Monthly Archives: November 2007
Alaska News Nightly: November 21, 2007
Governor Palin asks Alaska how to spend oil-tax windfall. Plus, Bill Bobrick is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday. And drunk-driving fatalities are down...
Community Forum: Mayor Mark Begich
Mayor Mark Begich returns to Community Forum to discuss his plan for the 2008/2009 budget. After debates at recent Anchorage Assembly meetings and public...
Les Gara criticizes the Alaska Support Industry Alliance
A state representative is criticizing an oil industry trade association for what he calls an effort to unseat lawmakers who supported new taxes on...
Castle Mountain Fault is active
Experts say that Matanuska Valley's Castle Mountain fault is active, and it could slip anytime in the future. The U.S.Geological Survey's Dr. Peter Haeussler...
Church sex abuse settlement could spur other agreements
The 50 million dollar sex abuse settlement reached between the Oregon based Jesuits and a group of Alaska Native plaintiffs could spur a similar...
New mining technology set for trial in Alaska
The paste technology that Coeur Alaska and environmental groups are proposing for the Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau has never been used in Alaska....
Russian Salmon fleet under scrutiny
TRAFFIC, a UK based wildlife trade monitoring network, and the World Wildlife Fund say the Russian Salmon Fleet is over fishing and under reporting...
UAF set to build research vessel
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is moving ahead with plans to build a state of the art research vessel that will be capable of...
Thanksgiving for all
For five hours yesterday, thousands of Anchorage residents went to eight different distribution centers to receive all the ingredients for a traditional, family style...
Alaska artists win national grants
Three Alaska artists flew to Los Angeles last weekend to accept $50-thousand dollar fellowships from a national philanthropic organization, "United States Artists." Former Alaska...
Alaska News Nightly: November 20, 2007
Alaska Support Industry Alliance comes under fire. Plus, how likely is an earthquake in the MatSu. And a new mining technology is about to...
Talk of Alaska: University of Alaska Anchorage
States with large populations support large universities, but in Alaska there is never enough money to do everything. The University of Alaska Regents just...
Anchorage's Thanksgiving Blessing continues to fill family tables
For five hours yesterday, thousands of Anchorage residents went to eight different distribution centers to receive all the ingredients for a traditional, family style...
Roman Catholic organization settles with abused Alaska Natives
A Catholic Organization has agreed to pay 50 million dollars to Alaska Natives who claim they were sexually abused by clergy.
Dan Bross, KUAC -...
More soldiers return to Ft. Rich from Iraq
Close to three-hundred more soldiers from the 425 are back in Alaska this evening. Their arrival means nearly a third of the brigade has...
State survey offers glimpse into teen behavior
A survey released today by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is painting a clearer picture of teen behavior in the state....
Oil spill training tax frustrates fisherman
A program that trains fisherman to help clean up oil spills in Prince William Sound may be in jeopardy. Fishing groups are frustrated by...
Wrangell City Council votes to support timber sale
With Wrangell’s timber industry struggling, the city council is looking for a way to bring it back to life. Last week the council passed...
Anchorage rejects illegal immigrant ordinance
A proposed Anchorage ordinance intended to help catch illegal immigrants appears dead. The Public Safety committee last week unanimously recommended the full Assembly reject...
New Kodiak Wildlife Refuge Visitors' Center opens
A brand new Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center opened to the public this weekend. The refuge is famous for its brown bears, eagles...