Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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Boats docked in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor at sunset. (Brian Venua/KMXT)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska wildfires have now burned over a quarter-million acres this year. Plus, fish processors announce another low price, this time for chum salmon. And, Angoon prepares for a hydro-electric project four decades in the making.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Casey Grove, and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Dan Bross and Tim Ellis in Fairbanks

Riley Board in Kenai

Brian Venua in Kodiak

Robert Woolsey in Sitka

Andy Lusk in Unalaska


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

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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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