Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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Porcupine Cabin in Hope is one of 25 cabins to be built as part of the Alaska Cabins Project. (Hunter Morrison/KDLL)


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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Health officials monitor a rapid rise in cases of whooping cough. Plus, some Juneau residents receive duplicate ballots after a snafu with the printing company. And, the U.S. Forest Service is building more public use cabins that are easier to access.

Reports tonight from:

Rachel Cassandra and Casey Grove in Anchorage
Tim Ellis in Delta Junction
Hunter Morrison in Hope
Clarise Larson in Juneau
Rob Woolsey in Sitka
Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

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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