Kodiak News

The U.S. coast guard says a growing number of false distress calls is running up very expensive bills and could leave you in dangerous situations.

Governor Palin today made public some of the documents the Department of Law has accumulated during its internal investigation of the firing of former Public Safety commissioner Walt Monegan.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Early harvest figures from wild salmon runs show an overall Alaska catch of 72.8 million fish, well below the overall forecast harvest of 132.5 million The figures record estimates of fish ...

United Fishermen of Alaska, which represents thousands of commercial fishermen who participate in Alaska fisheries, issued a statement Aug.

KODIAK, Alaska - Many Kodiak residents were a bit confused when they received election pamphlets urging them to "Bumoto!" The pamphlets for four ballot initiatives being decided Aug.

A Kodiak shelter that has served those in hard times for nearly a decade is closing.

Lackluster best describes Alaska's salmon season so far, and catches are likely to come up short when it's all over.

LOCATION: On the south side of the Alaska Peninsula next to the body of water of the same name, 13 miles from Chignik, 265 miles southwest of Kodiak and 474 miles southwest of Anchorage.

The Kodiak Island Brewing Co. is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the oldest Russian built structure still standing in Alaska.

When it comes to walking the talk, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies can point to not just boots-on-the-beach, but tons of marine debris collected during its annual CoastWalk monitoring programs.

Each year prior, the end of July brings a surge of anglers to the Kenai Peninsula and this year is no exception.

The Kodiak Island Brewing Co. is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the oldest Russian built structure still standing in Alaska.

Broken Walls is a band with a mission. The three piece Native American music group's motto of "breaking the walls of separation" demonstrates a message that the band says blends music and restoring dignity with ...

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trefon of Newhalen, Alaska, announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie, to Stephen Wood, son of Mr.

If rising prices for everything from food to fuel are putting your finances in a funk, perhaps there is some solace to be salvaged just knowing that the cost of living in Alaska rose slower in 2007 than the ...

An ambitious hydropower project at Chakachamna Lake was among about three dozen proposals in a competition for $5 million in seed money to kick-start alternative energy projects across Alaska.

A fishing vessel rescued 10 people after a volcano erupted, sending rocks and ash down on a cattle ranch on a remote island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

A former manager of the Kodiak Launch Complex is on probation after he was accused of making a verbal threat, theft and other crimes at the complex in February.

Kodiak legislator and Republican candidate for U.S. House Gabrielle LeDoux may be polling well behind incumbent Don Young and Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell, but she has a point when it comes to mathematics: ...

Have you seen this yet? It's a really nice video Seattle Art Museum made with Eli Hansen and Oscar Tuazon about the "between here and there" installation they made at the museum and in Kodiak, Alaska, titled ...