AKPM Staff
APOC head to leave commission in March
The head of Alaska's public watchdog group says she will leave the agency later this year. Brooke Miles, Executive Director of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, or APOC, says March 7th will be her...
FAA clears pilot of last summer's Ketchikan-area crash
The federal aviation administration has cleared the pilot of a floatplane that crashed near Ketchikan last August of any violations of F-A-A regulations.
Deanna Garrison, KRBD - Ketchikan
Initiative sponsors fight over signatures
Supporters of the Clean Elections initiative today accused supporters of another initiative of misrepresenting their issue – and taking signatures they rightly deserve.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Forest Service prepare to release controversial plan
The Forest Service’s much-anticipated revision of the 1997 Tongass Land Management Plan is scheduled for release later this month. But some organizations are already criticizing the new plan.
Alec Dickinson, KRBD - Ketchikan
Rural Challenges series, part 1: Hoonah
Hoonah sits on the shores of Icy Strait in the middle of the Tongass National Forest, about 40 air miles west of Juneau. It’s primarily a Tlingit village, where the majority of locals once...
Dillingham investigates alternative energy sources
As energy prices rise, Dillingham community members are looking for alternative sources of power. Geothermal is one possibility. Dave Bouker, a former general manager and board member of Nushagak Electric, wants to explore geothermal...
Masons helping to build Petersburg library
Petersburg's library project got a major boost last week. The local masonic lodge presented library officials with a $25,000 check. The donation will go towards the library building construction fund. Library supporters are hopeful...
Two Spirits Gallery – more than just an outlet for native art
Artists and staff at Two Spirits Gallery in Anchorage are getting used to a bigger space that now includes a carving and painting studio. The larger gallery space is allowing staff to display more...
Thoreau in the arctic
Its not easy to survive, much less thrive during Barrow’s long, cold and dark winter. The sun isn't due back until January 23rd. But for commentator Earl Finkler, one key is to read from...
Alaska News Nightly: January 8, 2008
APOC Executive Director will leave the agency later this year. Plus, the FAA clears the pilot of last summer's Ketichkan-area crash, and the Forest Service prepares to release a controversial management plan....
Talk of Alaska: Beauty and the Geek – Climate Edition
A modern playwright has an ancient way to get politicians to focus on climate warming -- at least male politicians, that is. Playwright and performer Kathryn Blume joins us to talk about her one-woman...
US Fish and Wildlife delays decision on Polar Bears
The head of the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service, Dale Hall, says the agency will miss this week’s deadline for deciding whether to list polar bears under the Endangered Species Act. But in a...
Crashed plane's failed latch gets scrutiny
The make and model of the airplane that crashed Saturday killing 6 in Kodiak has a history of problems with the latch on the forward cargo hold coming loose, which investigators are looking into...
Ballot initiatives carve a place in legislative process
The legislature will have plenty of work to get through during the ninety-day session that begins next Tuesday. But several issues are now in the hands of the public – in the form of...
Wade fraud trial moved to Fairbanks
The trial of Joshua Wade is being moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Theives target Fairbanks stoves
Small furnaces and woodstoves are being targeted by thieves in the Fairbanks area. State Trooper Michael Wery says rural residential properties outside of town are being hit.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Making the Richardson highway a scenic byway
A planning effort is underway to develop the northern part of the Richardson Highway as a state scenic byway. Department of Transportation Scenic Byway Coordinator Anita Synan says the Corridor Partnership Plan will...
Legislature files an amicus brief on Exxon Valdez damage case
The Alaska State Legislature will file a friend of the court brief in the Exxon Valdez punitive damage case that’s scheduled to be heard later this year by the U-S Supreme Court.
Casey Kelly, KMXT...
Southeast native students vie for Sealaska scholarships
Alaska Native students with roots in Southeast have another chance to get financial assistance for their studies. The Sealaska Heritage Institute is taking applications for its annual scholarship program.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
Alaska News Nightly: January 7, 2008
US Fish and Wildlife Service delays decision on Polar Bears. Plus, Crash investigators look at failed latch on plane, and the Joshua Wade federal fraud trial is moved to Fairbanks. Those stories...