Yearly Archives: 2011
Year In Review: Nome and Anchorage
This week APRN and our affiliates across the state have been taking a look back at favorite and significant stories of 2011. Tonight we start in Nome.
Alaska News Nightly: December 29, 2011
Anchorage Port Director Announces Retirement, Susitna-Watana Dam One Step Closer To Reality, Cleveland Volcano Erupts, Girl Injected With Heroin Dies, Vitus Marine Waiting For Decision On Jones Act Waiver, EPA Begins Assessment Of Bristol Bay Watershed, Part 3: Urban Hospitals in Alaska Reap Huge Profits, State Gets Money For Efforts To Enroll Children In Public Health Care, UAF Returning Over 1,000 Union Organizing Letters, Year In Review: Nome and Anchorage
State Gets Money For Efforts To Enroll Children In Public Health Care
Alaska is one of 23 states to share $296.5 million in federal payments for encouraging low-income families to enroll their children in public health programs.
Cleveland Volcano Erupts
The long-forecast eruption of Cleveland Volcano has finally happened. The volcano sent up a 15,000 foot ash cloud at around 8 o'clock on Thursday morning.
Russian Tanker Waiting On Jones Act Waiver
The Russian Tanker Renda is steaming towards Dutch Harbor to pick up 400,000 gallons of gasoline bound for Nome. But it must first receive a waiver of the Jones Act, or it will turn north and deliver diesel fuel only.
Missing Bethel Teen Found Dead
A 15-year-old boy was found dead beside a snow machine in Pinky’s Park in Bethel. Police have not released the boy’s name yet, but say his parents had reported him missing and search and rescue volunteers, Alaska State Troopers, and police had all been looking for him.
Karluk Manor Object Of Lawsuit Against Anchorage Municipality
Less than a month after Karluk Manor began taking in chronic alcoholic tenants, the Housing First facility finds itself not the object, but the springboard for a lawsuit against the Municipality of Anchorage.
National Parks See Visitor Increase In 2011
Despite the weak economy, National Parks in Alaska had a modest increase in visitors for 2011.
Part 2: Specialty Care Comes With a Big Price Tag in Alaska
The Alaska Health Care Commission just released a series of reports that try to understand why health care costs so much more in Alaska. One important finding is that the cost for specialty care is much higher here than in other parts of the country.
Salvation Army Receives Unusual Donation
The Salvation Army in Fairbanks received an unusual donation in its red collection kettles this holiday season. Salvation Army Fairbanks Major Kevin Bottjen says the anonymous gifts were dropped into several of its red collection kettles in local store fronts Dec. 23.
State Money Available For Those Looking For Future In Film
This year, Hollywood film studios sent crews to Alaska to shoot scenes for the movies, “On Frozen Ground” and “Big Miracle.”
Adventurous Family Selling Book On Nomadic Lifestyle
The family that road a five-person bike to Fairbanks in 2010, and drove an old bus out of town this past summer, is back home in Kentucky. The Harrsions, who go by the nickname Pedouins, are traveling the country selling a book about their nomadic lifestyle.
Year In Review: Haines, Unalaska and Homer
APRN and our affiliates are using this last week of 2011 to look back on some of the stories that left an impression. Some because they were fun, but some because they were difficult to report on.
Alaska News Nightly: December 28, 2011
Russian Tanker Waiting On Jones Act Waiver, Missing Bethel Teen Found Dead, Karluk Manor Object Of Lawsuit Against Anchorage Municipality, National Parks See Visitor Increase In 2011, Part 2: Specialty Care Comes With a Big Price Tag in Alaska, Salvation Army Receives Unusual Donation, State Money Available For Those Looking For Future In Film, Adventurous Family Selling Book On Nomadic Lifestyle, Year In Review: Haines, Unalaska and Homer
Plowing through Wind and Rain to see Fall Art
The first weekend in December was the American Bankruptcy Institute’s conference in Palm Springs and Dave’s turn to find an excuse for us to travel. But before driving through California’s desert, we flew into San Francisco to view Pissarro’s People.
Pissarro is considered a father-figure to Impressionists as he empathized with those who wished to take their easels and palettes outdoors observing the sublime of nature - wind, rain and changing light patterns.
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Alaska Sudan Medical Project
Earlier this year, I returned to Alaska after 27 months of U.S. Peace Corps service in Central America. I worked as a community health volunteer in Nicaragua, the second-poorest country in the western hemisphere (after Haiti).
After returning to Alaska, I began to search for local volunteer opportunities. A friend told me of the famed Dr. Jill Seaman and her involvement with the nonprofit, the Alaska Sudan Medical Project (ASMP).
Read more. Some Peppers Sold In Alaska Recalled Due To Salmonella Concerns
Some Jalapeno Peppers likely shipped to Alaska have been recalled because of potential contamination with salmonella. So far no cases of the disease have been reported here.
Rohan Geographic: 6th Grade Around the World
My name is Rohan Silbaugh. I am 11 years old and I am traveling with my parents around the world at from my home in Anchorage. We started our trip late in May, 2011 and will return exactly one year later.
We have traveled in Asia for five months and will leave tomorrow. We have been to China, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Thailand. I was fascinated by all the astonishing things I saw. Asia is extremely photogenic, requires immensely difficult traveling, and has captivating culture.
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Judge Releases BP From Probation For 2009 Spill
A federal judge today sided with BP Exploration in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Government alleging two probation violations stemming from a 2009 oil spill.
Man Faces Four Charges For Injecting Teen With Heroin
A man who injected an Anchorage teenager with heroin before Christmas now faces four charges and $90,000 bail. Meanwhile the 14-year-old girl remains in a city hospital.