions imposed by the State of Alaska.

Fish and Game is closing off the Downtown Ship Creek water-way after a record low run of King Salmon through the area.

With Copper River salmon-gate in our rear view mirror, it is time to look forward to the next shipment of wild king salmon from Alaska - those pesky fish from the mighty Columbia River, Spring King or "Springers" as they call them in the biz.

In Kodiak snowstorms usually make winter's arrival hard to ignore. It's a subtler shift from spring to summer.

Tina Bergam became only the second woman ever to win the 13th Annual Spring King Salmon Derby on Sunday.

State Labor Commissioner Click Bishop presented six awards at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development's second annual Apprenticeship Conference and Awards Celebration.

Former North Pole Councilman Mike Welch said this week he will run for North Pole mayor.

In the editorial "Quiz time" on page B-5 Saturday, there was an error in the wording of question 2. The question should have read: "Last month, the Permanent Fund was worth less than the value of all money deposited in it since 1976." A brief on Page A-4 Tuesday misidentified Kristine L. Delkus in an item about the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

The Anchorage School District has announced new principal assignments for next school year, approved Monday at the Anchorage School Board meeting.

The extended sunshine lured a slew of anglers into the water for the 13th annual Spring King Salmon Derby's opening weekend, but organizers are still looking for the big one to put atop the leader board.

When the fishing itch needs scratching, anglers have plenty of choices in Southcentral.

Derby officials are hoping Juneau's nice weather will stay for this year's Spring King Salmon Derby, which starts today and closes at 9 p.m. on May 31.

Hundreds of national parks, including 30 projects in Alaska are being funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 04:06. A rural electric utility is preparing to drill a geothermal exploration well near King Salmon.

Naknek Electric Association, banking on a decade of geothermal research and planning, is preparing to drill an exploration well near King Salmon, in a multi-million dollar project with potential to provide power to 28 villages in Southwest Alaska.

The Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit created to boost local businesses, is suddenly itself in need of some major assistance.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that Fort Yukon is eligible to receive $15 million to improve its airport.

The Pebble Fund is awarding 32 community grants totaling nearly $1 million in Southwest Alaska near the controversial Pebble copper-and-gold-mine prospect.

KING SALMON: Heated debate expected versus pollock industry. Published: March 28th, 2009 10:34 PM Last Modified: March 28th, 2009 10:34 PM Every year a powerful commercial fishing fleet scoops up billions of pounds of Bering Sea pollock to make products such as fish sticks and imitation crab.