Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

People voting in booths.
People in voting booths at Trailside Elementary School on Nov. 05, 2024. (James Oh/Alaska Public Media)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaskans head to the polls on a highly anticipated Election Day. Plus, experts say Alaskans experiencing addiction are often using more than one substance at a time. And, the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree departs from Southeast Alaska headed for Washington, D.C.

Reports tonight from:

Rachel Cassandra, Chris Klint, Tim Rockey and Ava White in Anchorage
Evan Erickson in Bethel
Anna Canny in Juneau
Rob Woolsey in Sitka
Colette Czarnecki in Wrangell

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, 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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