Yearly Archives: 2010

Alaska News Nightly: January 8, 2010

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio...

Stage Talk: Heart

Stage Talk hosts Mark and Jean and director Kevin Bennett discovered Heart at the Last Frontier Theater Conference in Valdez this past summer and...

Talk of Alaska: NPR's Ombudsman, Lisa Shepard

NPR Ombudsman Lisa Shepard joins host Steve Heimel to talk about journalism, transparency, fairness and her role as ombudsman at National Public Radio. From NPR: ...

Legislature to Consider Blocking Utilities for Passing Along Certain Costs

A bill ready to be introduced to the legislature on Friday  for consideration this year would prevent utilities from billing customers for losses...

Bill Would Impact Public Assistance

Another legislative bill already under scrutiny could have wide ranging effects for state residents on public assistance. Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Charter Owners Promoting More Halibut Reductions on Commercial Fishing

Charter owners are floating a pair of proposals that would further reduce the commercial halibut catch. Longliners say the plans would put them...

Shell Clears Another Hurdle to Begin Exploring Chukchi

Shell oil company has cleared another hurdle in its quest to explore for oil off Alaska's northwest coast.  Alaska Sen. Mark Begich (D)...

White House Honors Alaskan Educators

Two Anchorage-area Alaskan educators were honored at the White House on Wednesday for their work as science and math teachers. Laura Ann Hulsebus...

Libraries Adding Video Game Collections

A national trend of adding video games to public library collections took root in Juneau in early 2009, which followed similar additions in...

NOAA Has New Tool for Tracking Fish

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists will be working with a new tool to track fish in Southeast Alaska this spring. In April,...

Copper Basin 300 Starts Sled Dog Season

The season’s first big mid-distance sled dog race gets underway Saturday in Glennallen. Thirty five mushers are signed up so far for the...

New York Times Features Seldovia Couple and Their Yurt

Bret Higman and Erin McKittrick might become Seldovia’s most famous residents. The couple – who live in a yurt off Jackalof ...

Russian Orthodox Celebrate Christmas

While many Christians in the western world celebrated Christmas two weeks ago on December 25th, followers of the Russian Orthodox Church here in...

Alaska News Nightly: January 7, 2010

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio...

Addressing Alaskans: Democracy in Crisis

A former Cordova "fisherm' am", Riki Ott experienced the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill first hand in 1989. To deal the the long-term impacts of...

Obama Releases New Reforms for Leasing Program

The Obama Administration on Wednesday announced reforms to the nation’s onshore oil and gas leasing program.  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says it means...

State Study Estimates Cook Inlet Gas Supply

Anchorage's Energy Task Force heard a preliminary report from the state on Wednesday saying that the Cook Inlet Natural Gas Reserve will be able...

Legislature Wants to Improve Energy Stability for Southcentral

The Legislature is also looking at ways to improve the energy stability of Southcentral Alaska.  House Speaker Mike Chenault (R-Nikiski) and Finance Co-Chair...

Suit Filed Against Alaska Railroad and Aurora Energy

Trustees for Alaska filed a lawsuit in federal court today alleging the Alaska Railroad and Aurora Energy are violating the Clean Water Act...

Legal Fund Started to Fight for Subsistence Rights

A group of Southeast Native organizations has created a legal defense fund to protect what it says are subsistence rights. One of the...