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Unalakleet Boy to Receive Service Dog
Laureli Kinneen, KNOM – Nome
Last March, a slurry of organizations gathered in support to give the opportunity for a boy in Unalakleet to have a dog—and not just any dog—a service dog....
Alaska News Nightly: September 23, 2010
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Fishermen, Alaska Native Leaders Urge EPA to Protect Bristol Bay
Libby...
Alaska Weather Schedule for October
Each day during Alaska Weather (5:30pm, 7 days a week), our local National Weather Service meteorologists share weather updates with a statewide perspective, but they also share brief video “extras” that cover astronomy, aviation...
Russia to File Formal Claim in Arctic Ocean
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Russia has told a Moscow conference on the Arctic that it intends to file a formal claim to a large undersea ridge in the Arctic Ocean with the United Nations. ...
Murkowski Retains Position on Energy Committee
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senator Lisa Murkowski prevailed in Washington on Wednesday, hanging on to her job as the top Republican on the Energy Committee. As APRN’s Libby Casey...
Miller Defends Acceptance of Federal Farm Subsidies
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks and Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller defends his acceptance of federal farm subsidies as just part of modern farming in America. The...
Despite Different Methods, Gubernatorial Candidates Focus on Same Goal
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The two major party candidates for governor faced each other in Juneau on Wednesday in a debate before the state Chamber of Commerce. Although there are differences coming...
Students Rally Against Proposed Tuition Increase
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
University of Alaska students rallied today at the Anchorage campus against proposed college tuition hikes. UA Regents vote tomorrow on a 23 percent tuition increase.
Peter Finn...
Alaska Native Corporation Leaders Meet About Proposed 8(a) Program Changes
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The leadership of three Alaska Native Corporations, Southcentral’s Cook Inlet Region Incorporated or CIRI, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, ASRC and interior’s Doyon Corporation collaborated on proposed changes ...
Investigating Deadly Year in Alaska Aviation
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
19 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Alaska from January through the end of August this year. That number is a big jump from the average number...
Man Safe After Fishing Vessel Sinks
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
A Wrangell man is safe after his fishing vessel sank in Sitka Sound early Tuesday morning. The 44-foot Zimovia sank off of Kulichkof Rock, six nautical miles south...
Rare Grass Parka Residing in Rasmuson Center
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
At the Anchorage museum at the Rasmuson Center, a woven grass parka has a place of honor in the atrium. It’s one of few in the world, in...
Alaska News Nightly: September 22, 2010
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Murkowski Retains Position on Energy Committee
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington...
Discovery Channel Suing 'Time Bandit' Operators
Aaron Selbig, KBBI - Homer
There's legal trouble in reality TV land, where the operators of the Homer crabber "Time Bandit" are being sued by the Discovery Channel.
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PFD Announced at $1,281 This Year
Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau
Today, Governor Sean Parnell announced this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend.
Parnell and other administration members announced the amount in the lobby of the Juneau building that houses the main...
Republicans May Strip Murkowski of Place on Energy Committee
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senate Republicans will likely strip Senator Murkowski of her ranking position on the Energy Committee, as punishment for her decision to run a write-in campaign.
Murkowski lost the...
Effort to Repeal ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Falters in Senate
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senate Democrats lost their attempt today to take up a major military bill that includes allowing the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – the Clinton-era policy...
Issue of Genetically Engineered Salmon Remains Undecided
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
It may be some time before the federal Food and Drug Administration decides whether or not to allow genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to reach local food markets. After...
Taylor Highway Repairs Making Progress
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
State contractors working to repair rain damaged sections of the Taylor Highway between Chicken and Eagle for two months, are making progress. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Meadow Bailey...
Professor Excited About ‘Knowledge Network’ to Promote Information Sharing
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Last year a team that included scientists, business owners, environmentalists and native leaders in Alaska released a report outlining action the state can take to begin adapting to...