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Rep. Don Young visits Kodiak today
Alaska’s sole U.S. Congressman, Don Young, is scheduled to visit Kodiak today as he travels across Alaska during Congress’ August recess. Young is expected to meet with delegations from the city and borough during his daylong visit and will hold an electoral fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Best Western Kodiak Inn. Young is running for a 21st term in the House of Representatives and is not expected to fa...
Aug 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Klawock man killed in timber yard
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a 36-year-old Klawock man died when a log fell on top of him in a timber sorting yard on Prince of Wales Island. Troopers say Billy Worley died at the scene of the accident at a logging camp near Nutkwa Lagoon. Troopers were notified Saturday morning. According to troopers, Worley was working in the sorting yard when a 70-foot log fell off a logging cradle on top of him. ...
Aug 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Manley Hot Springs trapper accused of attempted murder with shotgun
Two troopers serving an arrest warrant in the Manley Hot Springs area Wednesday afternoon say they were threatened with a shotgun by the man they were supposed to arrest and had to fight the gun barrel away. The man, Trapper Killsmany, 56, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and is in jail at Fairbanks Correctional Center. His girlfriend, who witnessed the confrontation, says the only thing he is g...
Aug 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wind turbine bases rise above the slopes of Pillar Mountain on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. (James Brooks photo)
As turbines rise on Pillar Mountain, cranes take center stage
When you have a 13,000-pound baby, you need a big cradle. As construction continues on the three new wind turbines atop Pillar Mountain, towers are beginning to rise and a new skyline is growing. Stop by the construction site, and you’ll see dozens of men working, connecting fasteners, setting grout and stringing cable. Chances are, however, your eyes will be drawn to one thing in particular — the crane. Since Fr...
Aug 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Trident Seafoods president dies on fly fishing trip
The head of one of Alaska's largest seafood companies has died. Jerry Dowd, president of Trident Seafoods, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday while on a fly fishing trip in Igiugig. He was 60 years old. In a press release, Trident chairman and founder Chuck Bundrant wrote, "Nothing prepares us for such a loss, and I want you to know that I understand your own feelings of shock and grief, just as I understand the...
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As drought clobbers the Lower 48, Alaska stays cool
DAILY MIRROR STAFF On Wednesday, the National Climactic Data Center reported July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48. Closer to home, things are quite a bit different. According to the Alaska Climate Research Center, which released its final figures late Tuesday, temperatures statewide were 2.1 degrees below normal in July. In the Lower 48, temperatures were 3.3 degrees above normal. According to ...
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Admiral Bob Papp, Commandant of the Coast Guard
Coast Guard commandant says oil disasters have helped CG prepare for Arctic
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico have helped the Coast Guard prepare for possible oil spills in the Arctic Ocean, the commandant of the agency said Wednesday. Shell Oil hopes to drill exploratory wells this summer in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea and its two drill ships will be accompanied by 22 vessels dedicated to spill response. Adm. Robert Papp to...
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Gov. Parnell asks state commissioners to rein in department spending
JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell said Wednesday that he wants to rein in state spending amid global economic uncertainties and declining oil production here in Alaska. The Republican said he met with his commissioners last week to make clear his desire for fiscal restraint — something he’s been preaching since taking office — and to let them know that when they write their budgets for next year, they should take in...
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Pebble panel begins meeting in Anchorage
JUNEAU (AP) — A panel convened Tuesday to begin evaluating the science behind a federal study that found large-scale mining near the headwaters of Bristol Bay could hurt the productivity and sustainability of one of the world’s premier salmon fisheries. The watershed assessment was conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in response to concerns about development of a massive large copper-and-gold pro...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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New airline to serve King Salmon
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Another airline is stepping in to provide air taxi service to the village of King Salmon. Pen Air is pulling air taxi service from the village as it moves away from providing service to Bush communities in an effort to focus instead on its hub communities. KTUU-TV said Grant Aviation is stepping in to provide air taxi service to King Salmon. The two airlines say they are working closely together t...
Aug 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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