Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Governor Courts Cruise Lines in Miami
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Governor Sean Parnell continues to court cruise lines, pushing for more sailings to Alaska ports. But he says his efforts, including reducing the head tax, will be hurt...
Ketchikan Volunteers Suspend Search for Missing Snowboarder
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
The Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad on Sunday suspended its search for a snowboarder missing on Deer Mountain since March 12. As KRBD’s Deanna Garrison reports, volunteers invested...
Skier Dies in Hatcher Pass Avalanche
Associated Press
Alaska State Troopers say searchers have recovered the body of a skier who went missing after an avalanche at Hatcher Pass. Troopers say the body of 65-year-old James Helling of Palmer...
‘Back to the Wild’ Provides Insight into Best Selling Book
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Chris McCandless is finally getting to tell his own story. A new book offers up photographs and writings by the young adventurer who died of starvation on...
Halverson Wins Red Lantern
Photo and Story by Diana Haecker, APRN – Nome
With the arrival of Ellen Halverson in Nome, the 2011 Iditarod trail sled dog race officially came to an end. US Senator Lisa Murkowski...
3A, 4A Basketball Championships Wrap Up
Photos and Story by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage
The 3A and 4A state high school basketball championships finished up in Anchorage on Saturday evening. As the winners were crowned, one thing ...
Alaska News Nightly: March 21, 2011
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FCC Wants to Change How Universal Service Fund is Used
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Halverson Wins Iditarod Red Lantern
Photo and Story by Diana Haecker, APRN - Nome
The red lantern has arrived in Nome. Race official Leo Rasmussen made the announcement yesterday morning with the arrival of Ellen Halverson of Wasilla.
It was the...
$100 Million Added to Fish and Game Budget
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
As the Legislature grinds away at the state operating budget, a few eyebrows were raised late last week in a Senate Finance subcommittee by an amendment that added more than...
3A, 4A Tournaments Wrap Up in Anchorage
Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
The 3A and 4A basketball championships finished up Saturday evening at in Anchorage.
Barrow took the top spot in the 3A girls’ bracket, beating Kotzebue 58 to 31, completing an undefeated...
Two Killed in Snowmachine Crash
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A snowmachine crash killed two young people near Petersville Road Saturday night. They ran the machine over an embankment and were thrown into some trees. The two are identified as...
Skier Dies in Hatcher Pass Avalanche
Associated Press
A skier died in an avalanche at Hatcher Pass Saturday. By all accounts, James Helling, 65, of Palmer was very experienced, but the snow just let go when he went on it. Surviving...
Nomination for Fish and Game Commissioner Closer to Confirmation
Associated Press
Alaska lawmakers on Friday moved Cora Campbell’s nomination for commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game one step closer to confirmation.
The 31-year-old Campbell initially faced opposition due to her youth...
Nuclear Power Plant Failure Showing No Impact on Alaska
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska & Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
While state and federal officials have been closely monitoring the situation at the nuclear power plant in Japan, they say that the...
Representative Requests Radiation Monitoring Equipment in YK Delta
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
Following the heightened awareness of a possible radiation threat, Representative Bob Herron of Bethel is asking for monitoring equipment in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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Mat-Su Officials Stress Disaster Preparedness
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Alaskans are no strangers to earthquakes, and since the recent disaster in Japan, they are focusing anew on coping with one. Matanuska Susitna Borough officials have long...
ASRC Dividend 33-Percent Higher Than Last Spring
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation shareholders will receive a spring dividend of $16.53 per share in April.
The average ASRC shareholder owns 100 shares and will receive $1,653 in...
Sitka Herring Industry Could Top $12 Million Again
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
Sitka’s spring herring fishery appears on course to top $12-million for the second year in a row. Area management biologist Dave Gordon told the Sitka Chamber of...
Some Census Data Being Misread
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The U.S. Census Bureau has released the detailed 2010 Census data for Alaska but a leading economist says some media outlets are misreading the data that breaks...
Company Investigates Feasibility of Potential Gold Mine at Livengood
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Former Department of Natural Resources Commissioner and Fort Knox Mine engineer Tom Irwin is being tapped by the company hoping to develop a gold mine at Livengood...