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Jay Barrett/KMXT The four bear cub siblings in Old Harbor that were orphaned when their mother had to be put down as a nuisance dump bear, haven’t been seen in a week. Fish and Game Regional Wildlife Supervisor Larry Van Daele, who had organized a rescue mission for the quadruplets, says they haven’t been spotted since last Tuesday. That was …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A couple of weeks ago the pink salmon run started showing its numerical superiority around Kodiak Island and surpassed the sockeye salmon catch. And over the weekend, pinks more than doubled reds in number harvested. The humpy catch on Sunday alone was 723,621, bringing the season total to 4.1-million. Kodiak commercial fisheries management biologist James Jackson said pinks …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Poor workmanship and subpar materials being used in the repair of the Alaska State Ferry Tustumena have once again delayed its return to service. At this point, according to Marine Highway spokesman Jeremy Woodrow, there’s no telling how long this latest delay will keep the Tusty from going back in the water: “Right now we don’t have a …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak City Council passed the first reading of an ordinance that would keep the city sales tax at 7 percent. During its regular meeting on Thursday, the council unanimously passed the ordinance, which eliminates a sunset provision that would lower the sales tax on Dec. 31. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the city first adopted the sales …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum has a sizeable grant heading its way. Earlier this month it received word that Alaska’s Rasmuson Foundation awarded it $127,867 to replace outdated climate control systems. Facilities at the museum are almost two decades old, and Museum Interim Director Katie St. John said in a press release that they have been struggling to keep the …

A red tide at Mayflower Beach Sunday afternoon. It’s not the Red Tide, which causes Paralitic Shellfish Poisoning, but rather a harmless dinoflagellate (marine plankton). KMXT had a story about this summer’s red tides last week. Willy Bethea/KMXT photo

A section of the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore’s port bow sustained damage from an allision with an Alaska Marine Lines barge while moored in the harbor of Cordova, Alaska, July 28, 2013. The Sycamore is a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Cordova. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore) Tony Gorman/KCHU An investigation is underway into the …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The ferry Tustumena’s return to service has been delayed yet again, this time AT LEAST until the fall. “The Tusty will be out of service until perhaps the first week of October.” That’s Kodiak City Mayor Pat Branson reading a message from Marine Highway System General Manager Captain John Falvey during last night’s regular city council meeting. The …