Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
‘Virtual Education’ Booming in Sitka
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The growth of “virtual education” in the state has spurred a building boom in Sitka. The Sitka campus of the University of Alaska Southeast is close to opening...
Gubernatorial Teams Face Off in Fairbanks
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Alaska’s opposing gubernatorial teams squared off in a forum sponsored by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Incumbent Republican Sean Parnell and Lt. Governor Candidate Mead Treadwell and...
Officials Visiting Mining Operations Near Fairbanks, Delta Junction
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Officials from the Lake-Peninsula Borough in Southwestern Alaska, will visit mining operations near Fairbanks and Delta Junction this week to help them decide whether to support development of...
Murkowski Officially Files For Write-In Candidacy
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Lisa Murkowski officially filed to run a write-in campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday. She submitted her declaration of candidacy to the Alaska Division of Elections in...
Organization Committing to Change Alaska’s Subsistence Management
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The Alaska Native Brotherhood is increasing its commitment to changing subsistence management in Alaska. The Southeast-based organization voted last week to spend more time and money to advocate...
New Observer Requirements, Fees Move Closer to Approval
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
New observer requirements and fees for Alaska’s halibut fleet and smaller groundfish vessels are a step closer to approval. As KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein reports, the...
Alaska News Nightly: October 13, 2010
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Former Fairbanks Mayor Comes Forward With Information About Miller
Ellen Lockyer,...
Gold Developers Seek Partner in Donlin Creek Mine
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Gold developers of the Donlin Creek Gold Mine are now seeking a new set of partners to support their project. With exploration complete, Donlin is now looking to...
Deepwater Offshore Drilling Can Resume in Gulf of Mexico
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The Obama Administration announced today that deepwater offshore drilling can resume in the Gulf of Mexico – but the decision doesn’t affect Alaska, where shallow water drilling...
(Part 2 of 2) Arctic Ocean Shipping May Become Reality
Johanna Eurich, APRN Contributor
The ice in the Arctic Ocean has long forbidden shipping and oil exploration. No longer. A record withdrawal of sea ice in 2007 has been followed by similar retreats...
Social Security Major Issue in Senate Race
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Social Security turns 75-years-old this year, and the venerable program is under attack by some already in Congress and by others hoping for election to that body. Senator...
Health Care Reform Remains a Hot Topic
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
At Monday’s Anchorage Chamber Senate debate, the Senate candidates also tackled the issue of health care reform. Asked if they would support, vote to repeal or modify the...
Contempt Findings Against Stevens’ Prosecutors Lifted
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The prosecutors in the case of the late Senator Ted Stevens have had a contempt finding against them lifted. U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan blasted three...
Hoonah Mill Staying Strong Despite July Fire
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
A massive fire in July that destroyed its mill building and main breakdown saws hasn’t slowed production at Icy Straits Lumber and Milling in Hoonah. Owners Wes and...
Chevron to Sell Cook Inlet Assets
Associated Press
Chevron says it will sell its assets in Alaska's Cook Inlet.
The Peninsula Clarion reports Chevron announced Tuesday it will sell Cook Inlet assets owned by Union Oil Company of California and Chevron...
Alaska News Nightly: October 12, 2010
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Gold Developers Seek Partner in Donlin Creek Mine
Shane Iverson, KYUK...
Talk of Alaska: Belief in Americana and Alaska
Belief and culture have intertwined repeatedly in Alaska’s history, and that makes religious tolerance especially important here. History has nearly forgotten that there were massive religious revivals in the 18th and 19th...
Miller Refuses to Answer Any More Personal Questions
Photo and Story by Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
It was a day of waiting for the Alaska Press Corp. in Anchorage. The campaign for Joe Miller had originally scheduled a press conference with...
Board of Game Gives Community Hunt the Green Light
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Alaska’s game board has given the green light to a community hunt plan to start in 2011, despite grumblings from the state.
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Calista President Terminated
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
The President and CEO of one of the State’s largest Native Corporations was terminated on Sunday amid a sexual harassment lawsuit.
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