By Rachel La Corte
Olypia, Washington (AP)
The U.S. and Canada have reached a new 10-year agreement aimed at preventing overfishing of salmon off the western coast of Canada and southeast Alaska.
The plan announced during May by the Pacific Salmon Commission could...
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05-28-2008, 02:08 PM -
Anchorage, Alaska
The clinic in the Western Alaska village of Nunam Iqua is closing because the three workers – two health aides and an office assistant – are quitting due to threats and a hostile environment.
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. says the village of 200...04-19-2010, 04:54 PM -
Anchorage, Alaska
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study links the lack of indoor plumbing in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta villages to higher rates of pneumonia and other diseases in children.
The Anchorage Daily News reports the study found disease rates three times...04-20-2010, 05:24 PM -
By Alex Demarban
Anchorage, Alaska (AP)
Workers in a southwest Alaska village are building a prototype house designed to shrug off painful heating costs and the wet winds that rot walls.
Builders with the Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks last week...10-07-2010, 08:03 PM -
By Alex, DeMarban
(The Artice Sounder)
A Northwest Alaska village with a rich archaeological history stopped a quarry project that would have brought much-needed jobs and money.
The reason? Mysterious rock arrangements some call the remains of an ancient culture....07-03-2008, 02:28 PM