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KNBA NEWS: Monday, December 2, 2024

Alaska has five species of loons.
Photo by Lisa Hupp, Alaska U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Alaska has five species of loons.

KNBA'S Top Stories:

· The Coast Guard searches for missing crew members after a seiner capsized near Hoonah on Sunday.

· A deadly fire in Sutton killed two people early Saturday

· Another pedestrian fatality in Anchorage over the weekend, the 15th this  year.

· The state of Alaska is turning down federal money to remove lead pipes in water lines. The reason might surprise you.

· Why lead poses a deadly threat to Alaska’s loon population.

Rhonda McBride has a long history of working in both television and radio in Alaska, going back to 1988, when she was news director at KYUK, the public radio and TV stations in Bethel, which broadcast in both the English and Yup’ik languages.