Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Pipeline Remains Shut Down
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
At last report, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company had not yet restarted the Trans Alaska Pipeline after putting a bypass in place around a leak at Pump Station...
State House Majority Not Accepting Johansen, Millett Back
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The state House majority has decided not to accept Kyle Johansen of Ketchikan and Charisse Millett of Anchorage back in. The two pulled out during organizational meetings after the election...
Randall Takes Gold in World Cup Sprint Race
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Kikkan Randall took a gold medal in international competition Saturday. She won the World Cup cross-country sprint in the Czech Republic. Now it's on to the World Championships next month...
‘Gang Busters’ Sweep Through Anchorage
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
There was a law enforcement sweep through Anchorage over the weekend. They called it "Gang Busters," and made a number of arrests on outstanding warrants and found some drug production...
Susitna River Dam Tops Priority List So Far For Legislature
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The legislature will go into this year’s session on Tuesday with 132 bills and seven Constitutional amendments on the table – but a lot more are on...
Proposed Bill Would Stop ‘Doc Fees’
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
One Anchorage representative has pre-filed legislation to stop a common car dealer practice that he says has no basis other than pure profit for the dealer.
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Pipeline Temporarily Shutting Down For Repairs
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Trans Alaska Pipeline is scheduled to be shut down Friday night to address a leaky pipe. The feeder line is seeping oil at Pump Station One...
TAPS Maintenance Prompts Audit of Valdez Terminal
Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez
Concerns about the line’s maintenance are prompting a watchdog group to conduct an audit of Alyeska’s marine terminal in Valdez.
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Alaska Bar Association Offering Free Legal Clinic
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The Alaska Bar Association is offering a free legal clinic on Monday, January 17, in honor of Martin Luther King, Junior Day.
The clinic will take place in Anchorage...
Developers, Bethel Exploring Possible Port Facility Partnership
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Developers of the Donlin Creek Gold mine and the City of Bethel are trying to explore a potential partnership for a port facility in the Lower Kuskokwim...
Marine Science Symposium Coming to Anchorage
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
A big science meeting that happens every year in Anchorage is bigger than ever this year.
Sponsored by the North Pacific Research Board, the ninth annual Marine Science...
Fairbanks Not on Pace to Address Air Quality Problem By 2014
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Fairbanks Borough Assembly heard public testimony on the latest version of an air quality control ordinance last night. The law aimed at bringing Fairbanks in compliance...
Alcan 200 Snowmachine Race Starting Over Weekend
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
The Alcan 200 snowmachine race turns a stretch of the Alcan highway into a race track this weekend, for the 42nd year in a row.
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NPS Pondering Fee Increase for Denali Climbers
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The National Park service is looking to the Lower 48 for input on plans to increase the fee for scaling North America’s highest peak and nearby Mt....
Coast Guard Investigating Death of Commercial Diver
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The U.S. Coast Guard is looking into the death of a commercial diver harvesting sea cucumbers near Metlakatla.
Ketchikan Marine Safety Detachment staff traveled to the southern Southeast Alaska...
Man Dies in Crash on Richardson Highway
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
A Delta Junction man died Wednesday of injuries he sustained in a vehicle accident on an icy stretch of the Richardson Highway south of Birch Lake. It...
Alaska News Nightly: January 14, 2011
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Susitna River Dam Tops Priority List So Far For Legislature
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Alaska News Nightly: January 13, 2011
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Climate Change Forcing Officials to Examine Water, Sewer Problem in...
UAF Looking Overseas for Enrollment
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Brian Rogers says they are looking to overseas to increase enrollment. Rogers told the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce this week that the Board of Regents...
2010 Ties for Hottest Year in History
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
It's official - last year joins 2005 as the hottest year in the history of weather records, according to two federal agencies. The World Meteorological Organization is also expected to...