Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska Oil Production Drops 6 Percent
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Alaska oil production was nearly 6 percent less compared to last October. According to the Bloomberg new service the drop was due to lower field output, including BP's Prudhoe Bay,...
14-Year-Old Dies in Two Vehicle Crash
Associated Press
A 14-year-old girl has died in a two vehicle crash near Mile 8 of the Kenai Spur Highway.
Rylene Oskoloff was killed Tuesday morning when the sports utility vehicle she was riding in was...
Election Day: November 2, 2010
Alaska votes on Tuesday November 2, 2010. Polls open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 pm. Here are some helpful links if you're still unsure of your district or polling place.
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State’s DEC Taking Over Some Federal Clean Water Act Powers
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency is turning over some of its Clean Water Act authority to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. This week, DEC took control of...
Efforts to Stop Pebble Mine Discussed
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The effort to stop development of the proposed Pebble Mine through the use of a veto authority granted to the EPA was discussed at length Monday night during...
Homeless Death Raises Police Suspicions
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Another death of an Anchorage homeless man has raised police suspicions as to the nature of the death. The man’s body was found in a tent in the...
Legendary Alaskan Broadcaster Passes Away
Associated Press
KNOM broadcasting pioneer Tom Busch has died.
Busch died unexpectedly Monday morning in his sleep. He was 63.
Busch was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Boston College. He moved to Nome in 1970...
City Addresses ‘Spice’ Issue
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
There’s no legal ban yet, but the Anchorage Assembly has passed a resolution asking businesses to pull a hallucinatory drug being sold throughout the city as “incense.”
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Fairbanks Looks Underground for Energy
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Fairbanks North Star Borough will use federal money to investigate local geothermal energy potential. $1 million from the Department of Energy is being put out by the...
Sitka Tribe of Alaska Seek Better Enforcement of Herring Roe Harvest
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is asking for better enforcement of rules that prohibit out-of-state residents from harvesting subsistence herring roe. The tribe’s concern centers around commercial fishing...
Questions Arise About Formation of New Petersburg Borough
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
City employees, attorneys and a committee of local residents fielded questions last week on the formation of a new Petersburg borough.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 2, 2010
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State’s DEC Taking Over Some Federal Clean Water Act Powers
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Legendary Alaska Broadcaster Passes Away
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Legendary Alaska broadcaster Tom Busch is dead. He was a longtime manager of the Catholic radio station in Nome - KNOM. Bush died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday. Bush was...
Talk of Alaska: The Winter Bear
Does the answer to Alaska’s high Native youth suicide rate lie in tradition? A new play explores that subject, set in Interior Alaska and featuring one of the region’s most revered elders as...
Challenge of Write-In List Dropped
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A new challenge to a court decision allowing the use of write-in candidate lists at polling places has failed, as federal Justice officials give the go ahead to...
Senate Candidates Try to Gain Last-Minute Vote
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks and Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Candidates are making their final rounds Monday as Alaska’s U.S. Senate race comes down to the wire. Senator Lisa Murkowski arrived in...
U.S. House and Senate Races Not Alone on the Ballot
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
So far this year, we’ve focused on the top of the ballot – the U.S. Senate and House and the race for the Governor’s office. However, there has...
Young Voters Expected to Make Big Difference
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
There are over 8,000 first time voters in Alaska heading into the November general election. That’s nearly 2 percent of all registered voters in the state. Young voters...
Talkeetna Man Shot and Killed
Sue Deyoe, KTNA – Talkeetna
Talkeetna residents are in shock at a homicide that took place late Friday evening. Nationally recognized folk singer Cheryl Wheeler was in town for a concert and a...
Denali Backcountry Management Plan to be Reexamined
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Growing interest in guided climbs of Denali has prompted a review by the National Park Service. The agency is looking at whether a limit in Denali’s backcountry management...