The Newhalen River flows into Lake Iliamna in Newhalen, Alaska, a native fishing village, on July 23, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) JUNEAU, Alaska — A bill before the Alaska House Resources ...
Rep. Rebecca Himschoot, I-Sitka, right, testifies to the House Resources Committee alongside Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang, second from right, on Jan. 24, 2024.
Kurt Whitehead lives in Klawock on Prince of Wales Island, and every summer, he said, as the humpbacks and herring and salmon return, so too do the island’s seasonal residents. "They're basically ...