King Cove, AK – Feb. 17, 2014 – A 63 year-old King Cove woman remains in critical condition in an Anchorage hospital following a dangerous Coast Guard medevac over the weekend during gale-force winds and blizzard conditions. King Cove Mayor Henry Mack says the patient, who is his sister-in-law, is being treated for a heart…

King Cove, AK – Feb. 13, 2014 – King Cove Tribal and Community Leaders expressed indignation today, stating U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is ignoring the needs of the residents she committed to help. On Dec. 23, 2013, Secretary Jewell rejected the land exchange and small gravel road corridor from the remote community of King…

King Cove, AK – Jan. 15, 2014 – King Cove Tribal and Community leaders are praising the introduction of legislation today by Sen. Mark Begich to approve a land exchange and construction of a life-saving road corridor connecting the remote community to the neighboring all-weather Cold Bay Airport. This comes three weeks after Interior Secretary…

King Cove, AK – Dec. 23, 2013 – King Cove city and tribal leaders expressed indignation following Secretary Sally Jewell’s decision to deny a land exchange that would have granted  them access to a small life-saving road corridor (206 acres) through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to the nearby all-weather Cold Bay Airport. Jewell announced…

King Cove, AK – Aug. 30, 2013 – U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell heard directly from King Cove residents about the region’s harsh weather conditions that often make air and sea travel dangerous, especially during medevacs. Jewell and Senator Lisa Murkowski met with Aleut and community leaders in King Cove  during a day-long visit on…

Recent Transportation Survey Underscores Need for Road Corridor King Cove, AK – June 24, 2013 – Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn will get an up-close view of the proposed King Cove road and land exchange next week, weather-permitting. Washburn plans to travel to the eastern Aleutians on June 27th to conduct government-to-government and public…

King Cove, AK – March 21, 2013 – King Cove residents are praising the Interior Department for agreeing to take a second look at the proposed land exchange and small road corridor from remote King Cove to Cold Bay. Last night, Senator Lisa Murkowski held a meeting with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Today, the Interior…

Washington, D.C. – Feb. 27, 2013 – A group of King Cove, Alaska tribal members, residents and children are scheduled to meet with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar tomorrow morning, hoping to persuade him to approve the Congressionally-approved Izembek land exchange to allow construction of a single-lane gravel road leading from their isolated Aleut community to the…