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Students Challenge Their Past and Change Their Future
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
It’s a high school alternative that’s won national recognition–the Alaska Military Youth Academy. Friday, the academy graduated its second largest class ever – 156 cadets of formerly at...
Alaska News Nightly: August 27, 2010
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Miller Campaign Sends Controversial Tweet
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
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General Election Campaigns Begin for Some; Others Still Waiting
Libby Casey, APRN - Anchorage
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ethan Berkowitz kicks off his general election campaign today with the announcement of an energy policy. Meanwhile, the first count of at least 9,000 absentee ballots is...
Official Hears Testimony on Oil Spill Response Capabilities in Arctic Ocean
Photo and Story by Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The new director of the agency that replaced the Minerals Management Service made his first trip to Alaska today. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
Division of Elections Sorting Through Absentee Ballots
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
It will be weeks before there’s a final tally in the close U.S. Senate Republican primary race between incumbent Lisa Murkowski and challenger Joe Miller. With all precincts...
Miller Optimistic About Potential Primary Results
Libby Casey, APRN – Anchorage
Joe Miller defied polls and pundits’ expectations with his strong showing at the voting booth Tuesday. In the two days since, he’s been deluged with media requests not...
Campaigners Take Time to Consider Options
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau and Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Candidates and voters are still recuperating from the surprise results of Tuesday’s election. The campaigners are taking a little time to consider...
Scammers Give New Twist to Identity Theft
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
The Anchorage Police reports a new twist in identity theft scams. The approach tries to capitalize on the victim’s trust in the police department.
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Lost Hiker Returns Safe and Sound
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A hiker who got lost in Denali National Park is safe. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports John MacGregor tapped personal resolve and good luck to get himself to...
Airliner Blows Tire in Sitka
Ed Ronco and Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
Another Alaska Airlines jet has suffered a mishap in Sitka. Flight 67 was taking off from Sitka Wednesday evening at about 6:45 when a tire ...
Electronics Recycling Center Flourishes
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Despite the tough economy, business has skyrocketed in the past five years at an electronics recycling center in South Anchorage. That’s in part because Total Reclaim is...
Alaska News Nightly: August 26, 2010
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Absentee Ballots Could be Key in Senate Primary
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
It will be Berkowitz and Benson versus Parnell and Treadwell, but will it be Miller versus McAdams? The count is still going on and the margin for Joe Miller is...
Plane Crash on Susitna River Claims Two Lives
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
There has been another fatal plane crash. Tuesday night a single-engine plane with two people aboard crashed into a gravel bar on the Susitna River. The plane burned. There has...
Miller Stays Ahead; Murkowski Waiting on Absentee Ballots
Photo and Story by Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
With all but two precincts reporting, Joe Miller is holding his lead in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Less than 1,500 votes separate ...
Pundits Marvel at Miller’s Strong Showing
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Political scientists and pundits across the country are marveling at Joe Miller’s strong showing in yesterday’s primary.
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Senate Primary Motivates Richardson Highway Voters
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Miller-Murkowski contest motivated some Richardson Highway community voters in yesterday’s primary. As KUAC’s Tim Ellis reports, they were seeking to shake things up.
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McAdams Prepares for General Election
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Scott McAdams, who won last night’s Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race is still mostly unknown around the state. McAdams is the mayor of Sitka. He says...
Carey Shocked at Results of Murkowski-Miller Race So Far
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Michael Carey has watched the results of the Murkowski-Miller race come in with a good bit of shock. He says there’s a mathematical chance Murkowski could win once...
Parnell and Treadwell Present United Front
Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage
Governor Sean Parnell and Republican running mate Mead Treadwell presented a united front in a post election appearance Wednesday. Parnell says now that the...