Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Commission Proposing $50,000 Pay Raise for Governor
Associated Press
The Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission is proposing a $50,000 pay increase for Governor Sean Parnell. It had a hearing Tuesday that was attended by three people. There will be another hearing before...
Hungry Wolves Have Fish and Game Officials Working on Action Plan
Associated Press
The presence of hungry wolves on the Alaska Peninsula has the state Fish and Game department working on an action plan. The caribou population is depressed there, and the wolves have been killing...
Suicide Averted in Rural Community
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A suicide was averted in an unnamed rural community Tuesday when the despondent youth sent a Facebook message to a girl in an Anchorage school, and she went to her...
‘Golden Seas’ Anchors in Broad Bay
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Coast Guard is reporting that the bulk carrier Golden Seas successfully anchored in Broad Bay in Dutch Harbor early Tuesday afternoon after the tug Tor Viking II...
Troopers, US Marshals Sweep Through Bethel Region, Arrest 74
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
U.S. Marshals assisting Alaska State Troopers conducted a six-day sweep in the Bethel region. The sweep ended Monday and included 74 arrests in 13 villages. They’re calling it...
State’s Smallest Refuge Celebrates Birthday
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
Tuesday, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — Alaska’s largest – hit its 50th anniversary. But it was also the birthday of the state’s smallest refuge, Izembek. KUCB’s Alexandra...
Wrangell High School Offers Support Following Student’s Suicide
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Wrangell High School continues to offer support services following a student’s recent suicide. The tragedy is bringing renewed calls for awareness of the issue around Southeast Alaska.
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Rural Suicide Rate Shows Disturbing Trend
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The rate of suicide in Alaska’s rural villages is skyrocketing. Latest figures indicate that the state’s suicide rate is more than twice the national average, with a disturbing...
Parnell Honors Pearl Harbor Day
Associated Press
Gov. Sean Parnell has ordered all state flags lowered to half-staff to mark Pearl Harbor Day.
He says Tuesday’s lowering of flags is to honor those who fought in World War II....
Commercial Fishermen Express Dismay With Proposed Cuts to Halibut Catch
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
Commercial fishermen expressed shock and dismay at the magnitude of the cuts proposed last week for the halibut catch in Southeast Alaska. KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein reports on some...
Alaska News Nightly: December 7, 2010
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‘Golden Seas’ Anchors in Broad Bay
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
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Black Cod Quota Rising in 2011
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
The Black Cod - or Sablefish - quota is going up for next year. But most likely just for next year. About 385 people have IFQ quota shares for Black...
Student Ethnic and Racial Diversity Continues To Grow in Anchorage School District
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Last year, the percentage of white students in the Anchorage School District slipped below 50 percent. The profile of the current school year, shows that trend has continued.
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Brevig Mission Woman Charged With Manslaughter
Ben Matheson, KNOM - Nome
State troopers say a Brevig Mission woman charged with manslaughter told them she stabbed her boyfriend to death with a kitchen knife last week because she was tired of him...
Grayling Man Falls Through Yukon River Ice
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
They were dragging the Yukon River downstream from Grayling on Monday, where a man apparently went through the ice Saturday. Alvin Maillelle Jr., 33, of Grayling was reported overdue on...
Talk of Alaska: Books Made in Alaska
If you buy Alaskan, you spread the wealth, because your money keeps circulating in the state. But you might have to search pretty hard to find a book with one of those “Made...
Parnell Sworn into Office
Photo and Story by Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
On Monday, Governor Sean Parnell began the term of office to which he was elected last month. He took the oath of office in Juneau...
Congress, White House Hammering Out Tax Cut, Unemployment Deal
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The U.S. Congress and the White House are trying to hammer out a deal that would extend the Bush Era tax cuts for all income brackets, temporarily...
Spenard-Area Abduction Motive Still Unclear
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Anchorage detectives are still working to uncover why a young woman was grabbed from a parking lot late last Tuesday night, bound and held overnight. She escaped when...
Municipal Budget Not Alone on the Agenda for the Anchorage Assembly
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
While much of the attention at Tuesday night’s Anchorage Assembly meeting will be on the municipal budget, two other items are on the agenda that could produce some...