Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Search and Rescue Teams Concerned About Kuskokwim River Corridor
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Meanwhile, the main transportation corridor in and out of Bethel is extremely dangerous right now. That’s the word from Search and Rescue members concerned that a slow freeze-up...
Men Charged in Bethel Killing Plead Not Guilty
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Three men charged in connection with the torture killing in Bethel pleaded not guilty in court on Monday.
Defendants Jeff Hout, 46, and Harry Ned Williams, 32 appeared at ...
Four Killed in House Fire Near Caswell
Associated Press
Four people have been killed in a house fire near Caswell.
Alaska State Troopers say the home about 55 miles north of Anchorage was engulfed in flames when they arrived just before...
Record Setting Harvest, Rebounding Prices Fuel Successful Pink Salmon Harvest
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
A record-setting pink salmon harvest in Prince William Sound and rebounding prices at the docks around Alaska helped propel the value of the 2010 salmon catch to its...
Batch of Smoked Salmon Recalled by DEC
Associated Press
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has requested the recall of a batch of smoked salmon from a Fairbanks producer after it found a shipment contaminated with a pathogen.
The department has...
Commercial Shipping Noise May be Most Serious Acoustic Threat to Whales
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The most serious acoustic threat to the ocean’s cetacean populations may be the noise from commercial shipping, rather than the more controversial use of powerful naval sonar. That’s...
CIRC Seeking Support for Fire Island Wind Farm
Associated Press
The Cook Inlet Region Corporation has asked the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce to pressure utilities to support its planned Fire Island wind farm project.
KTUU reports the Native Corporation has already spent...
Alaska News Nightly: November 9, 2010
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Absentee, Early Vote Counting Begins Today
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The...
Johansen Loses Leadership Post; Thomas, Wilson Move Up
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
Now the State House has two minorities. Kyle Johansen of Ketchikan and Charisse Millett of Anchorage are out. But Ed Schoenfeld of CoastAlaska reports that Southeast lawmakers do not feel...
Former Young Aid Due For Sentencing This Month
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Mark Zachares is due for sentencing Nov. 22. He was an aide to Representative Don Young who got mixed up in the corruption surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff and pled guilty...
Soldier Shot, Killed in Anchorage Car Wash
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The Army says an Elmendorf-Richardson soldier died of a gunshot would Friday while in a car wash in Anchorage. Not many more details have been released. The man was identified...
Talk of Alaska: Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve will be 50-years-old next month. This huge piece of Alaska has been left largely un-touched through all that time. But what of the next 50 years?
Preservation may...
Decisions Regarding Alaska Drilling Expected Soon
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The head of the federal agency that oversees offshore drilling says decisions are coming soon about whether oil companies can drill off Alaska’s coast. Michael Bromwich, director...
Point Hope Leader Disappointed in Shell, North Slope Borough Agreement
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The recent announcement of an agreement between Shell and the North Slope Borough for scientific collaboration on off-shore drilling studies is being met with disappointment by the President...
Presidential Commission Opens Hearings On Gulf Blowout
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Monday, a Presidential Commission opened two days of hearings on the BP Gulf of Mexico blowout. They saw a picture of a piece of pipe from the...
Absentee Ballot Validation Remains Point of Contention Between Miller Campaign, DOE
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC and Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Division of Elections says Joe Miller’s campaign did not follow the rules and give the Division the name of a contact...
Alaska Sobriety Movement Pioneer Passes Away
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
A pioneer in the Alaska sobriety movement has passed away.
Ernie Turner died from cancer on October 31st.
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Buyers and Sellers Should Use Good Sense When Using the Internet
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
A suspected fraud artist became snared in a trap set by three of her former victims who then contacted the Anchorage Police. Police are now looking for more...
Board of Game Declines Action on Brown Bear Harvest Proposal
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
The State Board of Game on Sunday declined to take action on a proposal that would have modified the allowable harvest for brown bear on Admiralty, Baranof and...
Scientist Claims Link Between Volcanoes and Salmon Harvests
John Ryan – Northwest News Network
How are an erupting volcano and a good salmon season linked? Don’t know? Either did we, until Northwest News Network reporter John Ryan found...