Individual news stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn.
Massive Disabled Cargo Ship in Route to Dutch Harbor
Lauren Rosenthal, KUCB – Unalaska
When it finally arrives in Unalaska next week, the Shin Onoe will be one of the biggest vessels to ever stay in port here. It’s 150 feet wide, with a 60-foot draft when it’s full of coal, soybeans, or iron.
Shell Tallies Cost of Kulluk Grounding
Stephanie Joyce, KUCB – Unalaska
Shell’s chief executives responded to questions about the January grounding of the Kulluk drill rig during the company’s annual results conference in London Thursday.
Republicans Oust Millet as Chair
The Alaska Republican Party’s Executive Committee has blocked incoming party chair Russ Millette from taking his position.
Kikkan Randall Dominates Sprint in Sochi
Annie Feidt, APRN – AnchorageKikkan Randall won the world cup skate sprint near Sochi, Russia today, on the same course that will serve as the Olympic venue next year.
Environmental Group Sues Over Seismic Work in Cook Inlet
Oral arguments are being heard Friday in US District Court in Anchorage for a lawsuit that challenges the decision made by the National Marine Fisheries Service to authorize the first of at least three years of seismic exploration in Cook Inlet
Tlingit Elder Clarence Jackson Dies
Tlingit elder and original Sealaska Native Corporation board member Clarence Jackson passed away Thursday at the age of 78.
AK: Hope
If you’re in the habit of running East Anchorage trails in the winter in the dark, then you might have run by a compact, dark-haired doctor named Joanie Hope, jogging slowly with her headphones on, singing.
300 Villages: ChenegaThis week, we’re visiting the Prince William Sound Community of Chenega. Sandra Angaiak is a tribal administrator assistant in Chenega.
