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This year will be the first in which Hoonah's beaches are tested. The statewide beach program tests bacteria levels in marine water samples from May to September. High bacteria levels in a given sample can indicate that swimming near that body could carry an elevated risk of infection or illness. Sampling at locations around Ketchikan last summer found elevated levels of fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria in the water, even in the absence of large cruise ship sailings. The DEC website notes that this year, "sampling is being conducted by local non-profits, DEC and tribal entities in coop...

Posted by Eric Stone | Feb 26, 2021 Rotary Beach south of Saxman is also called Bugge’s Beach. It’s one of only two tested beaches in the Ketchikan area that regulators say shouldn’t be included on the EPA’s impaired waters list. (KRBD file photo) For the fourth year in a row, weekly summer water quality tests show that most Ketchikan beaches have elevated levels of bacteria that could make people sick. That happened this year even without dozens of cruise ships sailing through the Inside Passage and discharging wastewater. And it’s less of a surprise than you might think.

The $8.5m clifftop estate expats are prepared to buy sight unseen 24 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Northern Advocate A luxury multimillion-dollar estate overlooking the Pacific Ocean is attracting "tremendous" buyer interest, including from ex-pats who are prepared to buy sight unseen. Kauri Mountain Point, which sits on 10.15ha on its own peninsula at Whangārei Heads, has a price tag of $8.5 million. It is being sold by Kiwi financier John Fulton, who is waiting out the Covid crisis on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. Bayleys agent John Greenwood, who is marketing the property, alo...

Kauri Mountain Point retreat in Parua Bay near Whangarei, has New Zealand's most-exclusive rock pool. There is a slice of paradise for sale in Northland and, yes, it comes at a price. Kauri Mountain Point is a private waterfront estate at Parua Bay that has been listed for sale by negotiation, with an asking price of $8.5 million. But the price is not surprising when you see the glass-walled retreat on the property, The Glasshouse, is a holiday rental that fetches $2350 a night in peak season. And then there is the house itself, Te Whara, which can be rented simultaneously. BAYLEYS

COVID-19 vaccine ushers in hope for hospital workers 2,928 new COVID-19 cases in Utah, 19 more deaths reported Wednesday Share this story Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — The day hospitals in Utah started vaccinating caregivers against COVID-19 was one for the record books, according to the pharmaceutical supply manager at University of Utah Hospital. “It was the best day of work I’ve ever had,” Russell Findlay told the Deseret News. He said it felt like “the deliverer of hope.” “There’s been so much anxiety and uncertainty over the last nine months or so and t...