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Ahead of the Oct. 7 election, KDLG is talking with candidates about why they are running and what they want to focus on if elected.
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Local elections are approaching in the Bristol Bay region. The City of Dillingham, the Lake and Peninsula Borough, and the Bristol Bay Borough will all hold local elections on Oct. 7.
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ADF&G announces the extension after a season of few harvests due to poor ice and snow conditions. -
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and health experts recommend early screening for better detection and prevention. -
In the opening moments of last week’s special meeting, two council members challenged its legitimacy, leaving the council without a quorum. -
Through a lesson in carving animal figures, students at Dillingham Elementary engage with Yup’ik traditions, enhancing their cultural knowledge and social-emotional growth. -
City officials say they have secured the system and found no evidence of compromised private information. -
Speaker Edgmon discusses education funding, seafood industry struggles, and workforce challenges going into his third term as Speaker. -
Former elementary school principal, Nick Tweet, steps in as interim high school principal amid additional administrative changes. -
After more than 10 months without a permanent city manager, the Dillingham City Council presented two candidates at a special council meeting last week. -
A state grant and local funding aim to address longstanding housing challenges for educators in the Bristol Bay Borough School District. -
Results from last week's high school basketball tournament in Dillingham
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Public Safety
Education
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Politics
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- Alaska’s Legislature votes to keep the Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council
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The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, produced by the KDLG news crew, is dedicated to the one-of-a-kind commercial fishery in Bristol Bay. Join us for the latest news, numbers and information from the fishery, plus analysis, stories and conversations.
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Fisheries Headlines
- Despite a safe fishing season in Bristol Bay, mass layoffs at federal agencies spark concerns for the future
- Trump's EPA reaffirms Biden-era Pebble Mine veto
- Green, brown and spiky: Researchers work to better understand sockeye’s relationship to the three-spined stickleback
- Fishermen rescued in multiple close calls across Bristol Bay
- Fishing gear recycling program asks for cleaner nets
- This season’s average sockeye should be bigger than last year’s record low, experts say