Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

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A woman waits for the rescue of her loved ones immediately after the Ketchikan landslide. (Jack Darrell/KRBD)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Scientists are looking into the cause of Sunday’s deadly landslide in Ketchikan. Plus, voters in the Mat-Su share how they feel about the upcoming election. And, an academy in Anchorage teaches homeless youth how to live independently.

Reports tonight from:
Wesley Early, Casey Grove, Chris Klint and Ava White in Anchorage
Evan Erickson in Bethel
Hunter Morrison in Kenai
Jack Darrell in Ketchikan
Eric Stone in Palmer
Liz Ruskin in Wasilla

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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