Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, December 30th, 2020

A firefightes leans over a hose on a snowy road next to a fire truck.
Firefighters check hoses outside the home off Minnie Street that was heavily damaged by the early morning house fire. (Photo courtesy City of Fairbanks)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

The US Senate sets up to override Trump’s veto of the annual defense bill. Two house fires this week in Ketchikan and Fairbanks claim the lives of 3 people. And the pandemic is keeping poor Alaskans in the criminal justice system in limbo without the prospect of jury trials.

Reports tonight from:

  • Tim Ellis in Fairbanks
  • Izzy Ross in Dillingham
  • Colin O’Connor in Nome
  • Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg
  • Eric Stone in Ketchikan
  • Jeremy Hsieh in Juneau
  • and Kavitha George and Lex Treinen in Anchorage

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Kavitha George worked at Alaska Public Media from 2021 to 2024. Her coverage areas included statewide politics and climate change.

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