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Presidential Commission Discusses the Gulf Spill
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
The co-chairman of a presidential commission looking at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill says he’s been hearing plenty about the Obama administration’s offshore oil and gas moratorium from...
Wood Pellet Plant Nears Completion in North Pole
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A wood pellet plant that’s had a long path to development is nearly operational in the interior. Oklahoma based Superior Pellet Fuels held an open house at its...
“Frankenfish” Scare Alaska Salmon Harvesters
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The federal Food and Drug Administration will take public testimony later this month on an issue that has many Alaska commercial fishermen up in arms. The FDA is...
Volcano Monitoring Equipment to be Placed in Dillingham
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The Dillingham area has been selected as a site for a new piece of equipment that is expected to help monitor volcano’s around the North Pacific.
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Sealaska Names Leader to Assist in Economic Development of Southeast Communities
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Sitka
Sealaska has named the new head of a subsidiary tasked with economic development in Southeast’s small communities. Russell Dick is the new CEO of Haa Aaní LLC, which...
Alaska News Nightly: September 9, 2010
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State Attempts to Overturn Federal Actions Holding Up Oil Exploration
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Report Recommends Increasing Federal Oversight of Offshore Drilling
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
An Interior Department report recommends beefing up federal oversight of offshore oil and gas drilling.
Already the Minerals Management Service has been dismantled, and replaced by the Bureau of Ocean Energy...
Kohring Takes Appeal to Ninth Circuit
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Imprisoned former state legislator Vic Kohring has taken his appeal to the next level. Kohring was caught by an FBI camera taking money from VECO owner Bill Allen and convicted...
Memorial Service for Fallen Officers Held in Hoonah
Casey Kelly, KTOO - Juneau
Yesterday was the memorial ceremony at the Hoonah High School for police officers Tony Wallace and Matt Tokuoka, who died in the line of duty.
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Internal Report Released Concerning Deepwater Horizon Blowout
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
The results are beginning to come in from the many investigations of BP’s Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The company posted its own 193-page internal...
Southcentral Gas Supplies Stronger This Year
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Gas supplies for Southcentral are looking better going into this winter than they were last year. And there’s new opposition – and support – for an Export License...
Taylor Highway Closed for Repairs; Will Reopen Thursday
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Taylor Highway is closed Wednesday from Chicken to the Top of the World Junction to allow for repairs. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Meadow Bailey says fabric and...
Alaskans Fighting Against Foreclosures
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Alaska’s housing providers are getting increased funding to fight foreclosure. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, will provide an additional $5 million to Alaska...
Hundreds Accompany Slain Officers Back to Hoonah
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Hundreds of mourners accompanied the remains of Hoonah Police Officers Tony Wallace and Matt Tokuoka to Hoonah this morning aboard the state ferry Malaspina. Wallace and Tokuoka...
Lost Villages Project Enables Elders to Visit Homes of Their Ancestors
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
For the past two years, the Lost Villages Project has made it possible for some Alaska natives to see the places their ancestors called home. Last week, a...
Fairbanks Tourism Rebounds From Slow 2009 Season
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Fairbanks tourism showed some signs of rebound this summer. Fairbanks Convention and Visitor’s Bureau President and CEO Deb Hickock says one indicator, city bed tax revenue, showed some...
Author Discusses “Legend of a Suicide”
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
There was a time when David Vann thought his book, “Legend of a Suicide,” would never be published. He spent 10 years writing it and then another 12...
Alaska News Nightly: September 8, 2010
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Internal Report Released Concerning Deepwater Horizon Blowout
Steve Heimel, APRN –...
BP Releases Deepwater Horizon Report
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Today BP released its internal report on what caused the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The report has eight findings and one of them is that the...
Ground Zero Flag to Fly Over Hoonah Today
Casey Kelly, KTOO - Juneau
The United States Honor Flag flew over the Capital Building in Juneau on Tuesday afternoon. The flag that flew over Ground Zero in New York City after September 11 now...