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Cod, Mackerel Restrictions Aim to Protect Steller Sea Lions
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Pacific cod and Atka mackerel fisheries in the western Aleutian Islands area will be restricted starting January first. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries service issued the...
Coastal Management Program Facing Elimination
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The state’s Coastal Management Program faces certain termination on July first unless the legislature and governor agree to grant an extension during next year’s session. The program began...
State Taking Action Against Aggressive Wolves
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Alaska Peninsula community of Port Heiden has been struggling with aggressive wolves for the past several months. Pets have been killed and the wolves are not easily...
Ft. Richardson Soldier Shown in Recently Released Taliban Video
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson spokesmen had no comment Thursday regarding the plight of Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the Ft. Richardson based soldier now being held by the Taliban in...
Murkowski Votes Against Defense Bill Ending ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senate Democrats failed Thursday to move forward on a defense bill that included ending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” Republicans shot down a procedural vote on the Defense...
Lack of Dedicated Rescue Tug Causes Concern in Aleutians
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
On Tuesday the 738-foot bulk tank ship Golden Seas was successfully towed into the Port of Dutch Harbor, four days after issuing a distress call. Now, the state...
Fairbanks Borough Revisits Fine Particulate Control Ordinance
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Fairbanks Borough Air Pollution Control Commission met Wednesday night to go over proposed changes to a fine particulate control ordinance. Borough administration has removed smoke fines from...
Department of Justice Corrects Case of Mistaken Identity
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
The U.S. Department of Justice has corrected a mistake they made identifying a defendant that was arrested in a bust of a drug trafficking ring in Alaska. But...
Alaska News Nightly: December 9, 2010
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Cod, Mackerel Restrictions Aim to Protect Steller Sea Lions
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Miller Adds New Claim of Potentially Questionable Ballots
Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau
Lawyers for Senate candidates Joe Miller and Lisa Murkowski, and the state argued over the counting of write-in ballots today. Miller, the Republican nominee, has added a new...
Spenard-Area Abduction Was Drug Related
Anchorage Daily News
According to the Anchorage Daily News, the abduction of a young woman from an Anchorage parking lot last week was related to a drug deal. Anchorage detectives says the woman...
Language in Defense Appropriations Bill May Allow ARSC to Retain Funding
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Language in a defense appropriation bill could retain military funding for the University of Alaska Fairbanks based Arctic Region Supercomputing Center. The provision inserted in the legislation by...
Lockheed-Martin Holding Job Fairs for Potential Fort Greely Positions
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Lockheed-Martin is holding job fairs beginning Wednesday in Fairbanks for positions the company would need to fill at Fort Greely if the company wins a major missile-defense contract.
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Potential Plan Includes Extending Bush-Era Tax Cuts
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
President Obama’s announcement Tuesday that he brokered a deal with Republicans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for everyone, even the richest Americans, has raised the ire...
Murkowski Supporting Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senator Lisa Murkowski left no question today about her position on “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the law banning gays from serving openly in the military.
Her announcement Wednesday...
Combined Efforts Prevent Suicide of Interior Youth
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
The Anchorage Police have just released an account of how last week the combined efforts of an Anchorage teenager, high school personnel, police officers and troopers successfully prevented...
Operation Santa Begins Visiting Villages
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A few remote villages are getting an early shot of holiday spirit as the National Guard flies Santa Claus in for pre-Christmas visits. Operation Santa has been bringing...
North Pole Looking to Increase Postmark Capacity
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
North Pole wants the Postal Service to increase local postmark capacity. The holiday season means thousands of people seeking a North Pole postmark for Christmas cards...
Alaska News Nightly: December 8, 2010
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Miller Adds New Claim of Potentially Questionable Ballots
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Assembly Passes $435 Million Spending Plan
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Anchorage's Mayor ended up getting a budget that will not increase property taxes up to the cap, and Assembly members last night succeeded in restoring some items Mayor Dan Sullivan...