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Borough hesitates backing Bristol Bay petroleum leases

The U.S. Minerals Management Service for years has counted on a remote local government, the Aleutians East Borough, as a key supporter of the offshore oil and gas lease sale proposed for the North Aleutian basin in 2011.

Public comment period on sea otter habitat extended

The public comment period on sea otters in Southwest Alaska has been extended for 30 days.

Award recognizes conservation attempt

A project to eradicate rats and restore birds to Rat Island has received an award.

Alaska to get nearly $850,000 to settle Selendang Ayu claims

The owners and operators of a freighter that sank in the Aleutian Islands five years ago have agreed to pay the state of Alaska nearly $850,000 to settle oil spill, wreck removal and lost fish tax claims, state officials announced Monday.

No damage reported from 5.2 quake

A moderate earthquake rumbled through the Andreanof Islands region of Alaska's western Aleutians island chain on Tuesday.

Fishing boat crew airlifted to safety

Four crewmen from a 58-foot commercial fishing boat aground in the Aleutian Islands have been rescued and flown to Dutch Harbor, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Crab fisherman lost at sea

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday for a crab fisherman who fell overboard from his vessel Tuesday about 22 miles northwest of Cold Bay.

WWII wreck part of new national monument

In World War II, a year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a Consolidated B-24D Liberator was on a weather-reporting mission in the Aleutians when the weather it was tracking went from bad to beastly.

Aleutian sea lions fade as eastern group grows

Endangered Steller sea lions in far western Alaska continue to do a disappearing act, with already distressed numbers slipping further in some areas.

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Mystery mayday: Katmai calling?

Investigators in the sinking of the fishing boat Katmai, which killed seven, learned of a mayday call at the Kodiak Coast Guard station 101 minutes before the radio signal that triggered the rescue effort.

Katmai's life rafts tipped over repeatedly

Crewmen on the doomed commercial fishing boat Katmai faced multiple threats, from hurricane-force winds to flooding in the engine room.

Katmai survivors recall desperate struggle

The captain of a commercial fishing boat that sank last week in remote Aleutian waters said Monday he and other crewmen spent a terrifying night trying to cling to a wave-pummeled life raft.

Search for missing crewmen called off

The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday suspended the search for two missing crewmen from the commercial fishing vessel Katmai, which sank last week in distant Aleutian waters west of Adak Island.

Stepfather mourns loss of 'free spirit'

Ron Martindale was working his job in the North Slope oil fields when he received the gut-wrenching call.

Katmai sinking may bring more federal scrutiny

The deadly sinking of the commercial fishing boat Katmai is likely to intensify government scrutiny of an Alaska fleet with a growing record of tragedies.

Rescuer fought wild water

From the helicopter hovering above the gray seas, U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Dave Coats could clearly see what a dying, but still potent, North Pacific typhoon was doing to the water below.

Katmai sinking may bring more federal scrutiny

Stepfather mourns loss of 'free spirit'

Raging sea threw 2 from raft

Raging sea threw 2 from raft

Afloat and cold in the North Pacific, tossed by two-story swells, men wearing survival suits shivered and huddled on a raft after their fishing boat, the Katmai, went down in the early morning dark.

Four rescued after 15 hours in raft

After roughly 15 hours adrift in a life raft on the frigid, turbulent North Pacific, four crewmen whose fishing vessel disappeared were rescued in good condition, according to the Coast Guard.

Eruption of 3 volcanoes has scientists asking questions

How likely is it that three neighboring volcanoes would all erupt at the same time -- as the Kasatochi, Okmok and Cleveland volcanoes in the Aleutians did this summer?

Volcanic eruption leaves nothing but ash behind

The surprise eruption of Kasatochi Volcano in the central Aleutians this summer turned a small green island rich with seabirds and ocean mammals into a sterile gray lump, scientists say.

Eruption of 3 volcanoes has scientists asking questions

Yukon flooding destruction in Eagle

Damage from the spring flooding on the Yukon River. Photos made June 7 and 8, 2009. The spring flood and ice jam crushed cars and other property near the Eagle boat landing.

Eagle was hit very hard by the spring Yukon River flooding. Early in June, the destruction was evident, even as cleanup continues and reconstruction begins.

Russian Mission Flooding

The 17,000 gallon tank moved from this site. It started out towards the river and then was brought back in to land.

Aerial photos of flooded areas in and around Russian Mission.

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Yukon flooding

The Yukon River flooding Front Street in Eagle, Alaska as seen on Monday, May 4, 2009.

Recent warm temperatures have contributed to sudden breakup and flooding along rivers in Interior Alaska causing damage to homes and along the railroad tracks.

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Willie Ballot, of Selawik, describes life after his daughter's suicide.

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Policing Selawik

Selawik VPO Clarence Snyder gives a tour of the City of Selawik, Alaska Jail.

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Car Registration in Kotzebue

Chris Madison of Kotzebue, Alaska talks about the upcoming state ruling that will require vehicles to be registered and insured in Kotzebue, Alaska.

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