Regulators hit Hilcorp Alaska with large fine for violations

Plus: Family’s long-planned Alaska fishing trip turns into disaster with 3 bodies recovered and search over for others ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's Sponsor: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, June 2. In today's newsletter: - Alaska oil and gas regulators this week [levied an unusually large fine]( against Hilcorp Alaska, citing the company's "track record" of violations. - An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight from Hawaii and California when [disaster struck one of the two boats]( they chartered in Sitka over Memorial Day weekend. - The Anchorage School Board is set to [vote on whether to allocate $26 million]( toward the cost of rebuilding Inlet View Elementary in the South Addition neighborhood. Music takes center stage in Anchorage’s entertainment landscape[this weekend](. The Spenard Jazz Fest is back for its 16th year with a full weekend of concerts, jams and fundraisers. On top of that, a Minneapolis-based indie hip-hop duo is in town for a two-night stand and the Three Barons Renaissance Fair opens for its first weekend. Anchorage weather Today it's overcast with a high near 54 degrees. There's a 50% chance of rain that will lessen to mostly cloudy conditions overnight. We'll see partly sunny skies over the weekend, and daytime temperatures are forecast to rise into the low 60s over the next few days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska regulators fine Hilcorp $267,500, saying oil producer has a ‘track record’ of violations →]( The fine is the second-largest issued by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in the last decade, according to agency records. The regulators said Hilcorp continues to engage in a pattern of misbehavior that has led the agency to issue more than 60 enforcement actions against the company. ADVERTISEMENT [Family’s long-planned Alaska fishing trip turns into disaster with 3 bodies recovered and search over for others →]( Two sisters and one of their husbands are dead, while the other’s partner and the boat captain remain missing four days after the boat was found partially submerged off an island near Sitka. [Anchorage School Board considers allocating $26 million to rebuild of Inlet View Elementary →]( The decision on whether to rebuild one of the district’s oldest schools has long been mired in controversy. Plans to remodel or rebuild the school have stalled amid disagreements over design plans and other opposition. [Alaska Sen. Murkowski votes for debt ceiling bill while Sen. Sullivan votes against it →]( Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators split on the vote to suspend the debt ceiling, but both voiced concerns with the bill’s defense spending cap. [Body found near popular Anchorage trailhead identified as 35-year-old man →]( A police spokeswoman said it remained unknown whether Juan Wright’s death is connected to a missing Anchorage man whose vehicle was found nearby on the Hillside at the Basher Drive trailhead. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Jury convicts Washington man of murder in 2017 killing of Southeast Alaska surgeon →]( [After missing state last year, Juneau-Douglas softball is back with plans to go out on top →]( [Money stored in Venmo and other payment apps could be vulnerable, financial watchdog warns →]( [Recipe: This chilled zucchini avocado soup gets summertime smokiness from charred vegetables →]( [‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Bark beetles, root maggots and worms →]( [Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without a peace deal that includes Russia’s withdrawal →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States