Monthly Archives: February 2009
Airline fees don’t drop with fuel prices
Prices for petroleum products are down. But charges from businesses that use them seem to remain up. It’s certainly the case in the airline...
Alaska News Nightly: February 5, 2009
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AWAC Presents: Dr. Lilian Alessa
The ominous title of her talk, "Water and the Arctic: The Endgame," may sound intimidating, unless we begin to recognize the tools available to...
U.S. House votes to delay DTV conversion deadline
The switch to digital television will be delayed. The U.S. House voted today to postpone the date on when TV broadcasters must switch off...
Stimulus package may mean thousands of Alaskan jobs
8,700 jobs -- that’s what the White House says the economic stimulus package could mean for Alaska. A study released this week shows Alaska...
Legislature challenges Governor Palin’s budget numbers
The Palin administration faced its first challenges today to the supplemental budget the governor introduced earlier this week. The Supplemental Budget makes changes to...
Trooper shoots, kills gun-wielding woman
Last night, Alaska State Troopers shot and killed a woman whom they say was wielding a handgun. Troopers say 38-year-old Debra Torrey was...
UAF Sophmore found dead
A University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) student was found dead in her dorm room yesterday. Campus Police are investigating the death of 20-year-old Lauren...
Representative Reggie Joule victim of Internet scam
Recently, Kotzebue representative Reggie Joule found out anyone can become a target of Internet scams, no matter where you live or who you are.
Janelle...
Tax scam targets Alaskans
As income tax season approaches, the Better Business Bureau is also warning citizens to be wary of callers claiming to be from the IRS.
Kells...
Alaska tourism industry wants marketing money
Alaska’s tourism industry wants the state to spend more money on marketing. It’s pitching a plan to use cruise line taxes to boost visitor...
Southeast Dungy crab fishery undergoes changes
Southeast’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will look a little different this year following decisions by the State’s Board of Fish in January. The Board...
Alaska News Nightly: February 4, 2009
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Reconsideration vote puts bond package before Anchorage voters
In a rare occurence last night, the Anchorage Assembly reversed itself in a reconsideration vote. The result was a 27 million dollar bond...
Assembly reduces city bond propositions; keeps school district's in tact
Last night the Anchorage Assembly left two school bond packages in tact for the April 7th municipal ballot, but sliced away at bond requests...
Alaska lawmakers grapple over stimulus package
As the US Senate forges into a large file of amendments to the economic stimulus bill this week, the state legislature opened debate today...
Native leaders fight for their piece of the stimulus package pie
As the US Senate debates the economic stimulus bill this week, groups from all over the country are clamoring to see their priorities included. ...
Governor sends budget amendments to the legislature
The Palin administration is asking the legislature to make some changes to the budget that was approved last year. While much of the Supplemental...
Sociologist Steve Picou paints a grim picture of future catastrophes
Alabama Sociologist Steve Picou made his reputation studying the social impacts of the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill. Then Hurricane Katrina hit in his own...
Alaska gets its first large scale wood-pellet plant
A new Alaska company, Superior Pellet Fuels, plans to build the facility in North Pole this summer. The company will process local waste...