Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 29, 2021

woman with mask on looks at phone screen
By Thao spreads the word about the vaccine clinic at Russian Jack Park to her friends on Facebook live on April 29th, 2021. (Hannah Lies/Alaska Public Media)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Another attempt to salvage Alaska’s cruise season stalls in the U.S. Senate. And, an Anchorage woman’s personal story inspires others at a vaccine clinic for the Hmong community. Plus, can Alaska’s timber industry capitalize on soaring lumber prices?

Reports tonight from:

  • Eric Stone in Ketchikan
  • Andrew Kitchenman and Jacob Resneck in Juneau
  • Jay Barrett in Homer
  • Kavitha George and Lex Treinen in Anchorage

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