AKPM Staff
Thankgsiving for the needy grows in Fairbanks
Local Fairbanks charities are gearing up to serve a much larger crowd for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks
New oil-tax legislation effects natural gas as well
A provision in the new oil tax legislation evens the levy on natural gas produced for in state use. Under the old tax regime, only Cook Inlet received a special reduced rate, but an...
Survey shows little potential use of a Lynn Canal Highway
A new statewide survey shows most Alaskans would not use the proposed Lynn Canal Highway to get to the state capital. Survey results show 81 percent of respondents said they would not use the...
Higher use of wood could fuel pollution
High oil prices mean more people burning wood to keep warm in Alaska this winter. Department of Environmental Conservation Air Quality Program manager Tom Chappel says wood stoves have contributed to past air pollution...
Gillnet summit scheduled for Haines
Southeast commercial gillnetters will hold a summit in Haines in early December.
John Hunt, KHNS - Haines
Struggling to keep the Aleut language alive
The Aleut Language- or Unangam Tunuu - is in danger of going extinct. Only about seventy fluent speakers remain and most are elders, who may not be around to pass on their skills much...
Alaska News Nightly: November 21, 2007
Governor Palin asks Alaska how to spend oil-tax windfall. Plus, Bill Bobrick is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday. And drunk-driving fatalities are down in Alaska. Those stories and more on tonight's Alaska News...
Les Gara criticizes the Alaska Support Industry Alliance
A state representative is criticizing an oil industry trade association for what he calls an effort to unseat lawmakers who supported new taxes on the oil industry.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Castle Mountain Fault is active
Experts say that Matanuska Valley's Castle Mountain fault is active, and it could slip anytime in the future. The U.S.Geological Survey's Dr. Peter Haeussler says that major earthquakes have occurred along the faultline at...
Church sex abuse settlement could spur other agreements
The 50 million dollar sex abuse settlement reached between the Oregon based Jesuits and a group of Alaska Native plaintiffs could spur a similar agreement with the Fairbanks diocese. The diocese also oversaw the...
New mining technology set for trial in Alaska
The paste technology that Coeur Alaska and environmental groups are proposing for the Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau has never been used in Alaska. A gold mine set to open next month outside of...
Russian Salmon fleet under scrutiny
TRAFFIC, a UK based wildlife trade monitoring network, and the World Wildlife Fund say the Russian Salmon Fleet is over fishing and under reporting and that not only are the fishermen endangering the sustainability...
UAF set to build research vessel
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is moving ahead with plans to build a state of the art research vessel that will be capable of handling the rough weather and dangerous sea ice condition in...
Thanksgiving for all
For five hours yesterday, thousands of Anchorage residents went to eight different distribution centers to receive all the ingredients for a traditional, family style Thanksgiving dinner.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Alaska artists win national grants
Three Alaska artists flew to Los Angeles last weekend to accept $50-thousand dollar fellowships from a national philanthropic organization, "United States Artists." Former Alaska poet laureate John Haines, Yupik/Inupiaq writer, carver and sculptor Susie...
Alaska News Nightly: November 20, 2007
Alaska Support Industry Alliance comes under fire. Plus, how likely is an earthquake in the MatSu. And a new mining technology is about to get tested in Alaska. Those stories and more on tonight's...
Talk of Alaska: University of Alaska Anchorage
States with large populations support large universities, but in Alaska there is never enough money to do everything. The University of Alaska Regents just passed their budget and on this week's Talk of Alaska...
Roman Catholic organization settles with abused Alaska Natives
A Catholic Organization has agreed to pay 50 million dollars to Alaska Natives who claim they were sexually abused by clergy.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
More soldiers return to Ft. Rich from Iraq
Close to three-hundred more soldiers from the 425 are back in Alaska this evening. Their arrival means nearly a third of the brigade has now returned after spending fourteen months in Iraq.
David Shurtleff, APRN...
State survey offers glimpse into teen behavior
A survey released today by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is painting a clearer picture of teen behavior in the state. The comprehensive report looks at everything from smoking and drug...