Monthly Archives: March 2008
VIDEO: Fur Seal Science on St. Paul Island, Alaska
Annie Feidt, reporter for the Alaska Public Radio Network (APRN), visited remote St. Paul Island in Alaska's Bering Sea in October 2007 while covering...
Legislators will get long weekend, then it's back to work
The Alaska Legislature is starting to wind down for its spring vacation this weekend. But quite a few things have been left hanging as...
Senator Stevens comments on Alaskan oil development, prices, ANWR and natural gas
U.S. Senator Ted Stevens is hopeful that the proposal to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) if oil hits $125 per barrel...
Fur seal numbers dropping 5% per year in Pribilofs; researchers looking at fishing and warming
Most of the world's northern fur seals live on the Pribilof Islands. But the number of animals on St. Paul and St. George has...
Fairbanks creates 445 plan to collect better jobs
Fairbanks area leaders announced an initiative yesterday to increase the number of high-paying local jobs. The plan, called 445, is aimed at adding 4,000...
Should Alaska's forestry rules require new public safety provisions?
A group of property owners in Petersburg wants state forestry rules to include protections for public safety. The issue stems from local concern over...
Alaska Native roads could get federal funds — if tribes agree on formal borders
Alaska tribal transportation managers are meeting in Fairbanks this week to help define borders between communities or regions for tribal roads programs. The definition...
Alaska News Nightly: March 19, 2008
Scientists are hoping a new study will help them figure out what's causing a steady decline in the fur seal population on the Pribilof...
Web Extra: Staying with Harold
A not-so-friendly ghost at the hotel on St. George Island made for some sleepless nights for APRN's Annie Feidt.
This story originally appeared in AK:...
Web Extra: Bottom of a Mystery
For decades, scientists have struggled to get to the bottom of a mystery on St. Paul Island. Starting in the 1950s the fur seal...
Community Forum: Climate change
Change is a popular word these days, unless its the climate we are talking about. That and other ocean topics will be the focus...
Court complicates midtown campaign
Today we conclude our series of reports on the Anchorage Assembly races in the upcoming April 1st, Municipal Election. The midtown Seat G contest...
Arctic Ice remains a concern despite good winter
Satellite data released today shows Arctic sea ice has rebounded some over the winter after hitting a record low last summer. The Bering Sea...
Aniak backs off demand to remove all troopers
The Aniak Traditional Council is stepping back from a request that the State pull Troopers out of the mostly native village. Last month the...
Senator Murkowski addresses Alaska Legislature
US Senator Lisa Murkowski today called on legislators to remember the state’s early years. And in her annual Address to a Joint Session of...
Bristol Bay fisherman angered by Anchorage workshop
Bristol Bay fishermen and conservationists are protesting a 2-day workshop being held in Anchorage to discuss the logistics of drilling for oil in the...
Legislature done with supplemental budget
The House and Senate have finished dealing with the controversial supplemental budget containing $70,000,000 in projects the governor vetoed last year. The bill is...
Ketchikan Gateway Borough expansion forges ahead
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough has tripled in size after two bills in the legislature failed to block the borough’s expansion. A court appeal to...
Sitka Sound sac roe fishery gets ready to open
One of the state’s most lucrative herring fisheries is poised to begin this month. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game will begin aerial...
Historic totem pole to be refurbished in Sitka
A popular totem pole in downtown Sitka's Totem Square is headed for a makeover. Known as a “shame” pole, it depicts a naked Alexander...