Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Multiple Lawsuits Arise Leading Up to General Election
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The court case involving polling place violations is only one of the legal actions marring this year’s general election.
Yesterday’s release of U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller’s personnel records...
Weekend Vandals Smash Windows Across City
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage police are looking for those responsible for a weekend vandalism spree that spread across the city and caused about a quarter of a million dollars in...
Program Underway to Label Farmed Fish
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
There is yet another program afoot for sustainability labeling of seafood. This one concentrates on farmed fish. It’s a sustainability index that its creators hope will come into...
Alaska Native Children Experience Much High Rates of Tooth Decay
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Dental disease is a serious health problem among Alaska Natives. A recent evaluation of about 400 Alaska Native people found untreated tooth decay in more than half the...
Bears Break into Pelican Homes
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
A family of bears is making a mess out of cabins near the Southeast Alaska town of Pelican. A sow and two cubs have broken into about a ...
Plans Updated for Potential Hydro-Electric Plant
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
The company hoping to build a hydro-electric power plant on the mainland north of Petersburg has updated its plans for the development. Officials with Cascade Creek LLC say...
Alaska News Nightly: October 27, 2010
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Judge Sides With Democratic, Republican Parties About Write-In List Issue
Ellen...
Keystone Center Presenting 'Responsible Mining'
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
The company that wants to develop a huge mine above Lake Illiamna has hired a consulting firm to present the idea of what they call "responsible mining" to the public. ...
Miller’s Personnel Records Released
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller’s personnel records have been made public as of 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Miller said Tuesday morning that he would not appeal a judge’s ruling...
State’s National Petroleum Reserve Less Than Anticipated
Associated Press
Federal scientists say the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska contains less than one-tenth of the volume of oil than was previously estimated.
The U.S. Geological Survey says new data puts the new estimate at 896...
U.S. Senate and House Candidates Debate in Fairbanks
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Candidates for U.S. Senate and House exchanged views yesterday in Fairbanks at a Chamber of Commerce sponsored forum. Longtime Republican Congressman Don Young said his long record of...
North Slope Schools See Growth This Year
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
The North Slope Borough School district is projecting a rise in student enrollment for the first time since 1999. District officials count 69 more students than they counted...
Older Americans Not Only Ones Affected By Social Security
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Social Security, that venerable institution, turns 75-years-old this year. It provides retirement income for more than 70,000 Alaskans, but it is not simply a lifeline for older Americans. ...
DEC, Sea Level Seafoods Reach Settlement Over Wastewater Violations
Tony Gorman, KSTK – Wrangell
Sea Level Seafoods and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation have reached a settlement over wastewater permit violations. The Wrangell-based company will pay more than $92,000 in ...
AFN Rejects Proposed ANILCA Overhaul
Diana Haecker, KTNA – Talkeetna
When Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last year announced a sweeping overhaul of Alaska subsistence management, he said the current dual state and federal management system was...
New Social Network Aims for Alaska Natives
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
There’s a new Facebook-like website for Alaska Natives. Alaskanvillages.org was created by Iditarod musher and Native rights and sobriety activist Mike Williams. Williams of Akiak says Native people...
(Part 2 of 2) Law Enforcement and the Courts Dealing With Anchorage Gang Problem
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Yesterday in his two part series on street youth gangs, KSKA's Len Anderson focused on the structure and membership of Anchorage gangs. Today, KSKA’s Len...
Alaska News Nightly: October 26, 2010
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Miller’s Personnel Records Released
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Republican U.S. Senate...
Talk of Alaska: Joe Miller, Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate
The federal deficit and narrowing government to its Constitutional dimensions are the major planks of the platform on which Republican Joe Miller is running for the U.S. Senate. You can...
Southcentral Residents Test Natural Gas Load Management
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Last week Southcentral Alaska gas and power utility users were asked to voluntarily reduce their use to test load management for power managers growing nervous about dwindling gas supplies. It...