Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 12, 2024

a harbor full of docked boats on a cloudy day
Boats moored in the Thomas Basin marina in Ketchikan. (Jack Darrell/KRBD)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

A new report on an elder dying of hypothermia in their home spotlights problems in the state’s Adult Protective Services. Plus, A climatologist puts last year’s weather events into perspective. And, As Alaska’s harbors age, coastal communities grapple with paying for repairs.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early and Chris Klint in Anchorage

Eric Stone in Juneau

Jack Darrell in Ketchikan

Hannah Flor and Shelby Herbert in Petersburg

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, with audio engineering from Dave Waldron 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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