ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH

It took Alaska a year or so longer to get back to full employment levels than it did for the nation as a whole.

No major waves were reported in any community.

Meanwhile, Fish and Game is putting more restrictions on the fishery.

The Aleutians East Borough school celebrated

The plant was a major economic driver for the community until it closed last year.

At least 36 servicemen were buried at the Fort Randall Post Cemetery on the Alaska Peninsula.

Facing potential endangered species status for Gulf of Alaska king salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is rolling out fishing restrictions across western Alaska.

For decades, the Bering Sea herring fishery has provided bait fish for crabbers.

The road would give King Cove residents access to potentially life-saving medical care, but it could threaten key subsistence species and create a dangerous precedent.

For decades, King Cove’s roughly 800 residents have called for a road they say could save lives in emergencies. Neither city has a hospital, so residents rely on medical evacuations to reach Anchorage for urgent medical care. The Biden administration last week endorsed the proposal, recommending a land exchange with King Cove’s Native corporation so the road can be built. But that road would go through a federally protected wilderness area. While residents argue it’s a matter of life and death, environmental advocates say the road could threaten vital wildlife habitat — and set a dangerous precedent.