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Man killed in fourth Anchorage officer-involved shooting of the year
Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
Anchorage police shot a suspect last night in the fourth officer-involved shooting of the year. The male suspect was shot after firing a handgun at a neighbor of his in a Midtown Anchorage condo complex.
Two arrested in Juneau for murder in Anchorage cold case from 1995
Tripp Crouse, KTOO – Juneau
A grand jury indicted two Juneau men each on one count of second-degree murder in the death of Jerry Dillivan. Dillivan was 25 when he was killed in 1995.
Pebble announces federal permit application
Elizabeth Harball, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
Pebble Limited Partnership has announced that tomorrow, it will apply for a federal Clean Water Act permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
State’s latest water quality report has bad news for popular Kenai River
Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
Each time the state puts out its water quality report, there’s good news and there’s bad news.
$200m for Fort Greely interceptors in spending bill
Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
Congress passed a bill that includes funding to build a fourth field of underground missile silos at Fort Greely.
Chugach announces proposal to by ML&P
Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
In a move several decades in the making, two of the main energy providers in south central Alaska could soon become one. In presentations today, Chugach Electric Association outlined a proposal to acquire Municipal Light and Power under an arrangement worth more than a billion dollars.
Homer fishermen grapple with cod decline
Aaron Bolton, KBBI – Homer
Regulators voted to slash Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod allocations 80 percent earlier this month after a massive decline in stocks. That has fishermen and processors around the Gulf deciding what to do when the season kicks off on in January.
For some Native corp shareholders, cultural role outweighs the economic
Julia Caulfield, KTOO – Juneau
What impact have Alaska Native corporations had on original shareholders and their descendants? Several members of the Soboleff family weighed in.
Ask a Climatologist: A remarkably warm December
Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
December has been remarkably warm across Alaska.
