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Fiddle Festival Draws Crowd in Fairbanks
Emily Schwing, APRN Contributor – Fairbanks
One of the largest Athabascan gatherings in the world took place in Fairbanks over the weekend, as it does every year. It’s not a conference or a...
Alaska News Nightly: November 15, 2010
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Senate Race Separated By Just Over 1,000 Votes
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Man Shot in Mountain View
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Medical authorities in Anchorage reported a gunshot wound to police yesterday morning. The victim, Victor Bello-Padilla, 19, was shot in the chest, and the story his friend tells is that...
Miller Campaign Claims Several Ballots Written in Same Handwriting
Casey Kelly, KTOO - Juneau
As Joe Miller's chances of winning began to slip away, campaign spin doctor Floyd Brown held his second press conference in as many days, suggesting fraud and manipulation. One of...
Ketchikan Newspaper, Republican Leaders Unhappy With Johansen
Deanna Garrison, KRBD - Ketchikan
The newspaper and some Republican leaders in Ketchikan are not at all happy that Representative Kyle Johansen left the majority organization. Some want him to step down. Johansen meets with...
Murkowski Maintains Lead Over Weekend
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
The tabulation of write-in votes will continue in Juneau until Wednesday at the earliest – and Lisa Murkowski is maintaining her overwhelming success.
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State Challenges Miller’s Write-In Suit
Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The thicket of litigation surrounding this year’s write in campaign just got a little thicker. This week, federal judge John Sedwick removed himself from...
Only 828 Ballots Rejected in Write-In Count So Far
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The latest results from the Division of Elections this afternoon show Lisa Murkowski is now getting – without any challenges – more than 90 percent of the write-in...
Miller Adviser Suggests Voter Fraud, Election Irregularities Present
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Miller volunteer adviser Floyd Brown just held another press conference at the write-in count site, where he made more suggestions of voter fraud and election irregularities. Thursday, Brown...
North Slope Borough, Shell Oil Agreement May Be First Ever Collaborative Attempt
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The recent announcement that the North Slope Borough had signed an agreement with Shell to conduct multi-year science studies in the Arctic may be the first ever...
Report Looks at Challenges of Arctic Oil Spills
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The Pew Environment Group has released a large report that takes a detailed look at the challenges of preventing and containing oil spills in the Arctic Ocean. KDLG’s...
Bethel Will Receive Tide Station
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
There’s a town in the south of Peru called Matarani and at first glance it might not appear to have lot in common with Bethel, or the Kuskokwim ...
NANA Shareholders Receiving Dividends Soon
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Nana Regional Corporation shareholders will be receiving their annual dividend from business earnings over the next several days. NANA CFO Kevin Thomas says most of the original shareholders...
Kodiak Rocket Launch Will Produce Information for Dozens of Experiments
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
Next week’s rocket launch at the Kodiak Launch Complex on Narrow Cape will be packed with seven payloads for more than a dozen different experiments. NASA scientists and...
Alaska News Nightly: November 12, 2010
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State Challenges Miller’s Write-In Suit
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The thicket...
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival Kicks Off Near Haines
Georgia Giacobbe, KHNS - Haines
Every year, thousands of bald eagles gather near Haines in the Chilkat Valley, to feed on the area’s late run of salmon. That means its time for the annual Alaska...
House Fire Near Talkeetna Investigated as Possible Homicide-Suicide
Diana Haecker, KTNA – Talkeetna
A house fire in the Talkeenta area is under investigation as a homicide-suicide case after the medical examiner found evidence that three of the four people found in...
Election Officials Continue Write-In Count
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Election officials today continued counting write-in ballots for the U.S. Senate race. The division hopes to finish more than half of the vote counts by the time...
A Soldier’s Memories Pay Tribute To His Comrades
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
As is usual on Veterans Day, public ceremonies are occurring across Alaska to honor the men and women who have served in the country’s military. But at the...
Begich Discusses Plans for ‘Lame Duck’ Session
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Senator Mark Begich is in the state for the Veterans Day holiday. Begich told reporters in Anchorage Wednesday that he’s got some plans for the final weeks of...