Articles from the June 28, 2023 edition


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  • Orcas 'came straight at us' during sailing race near Gibraltar

    The Associated Press|Jun 28, 2023

    (AP) - A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an endurance sailing race as it approached the Strait of Gibraltar last week, the latest encounter in what researchers say is a growing trend of sometimes-aggressive interactions with Iberian orcas. The 15-minute run-in with at least three of the giant mammals forced the crew competing in The Ocean Race on Thursday, June 22, to drop its sails and raise a clatter in an attempt to scare the approaching orcas off. No one was injured, but Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek said in a video...

  • Police report

    Jun 28, 2023

    Monday, June 19 Agency assist: Unsecured premises. Citizen assist. Agency assist: Public Works. Parking violation: Vehicle moved. Traffic stop: Citation issued for operating without a valid license. Disturbance. Traffic stop: Citation issued for window tint. Found property. Tuesday, June 20 Illegal parking: Citation issued for time-limit parking. Violation of condition of release: Unfounded. Harassment. Traffic complaint: Trespass. Agency assist: Mjunicipal line crew. Wednesday, June 21 Agency assist: State Troopers. Vandalism. Disturbance....

  • Classified ads

    Jun 28, 2023

    JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Wrangell Senior Center, Southeast Senior Services, a division of Catholic Community Service, is currently recruiting for a driver/assistant cook at $17/hour, 25 hours a week. Must be 21 years of age. Apply online at www.ccsak.org/jobs. For more information contact Solvay Gillen at 907-874-2066. FOR SALE Two Stikine River properties on west side of Farm Island in King Slough: 200-foot frontage, 6-plus acres, $80,000; 8-acre backlot, lots of good access, $60,000. Can access the main river at any stage of tide. Willing to...

  • Migrating birds bring avian flu to Alaska, present risk to wild flocks

    Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon|Jun 28, 2023

    Migrating birds have returned to Alaska, and so has the highly pathogenic avian influenza that began to sweep through global bird populations in 2020. That means Alaskans should continue to be vigilant about the strains that have arrived in the state from across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, experts said during a webinar June 6 hosted by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Symposium’s Local Environmental Observer Network. Alaska’s geographic position, at a point on the globe where different avian flyways converge, makes it a transmission zo...

  • State asks marine council to revoke sustainable label for Russian seafood

    Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon|Jun 28, 2023

    The commissioner of Alaska's Department of Fish and Game has urged the organization that certifies seafood harvests as sustainable to revoke its endorsements for Russian-caught fish. Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang is calling on the Marine Stewardship Council to stop certifying Russian harvests. "It is nothing short of outrageous that over the last 15 months the MSC has observed Russian actions in Ukraine, assessed the implications for its Russian client fisheries, and chosen a path of...