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Alaska News Nightly: August 31, 2010
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Vote Gap Between Murkowski and Miller Narrows Slightly
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA...
Salvage Efforts for Sheldon Jackson College Continues
Robert Woolsey, KCAW - Sitka
The salvage effort at the shut-down Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka continues. The Borough turned down the trustees' request for a loan in 2007, and that meant the end of...
Libertarian Party Not Considering Murkowski for Ballot Spot
Photo and Story by Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The Alaska Libertarian Party announced today they will not consider letting Senator Lisa Murkowski use their spot on the November ballot if she loses...
Miller Chides Murkowski for Using “Outside Help”
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Joe Miller is chiding Senator Lisa Murkowski’s campaign team for what he calls “outside help,” but he has also brought in an outsider – a staffer for...
Joe Miller a Hot Commodity in Media Since Primary
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller of Fairbanks has been a hot media commodity since taking the lead in the Republican primary. After stepping off set from filming a...
Thousands Gather for Glenn Beck Rally Featuring Palin
Photos and Story by Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC Saturday for Fox News commentator Glenn Beck’s “Restore America” rally, which featured Sarah...
Officials Fighting UPS Furloughs
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A plan by rapid package shipper UPS to furlough Anchorage based pilots is meeting resistance with the help of Alaska’s elected officials.
Earlier this year, UPS announced plans to...
Sockeye Salmon Overwhelming Fish Processors
Adam Kane, KDLG – Dillingham
Sockeye salmon are returning to British Columbia’s Frasier River in one of the biggest runs seen on the river in nearly a century. Biologists say 30 million fish...
Pink Salmon Season Winding Down
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
A better-than-expected pink salmon season has been winding down in Southeast Alaska. As of last week, the seine fleet had harvested about 20 million pinks which is ...
Alaska News Nightly: August 30, 2010
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Hoonah Suspect Gives Up; Charged with Murder
Casey Kelly, KTOO...
Report Faults BP, Transocean for Deepwater Horizon Blowout
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that an internal BP investigation has found the smoking gun in the Deepwater Horizon blowout. The report is due to be released in a couple...
Man Hit by Car, Killed, Fleeing Domestic Dispute
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A man fleeing an Anchorage household where a domestic dispute was reported was killed when a car hit him in the street Saturday night. Peter Beatty, 24, of Anchorage, had...
One Killed, One Seriously Injured in Spenard Home Invasion Robbery
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
One person is dead and another seriously injured in a Sunday morning shootout resulting from what Anchorage police are calling a home invasion robbery in Spenard. The intruder was killed. ...
Miller Campaign Sends Controversial Tweet
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
In the tight Republican Senate primary race between Lisa Murkowski and Joe Miller, a new vote count won’t come until Tuesday, the assigned day for tallying absentee...
Observers Watching Absentee Ballot Count Closely
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
In another spat between the two campaigns, Joe Miller says the National Republican Senatorial Committee – or NRSC – has...
Berkowitz Plans to Give Alaskans Chance to Buy Share in Natural Gas Pipeline
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Ethan Berkowitz wants to give Alaskans a chance to buy a share in the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline. The Democratic gubernatorial nominee Friday presented the first part of...
Consultant Paints Bleak Picture of Alaskan Economy
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Officials shared sobering data on Alaska’s economy at meetings this week in Fairbanks. A study commissioned by a statewide partnership of economic development groups called the Alaska Forward...
Coast Guard Says Goodbye to LORAN Navigation System
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
Today, Alaska’s Coast Guard bids farewell to the LORAN navigation system – and the United States shrinks a little, too.
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Stevens to be Buried in Arlington
Associated Press
The family of former Senator Ted Stevens says he will be buried September 28 at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., in a ceremony with relatives and friends.
In a statement issued...
Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright Launch New Recycling Program
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
A Fairbanks businessman and Fort Wainwright officials have launched a program that’s intended to dramatically increase recycling.
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