AKPM Staff
Alaskans have penchant for vanity plates
Alaskans seem to have a lot to say- at least where their cars are concerned. The state has one of the highest per capita number of vanity plates in the country.
Leah Mann, KCAW -...
Alaska News Nightly: December 26, 2007
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the Aleutians. Plus, a herd of bison heads to Umnak island and a local chocolatier makes a name for himself in Valdez. Those stories and more on...
Presidential Candidate Ron Paul to open Alaska Office
Alaska is attracting more attention from candidates hoping to win the Republican and Democratic nominations. The campaign for Republican Ron Paul plans to open an Anchorage office as early as this week.
Annie Feidt, APRN...
Omnibus spending bill ready to be signed into law
Congress’s omnibus spending bill is on President Bush’s desk. If signed into law, it’ll bring dollars to Alaska, and delay passport requirements.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
EPA releases draft report on cruise-ship pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency says the average cruise-ship passenger generates about 8 gallons of sewage a day while at sea. The agency has released a draft report on water pollution from cruise ships and...
Giving the gift of alternative energy
Its the season of giving and for many people that includes charitable giving. But its rare to find a high schooler willing to part with hard earned cash for a good cause. Shaun Nessheim...
Alaska Native Village corporations look for power in numbers
A new consortium of some of the entities that were formed by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is being created. The new Alaska Native Village Corporation Association hopes to capitalize on the idea....
New research raises concern over effects of farmed salmon on wild stocks
The Canadian study is the severest warning to date about the possible hazards of salmon farming. In Sitka, the assembly wasted no time in passing a resolution supporting the protection of wild salmon.
Robert Woolsey,...
Forest Service pushes back release of updated Tongass management plan
U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey had announced the plan would be made public in November. The date was then pushed back to December. Tongass National Forest officials now say it will be released in...
Plowing in Petersburg
A group of Petersburg residents is calling on city and state officials to change the way some state roads are plowed in winter. Earlier this month, more than 70 local residents signed a letter...
Anchorage Assembly fails to pass percentage proposition
At its last meeting of 2007, a majority of the Anchorage Assembly unsuccessfully tried to put a proposition on April's municipal ballot raising the percentage of votes needed to elect the Anchorage mayor.
Len Anderson,...
Alaska News Nightly: December 24, 2007
Presidential Candidate Ron Paul plans to open Alaska Office. Plus, a high-school philanthropist gives the gift of alternative energy. Those stories and more on tonight's Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN...
AK: Giving
'Tis the season for Giving, so on this week's AK, we're doing just that. We'll meet two sisters who've given AIDS orphans in Africa a home and a philanthropist who gives to renewable energy...
Alaska elections security study released
The initial findings of the Alaska Elections Security Project were released today. They come just one day after a Superior Court Judge ruled that the state may have incorrectly counted votes in the 2004...
Court strikes down trawling restrictions
A Seattle-based fishing company involved in a battle with the federal government over restrictions on bottom trawling won a small victory in federal court earlier this week.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Sealaska to build casino in California
The regional native corporation for Southeast Alaska plans to build a casino in partnership with the Cloverdale Rancheria tribe of Pomo Indians.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
Fairbanks researcher looks to solar energy
There isn’t much sun in Fairbanks this time of year, but researchers say solar panels are still a viable energy source for Alaska.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Plan will reduce ferry runs to Lower 48
A new Alaska Marine Highway operating plan will change Lynn Canal and cross-Gulf ferry service next summer.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
Petersburg coach makes Alaska Hall of Fame
Petersburg's long-time wrestling coach was inducted into the Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame this month.
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
Heavy snowfall hits Southeast Alaska
Heavy snows hit northern Southeast Alaska, fulfilling a weather forecast that earlier this month prompted the Department of Fish and Game to close down the winter doe hunt.
Melissa Marconi-Wentzel, KCAW - Sitka