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Briannna Gibbs/KMXT Humpback and fin whale populations are increasing in the Kodiak archipelago, says Bree Witteveen, a marine mammal specialist and research assistant professor for the Marine Advisory Program. On Tuesday Witteveen gave a teleconferenced talk with students at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, but opened the talk to Kodiak residents at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Sunday is the deadline to register to vote for the primary election on August 28. Gail Fenumiai is the director of division of elections for the state and said those who need to register, or update their status, should do so as soon as possible. "July 29 is the 30th day before the election and that is the …

(BARROW) Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Tom Combs, Lt. Mike Groncki and Petty Officer 2nd Class Zach Painter, members of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, give Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell a tour of the helicopter hanger at Coast Guard Forward Operating Location Barrow July 23, 2012. Two helicopters with supporting air, ground and …

Metropolitan Christopher, left, with Bishop (now Archbishop) Benjamin in the Czech Republic in 2011. Jay Barrett/KMXT For only the second time, the head of an overseas branch of the Orthodox Church will be visiting Alaska. The Primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovak, Metropolitan Christopher, the Archbishop of Prague, will spend two weeks in Alaska, attending …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A Kodiak man will spend 41 months in prison after his conviction on charges of dealing methamphetamines. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Anchorage says in a release that 40-year-old David Ramirez was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Fairbanks for his conviction on one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Judge Sharon Gleason also …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A 33-year-old Kodiak man was arrested early yesterday (Monday) morning after a short stand-off with Kodiak police. The man had barricaded himself inside a vehicle in the 1200 block of Mission Road after a domestic disturbance reported at about 3 a.m. The intoxicated man initially refused orders from the police to throw out his semi-automatic rifle and demanded …

The crew of the Coast Guard Alex Haley tows the disabled sailboat Nkhovazi south of Unalaska Island, Alaska, July 23, 2012. The two crewmembers, both British nationals, were brought aboard the cutter while their vessel was towed to Dutch Harbor for repairs.U.S. Coast Guard photo by the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley Stephanie Joyce/KUCB Two sailors headed from Honolulu to …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The surge of pink salmon to rivers around Kodiak Island has picked up. A week ago the harvest was just 2,200 humpies and yesterday it was just under 300,000. Total pink harvest through Monday is 1.26-million, with an all-species harvest so far this season of 3.37-million. The sockeye catch is just about 1.6-million on a harvest of 43,000 …