Hunter found fatally mauled by bear in Alaska

An overdue hunter in Alaska was found dead Wednesday after an apparent bear attack, state police said. Alaska State Troopers were called shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday after Tad Fujioka, 50, of Sitka, failed to return from a deer hunting trip, the law …

Don’t be fooled: Ballot Measure 1 puts Alaska’s small businesses and workers at risk

By Sarah Oates, Kati Capozzi, Jillian Simpson, Rebecca Logan, Thor Stacey, Alicia Maltby • October 31, 2024 2:30 am As the debate around Ballot Measure 1 picks up steam, Alaskans from all walks of life should take a closer look at the real consequences …

Strengthening Alaska’s health care response to violence

While Alaska has the highest rates of interpersonal violence in the country, including domestic violence, sexual assault, child and elder abuse, many health care personnel and first responders do not ever receive training to correctly document and collect …

Alaska Science Forum: The numbers behind a weather forecast

A meteorologist from the National Weather Service’s local office recently told a newspaper reporter that heavy, wet, snow would materialize in a few days. He said it would resemble “cement falling from the sky.” Three days later, I grunted to lift a shovel …

Alaska's seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report says

A variety of market forces combined with fishery collapses occurring in a rapidly changing environment caused Alaska’s seafood industry to lose $1.8 billion from 2022 to 2023, a new federal report said. The array of economic and environmental challenges …

Powerful outside Democrat operatives back these Alaska Republicans

In what may surprise many conservative voters in Alaskan, a number of self-identified Republican candidates for the Alaska Legislature are being heavily financed by outside money and resources from well-heeled Democratic operatives. Chuck Kopp, for …

Exploring for white hydrogen in SE Alaska

A belt of rocks spanning the Southeast Alaska Panhandle hosts at least a dozen prospects and deposits enriched with nickel, copper, and platinum group metals (PGM) needed for the energy transition. Could these projects also host hidden stores of geological …

Tight zinc markets good news for Alaska

Rising demand and a three-year-long slide in supply are pushing up the price of zinc, which is good news for zinc-producing jurisdictions like Alaska but not so much for the buyers of this galvanizing metal widely used for renewable energy and …

Su Valley Voice:  Candidate for Alaska House District 30 Representative, Doyle Holmes

October 31, 2024 | Trisha Costello Thursday, October 31, 2024, 10am – 11am In this episode co-hosts Trisha Costello and Phillip Manning are joined by Doyle Holmes, candidate for Alaska State House District 30 seat, currently held by his opponent in the …

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