Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 2, 2021

Orange sign in the snow.
A sign cautions drivers entering the landslide zone on Beach Road. November 30, 2021. (Claire Stremple/KTOO)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Survivors of the Haines landslides reflect on the devastation one year later. Also, an Anchorage man has invested his heart, soul and savings to bring 17 Afghans to Alaska. And Seward Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby signs a deal with a swimwear company under new NCAA rules.

Reports tonight from:

Claire Stremple in Haines
Sage Smiley in Wrangell
Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
Jacob Resneck in Juneau
Lex Treinen in Anchorage
and Sabine Poux in Kenai

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Annie Feidt.

Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Casey here

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