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One of the best parts about being a General Assignment Reporter is that my portfolio covers commercial fisheries, elections, whale necropsies, education and more.

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Chignik sockeye runs meet both escapement goals for the first time since 2018 crash

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Curyung Tribal Council joins federal project to investigate MMIP

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Nushagak District breaks record for single-day harvest

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Chignik sockeye runs meet both escapement goals for the first time since 2018 crash

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 29, 2022

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 27, 2022

 

Choggiung Ltd. to limit moose and caribou hunts on some lands to shareholders starting Aug. 1

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 25, 2022

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 22, 2022

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 21, 2022

 

Reporting on abortion in Bristol Bay

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 20, 2022

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 19, 2022

 

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Historic sailboat begins voyage to Naknek

 

Biologists puzzled at huge discrepancy between Port Moller Test Fishery data and actual run

 

Net recycling expands across Bristol Bay

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 6, 2022

 

Jean Barrett retires after 14 years as Dillingham harbormaster and port director

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 5, 2022

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 4, 2022

 

Nushagak District breaks record for single-day harvest

 

Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 1, 2022

 

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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: June 27, 2022

 

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How it works: Alaska's Interagency Coordination Center and fire management

 

Iowithla River fire no longer grows towards Dillingham

 

Iowithla River fire now 19,500 acres and just 9.3 miles from Dillingham

 

Smoke jumpers battle blazes 36 miles from Igiugig, Division of Forestry monitoring fires near Dillingham and King Salmon

 

Public hearings on EPA’s proposed Pebble ban this week

 

1200 Acres burn near the Iowithla River

 

Arcana Creek fire near Aleknagik contained

 

'The more we can grow, the better': Dillingham hosts second annual Pride march

 

Two fires discovered near Aleknagik and Wood-Tikchik State Park

 

Dillingham Landfill metal pile still smolders nearly a week after ignition

 

Contact Creek fire grows to 7000 acres in Katmai National Park

 

Katmai National Park to dedicate monument to Pelagia Melgenak

 

Dillingham police respond to three separate car incidents; a crash, a fire, and a theft

 

Chigniks area to research dwindling Chinook salmon runs

 
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As Dillingham’s Twin Dragon restaurant takes last order, owners thank community for patronage

 
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City of Dillingham to reconsider COVID-19 travel and mask requirements

 
Courtesy of Little Alaskan Fish Company

Bear safety: Tips to stay safe while bears are out and about in Dillingham

 
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Gregg Brelsford, former Bristol Bay official, announces run for U.S. Congress in 2022

 
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Authorities identify man who died after fishing boat sinks in Nushagak

 
Courtesy of Little Alaskan Fish Company

Dillingham family's small-scale fish processor is a hands-on operation

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Halibut fisherman encounters freak storm on trip back from Togiak

 
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Fully vaccinated OBI Seafoods worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Dillingham

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Despite pandemic precautions, Bristol Bay eateries adapt to make ends meet

 
Courtesy of Silver Fin Bed and Breakfast

Bristol Bay B&Bs hope for a boost in tourism this summer

 
Courtesy of Franzi Ross

Feel Better Friday for April 16: Dental Care

 
Courtesy of Franzi Ross

Tax Tip of the Week: Check your Mail!

 
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Last March was the wettest in Bristol Bay in over 50 years

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Sixteen residents test positive for COVID-19 in Dillingham Census Area

 
Courtesy of Nick’s Legacy

Three small businesses in Bristol Bay win $50,000 through BBNC competition

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Spelling bee is Dillingham Elementary’s first in-person family event since the pandemic began

 
Courtesy of the Alaska Volcano Observatory

Small eruption at Mount Veniaminof early Thursday morning

 
Courtesy of Amber Webb

Curyung Tribal Council joins federal project to investigate MMIP

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Dillingham’s travel quarantine still in place, despite changes to state and federal recommendations

 
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Naknek man arrested for alleged assault with a hatchet

 
Courtesy of Robin Jones

Students practice subsistence skills in the classroom at Chief Ivan Blunka School in New Stuyahok

 
Izzy Ross/KDLG

Dillingham schools close after potential exposure to COVID-19 cases in the community

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Thirteen people test positive for COVID-19 in the Dillingham Area last week

 
Courtesy of Melvin Andrew

Manokotak's Mike Minista, who died of COVID-19 complications, was a positive force in the community

 
Courtesy of BBNC

Year in Review 2020: Culture and Race

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Year in Review 2020: Public Safety

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Year in Review 2020: Fishing

 
Courtesy of Katmai National Park and Preserve

Year in Review 2020: Wildlife and Hunting

 
Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Year in Review 2020: Pebble Mine

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

Eight people tested positive for COVID-19 in the Dillingham Census Area

 
Courtesy of BBNC

Bristol Bay gathered online to celebrate Indigenous culture this November

 
Brian Venua/KDLG

City of Dillingham announces first death related to COVID-19

 
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In celebration of live music, Dillingham Community Choir streams its first concert on Facebook

 

Five more people test positive for COVID-19 in the Dillingham Census Area

 

Eleven more people test positive for COVID-19 in the Dillingham Census Area

 

Henry Strub receives the Mason LaZelle Achievement Award

 

Three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Dillingham area Monday and Tuesday

 

Unofficial municipal election results are in for the Lake and Peninsula Borough

 

Dillingham City School District to close to in-person classes starting Monday

 

On Election Day in Dillingham, one vote separated Biden from Trump

 

Senate candidate Dr. Al Gross talks plans to support Bristol Bay economy if elected

 

Bristol Bay Borough Assembly approves CARES funding for COVID-19 relief

 

Dillingham approves second round for CARES Act grant program

 

Eight superior court judges are on the ballot. Here's who they are

 

Misdemeanor jury trials to resume Nov. 2, felony trials will not begin until 2021

 

Heading into the November 3 election, a look at how Alaska judges get their jobs

 

Bristol Bay Borough announces final results of municipal election

 

Bristol Bay Borough police arrest Naknek man for alleged burglary of fishing vessels

 

Healthy wolves and low caribou counts; state predation control program continues in Bristol Bay

 

Bristol Bay Borough candidates pitch experience and new perspective in runs for mayor and assembly

 

Bristol Bay Borough School Board incumbents Mitchell and Hamon talk about re-election bids

 

UPDATE: Police charge 18-year-old and 13-year-old suspected of Bristol Bay Bud burglary

 

Bristol Bay Borough announces candidates for Assembly, School Board and mayor

 

Oregon man missing after boating on Lake Aleknagik Friday

 

Dillingham City Council approves CARES funding for COVID-19 relief

 

Moose hunt marked by high interest and population growth in unit 17

 

Manokotak faces less subsistence hunting on Nushagak Peninsula due to restricted caribou quota

 

Dillingham's cross-country team is up and running amid pandemic precautions

 

Resources and perspectives on the 2020 primary in Bristol Bay

 

Amid COVID-19 restrictions, far fewer Outside hunters are coming to Alaska

 

Officials investigate suspicious walrus deaths in Bristol Bay

 

200 missing caribou push managers to drastically limit season on Nushagak Peninsula

 

Hunt for Mulchatna caribou opens Aug. 1, despite low population numbers

 

Boost in bear activity means extra safety measures for Dillingham residents

 

Fuel prices in Dillingham are set to drop — by how much remains to be seen