Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Dispute Leads to Deadly Beating
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Some sort of dispute among some Eagle River men in their early twenties resulted in a deadly beating. Two are in custody, another is sought. The body of Charley Albright...
NRSC Pledging Support to Miller; DSCC Doesn’t Reveal Plans for McAdams
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The national group that works to get Republicans elected to the Senate is congratulating Joe Miller on his win in the primary. The National Republican Senatorial...
Poll Shows Close Race for Senate Seat
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
The first poll taken after Senator Lisa Murkowski conceded the race to Joe Miller shows a tight race between Miller and McAdams. Rasmussen Reports surveyed 500 likely voters...
Miller Credits Supporters for Primary Win
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Joe Miller hit the ground running today with a flurry of national media interviews. As he moves on to the general election, Miller says he’s gratified to be...
Why the Republican Primary Was Much Closer Than Predicted
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
In late July, Ivan Moore Research found Joe Miller polling more than 30 points behind incumbent Lisa Murkowski. At the time, Moore told APRN it didn’t look like...
Alyeska Publishes Report on Pump Station 9 Spill
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
An Alyeska report on May’s oil spill at Pump Station 9 sheds light on its cause, and raises concerns about pipeline operations.
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Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Forces Calista President onto Administrative Leave
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s Native Corporation, Calista, has put its long-time President on administrative leave, because of a sexual harassment lawsuit against him.
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Memorial Service Scheduled for Slain Hoonah Officers
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
A memorial service has been scheduled for the Hoonah Police officers killed last weekend in what authorities say was an ambush by a lone gunman.
Interim City Administrator Bob...
Rats Eliminated from Aleutian Island
Sam Wright, KDLG – Dillingham
All of the rats on Rat Island in the Aleutian Islands have been killed as part of a large habitat restoration project.
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Captured Brown Bear Cubs Staying in Sitka for Now
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
Three brown bear cubs captured in Sitka this August will remain in town indefinitely. Officials with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game report that several out-of-state zoos...
Alaska News Nightly: September 1, 2010
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Murkowski Concedes Senate Primary Race
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Senator Lisa Murkowski last night conceded her re-election bid. In a hastily called press conference after many of the state’s absentee, questioned and early ballots had been counted, the senior...
Alaska Responds to Murkowski’s Decision to Concede
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
You couldn't call it a surprise, but still Alaskans were sympathetic as they reacted to Lisa Murkowski’s decision to concede her campaign for re-election to a second full...
Vote Gap Between Murkowski and Miller Narrows Slightly
Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The absentee ballot count today in the Republican U.S. Senate primary shows a slight narrowing of the gap between Lisa Murkowski and Joe ...
Ballot Counting Continues
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage and Dave Donaldson, APRN – Anchorage
APRN’s Juneau correspondent, Dave Donaldson, is keeping tabs on the returns today.
The vote counting continues on Friday and on September 8. By state...
Lt. Governor Responds to Vote Tampering Allegation
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell is responding to a complaint by the Miller campaign of alleged vote tampering at the Mat Su Division of Elections office. An attorney for...
Judge Sets Hoonah Murder Suspect’s Bail at $1 Million
Matt Miller & Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
A Juneau magistrate has set bail at $1 million for the Hoonah man accused of shooting and killing two police officers last weekend.
45-year-old John Marvin Jr....
University of Alaska Collecting Data on Ocean Acidification
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
The University of Alaska has established a research Center to gather data and run experiments on ocean acidification. The oceans absorb much of the Carbon Dioxide put into...
Cruise Ship Wastewater Case Lands in Court
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
The battle over state cruise ship wastewater standards has landed in court. A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit last week challenging a state wastewater discharge permit...
Triathlon Raises Money for Memorial Bike Shelter
Ed Ronco, KCAW - Sitka
A triathlon over the weekend in Sitka raised money for a bike shelter to memorialize Alice Machesney, a longtime resident who died last fall at the age of...