Coast Guard officials are hoping for a bump in popularity with the nationwide release Friday of "The Guardian," a movie about Coast Guard rescue swimmers in Kodiak.
First rule about Coast Guard rescue flicks set in Alaska: They should not last longer than the average time it takes to get to Alaska from, say, anywhere in the Lower 48.
The open gate policy at the Kodiak Coast Guard base will be changing as of Sunday. That's when Integrated Support Command will man the gate with contract security guards. They will be limiting access to the base to only those with proper identification.
A Kodiak bear found blind and bumping into trees was shot by an Alaska State Trooper in a mercy killing. Trooper Aaron Frenzel responded to reports of all-terrain vehicle riders who reported the brown bear Sunday morning wandering five miles from downtown Kodiak.
Known as 'That '70s' goofball, he dives into a hero's role in 'The Guardian.' There's a statue in front of the harbormaster's office in Kodiak, Alaska, one of America's busiest fishing ports. And every Memorial Day, the locals gather at that statue as an old ship's bell is rung, and names are added to a long list on the statue's plaque.
Volcanic gases are spewing from Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska. The mountain is about 80 miles northwest of Kodiak and 220 miles southwest of Anchorage.
