One Pennsylvania woman decided to leave behind her corporate job in marketing to fulfill her dream of taking breathtaking photographs as a profession to inspire the world. That life choice is what led photographer Mary Parkhill, based in Pittsburgh, to travel to Alaska where, while out on the water fishing for halibut and salmon, she…
Woman Leaves Corporate Life to Snap Breathtaking Shots of Humpback Whales Breaching in Alaska
November 22, 2021
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski Announces Bid for Fourth Term
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is running for a fourth term in office, she announced Friday. Her campaign released a video painting Murkowski, known for regularly voting with Democrats, as a lawmaker who can withstand the “political winds” with her “strong, steady, principled leadership.” The narrator called Murkowski a “one-of-a-kind senator” who “has earned the respect…
Salmon Fishermen Sue to Block Federal Shutdown of Alaskan Fishery
November 11, 2021
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Salmon fishermen are suing the Biden administration because an “unaccountable” federal fisheries board plans to shut down federal waters in Cook Inlet in Alaska, a move that will put them out of business. The legal complaint in Humbyrd v. Raimondo was filed Nov. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Longtime…
Alaska Supermarket Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder
FAIRBANKS, Alaska—Authorities said Monday that a gunman who killed a man outside of an Alaska grocery store over the weekend didn’t break stride as he continued inside and sprayed gunfire across the store, wounding one other person. Joshua Eric Butcher, 41, who turned himself into police minutes after Sunday’s shooting in Fairbanks, has been charged…
Senate GOP Campaign Chief Says He Will Help Alaska’s Murkowski in Reelection Efforts Against Trump-Endorsed Challenger
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chairman of the Senate GOP campaign arm, said on Sunday that he will support Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in her reelection efforts, despite former President Donald Trump endorsing her challenger Kelly Tshibaka in the 2022 Alaska Senate race. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press with host Chuck Todd, Scott said the committee is backing all incumbent senators. “You…
Troopers: Helicopter Rescues 7 Iced in at Remote Alaska Camp
JUNEAU, Alaska—A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter late Thursday rescued seven people who had been iced in since last week at a cabin about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of the Yukon River community of Emmonak in western Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers reported. The group was “adequately supplied with food, water, shelter, and necessary supplies”…
DNA Match IDs Alaska Serial Killer’s Victim After 37 Years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A woman known for 37 years only as Horseshoe Harriet, one of dozen or so victims of a notorious Alaska serial killer, has been identified through genetic genealogy and a DNA match, authorities said Friday. The victim was identified Friday as Robin Pelkey, who was 19 and living on the streets of Anchorage when…
Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Off Alaska Coast
JUNEAU, Alaska—A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday in what the Alaska Earthquake Center called an aftershock of a 8.2 quake from late July. Monday’s earthquake was felt throughout the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. It occurred about 70 miles east of Chignik, a…
Alaska Cruise Ship Bill Would Have ‘Devastating’ Economic Impact: B.C. Port Official
VANCOUVER—Two U.S. bills proposed by a congressman and senator aimed at allowing Alaska-bound cruise ships to bypass Canadian ports would have a “devastating” effect on British Columbia’s economy, the head of Victoria’s harbour authority says. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski proposed a bill on Sept. 16 that would allow cruise ships carrying more than 1,000 passengers…
Biden Administration Moves to Protect Key Alaska Watershed
September 10, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration said on Thursday it will relaunch a process that could permanently protect a vital Alaskan watershed from the development of the contentious Pebble Mine project that has been pursued for more than a decade. The Department of Justice asked in an Alaska federal district court filing on Thursday that the court vacate…
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