AKPM Staff
Tug for petroleum tankers now a year-round presence at Nikiski
Tesoro Alaska announced this week they'll keep a tractor tug in Cook Inlet year-round to help their tankers maneuver safely to and from the dock in Nikiski.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
Ancient bones found in 1980s still looking for appropriate burial site
U.S. Forest Service employees have been unable to unravel the circumstances of death with regard to a collection of human bones found in a rock shelter on the southwest of Admiralty Island. Since...
Alaska News Nightly: August 1, 2007
Congress considers legislation that provides funding for Alaska's Denali KidCare program. Plus, a research vessel finds plenty of pollock in the Bering Sea, but the fish are smaller than usual and much farther north....
APRN’s Joel Southern on Talk of the Nation
Today, our Washington, D.C. reporter -- Joel Southern -- appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation, specifically in the "Political Junkie" segment with NPR political analyst Ken Rudin.
The topic? Senator Ted Stevens, of course....
Watchdogs: Drop Stevens from committees now; Senators: Let investigation proceed
A day after federal law officers searched Senator Ted Stevens Girdwood home, Senate colleagues urged caution before jumping to conclusions that he's caught up in the VECO corruption web. But watchdog groups called for...
Republican House leader Boehner declines to take action against Don Young
Meanwhile, as conjecture and suspicion swirls around the latest Stevens news, Don Young's legal troubles drew comments from Republican Minority Leader John Boehner. Boehner was asked if the federal investigation of Young might temporarily...
Coastal erosion in northern Alaska's NPR-A doubled in last 50 years
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed a new study of coastal erosion in the Northeast portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The study used topographical maps from 1955 and satellite infrared data...
Fort Richardson's 425th racking up positive results in Iraq
Alaska-based soldiers on duty in Iraq are well into a new strategy, and the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division -- the 425th -- now on deployment from...
Nader, Nation, Anderson and Vets for Peace protest war, call for Bush impeachment
Calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush, activist Ralph Nader, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and the editor of The Nation magazine joined a couple hundred people in Juneau's Marine Park...
Beaver residents working to save perishables; state airlifting generator
Beaver residents are hustling to keep freezers full of salmon and other foods from thawing and spoiling. Electricity remains out in the village following Sunday's power plant fire. Maryland Alexander, a health aid at...
Uranium mining proposal for Elim area drawing concerns
A Canadian company is exploring for uranium near the Seward Peninsula community of Elim and that has some residents worried about the potential impact on the region.
Triex Minerals Corporation
Jesse Zink, KNOM - Nome
Unalaska dig uncovers whalebone mask, circa 1,000 B.C.
Archaeologists working on a dig site in Unalaska have found a 3,000-year old Unangan (Aleut) whalebone mask, which they believe to be the oldest of its kind yet discovered in Alaska.
Charles Homans, KIAL -...
Alaska News Nightly: July 31, 2007
Watchdog groups are calling on Senator Ted Stevens to resign from his key committee assignments following the federal search yesterday of his Girdwood home. Plus, archaeologists in Unalaska have found a 3,000-year old whalebone...
Talk of Alaska: Political Corruption
Problems with ethics in politics have become almost daily news in Alaska. First there were indictments against former and sitting state legislators and now U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and Congressman Don Young are under...
FBI and IRS search Ted Stevens' Girdwood home
Agents from the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service are searching the Girdwood home of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. The search was confirmed this afternoon by Dave Heller, FBI assistant special agent in charge...
Democrat Jake Metcalfe announces his run for U.S. House
There's another challenger taking aim at Congressman Don Young in next year's elections. Jake Metcalfe has stepped aside as chairman of the Alaska Democratic Party to become a candidate. He joins Diane Benson, who...
Fire in Yukon Flats village of Beaver takes out power plant
State agencies are helping the village of Beaver following a fire that destroyed the community's power plant. The State's Emergency Communications Center at Ft. Richardson was activated yesterday due to concerns that the flames...
'Nordic Viking' salvaged; Prince William Sound under observation for fuel impacts
The 127-foot fishing vessel Nordic Viking was salvaged off the rocks this weekend near Port Gravina in Prince William Sound. The boat ran aground July 21, spilling about 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel into...
Coffman Cove planning for new school in 2008 after waiting 18 years for funding
A small Southeast Alaska community is on track to get a new school. Coffman Cove, on Prince of Wales Island, won legislative funding this year to replace its aging educational facility. Community members say...
Karl Bushby heading to Siberia in August — to walk home to the U.K.
World walker Karl Bushby is back in Fairbanks. The Englishman who's been making his way around the planet since 1998 -- and crossed the Bering Strait in 2006 -- has been regrouping in Fairbanks...