Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Seaweed and debris on the shore of Kachemak Bay in Homer.
A study published this year found tens of thousands of invertebrate organisms in seaweed debris on Homer area beaches — including on Bishop’s Beach, pictured above. (Sabine Poux / KBBI)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Sen. Dan Sullivan argues for more military spending from NATO member countries. Plus, Anchorage prepares to open a former hotel as low-income housing.

Reports tonight from:

Casey Grove, Jeremy Hsieh, Chris Klint, Madilyn Rose and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Sabine Poux in Homer

Riley Board in Kenai

Shelby Herbert in Petersburg

Robert Woolsey in Sitka

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

a portrait of a man outside

Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here.

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