Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Berkowitz, Benson Win Democratic Party Nominations
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Parnell will face Democrat Ethan Berkowitz in November. Diane Benson won the Democrat’s Lieutenant Governor’s race.
Ballot Measure One, dubbed the anti-corruption proposition by proponents and the gag-law by...
Search Goes into Fifth Day for Missing Plane
Associated Press
The search is continuing for a fifth day into a plane missing in Katmai National Park and Preserve. The National Park Service says eight aircraft are being used in today's search. The search...
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Crash That Killed Stevens
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report regarding the August 9 plane crash near Lake Aleknagik that took the life of five people including former...
Sitka’s Orthodox Cathedral Bells Refurbished
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The bells of St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka are expected to ring again in the near future – and ring correctly. In partnership with the Sitka Historical...
Alaska News Nightly: August 25, 2010
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Miller Stays Ahead; Murkowski Waiting on Absentee Ballots
Annie Feidt,...
Miller Maintains Lead; Waiting on Absentee Ballots
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
As of this morning, with nearly 98 percent of the statewide precincts reporting, Joe Miller's lead over incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary has shrunk a bit, but...
No Sign of Missing Aircraft
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
A fourth day of searching for the missing plane in or near Katmai National Park and Preserve hasn’t turned up any sign of the aircraft. The plane, carrying...
Scientists Search for Lost Crab Pots
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
Federal fishery scientists have been searching for lost Dungeness crab pots in waters around Petersburg and Wrangell this August. The two-year project is part of a broader effort...
Japan Airlines Will Continue Alaska Flights
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Japan Airlines will continue to fly to Alaska. Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Deb Hickock says the troubled Japanese carrier, has scheduled Fairbanks flights for...
Southwest Alaska Unemployment Rates Drop
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The unemployment rate in Southwest Alaska dropped significantly last month in part due to the seasonal increase in available jobs from the seafood processing industry.
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Sobriety Movement Leaders Speak in Anchorage
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The story of how a village in British Columbia went from 100 percent alcoholic to almost 100 percent abstinence is powerful. Yesterday three of the leaders in the...
Book Documents Salmon, Tree Relationship
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Everyone knows salmon swim in rivers and oceans. But, salmon swimming in trees? Not so farfetched, says nature photographer Amy Gulick, whose book Salmon In The Trees came...
Alaska News Nightly: August 24, 2010
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Alaska Gains Grants for Airport Upgrades Across State
Lori Townsend, APRN...
Talk of Alaska: "Putting Food By"
It’s harvest time, and a surge of interest in local foods has led some producers to step up processing and storage. Root cellars and caches were once common in the state, but fell...
Whale Killed by Boat in Southeast
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Another dead whale was found floating in Southeast waters last week and authorities say it was killed by a boat. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that whale strikes...
Visibility Improves in Search for Missing Floatplane
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Visibility improved over Katmai National Park yesterday, and a number of aircraft joined in the still unsuccessful search for a missing floatplane with four people aboard that hasn't been seen...
Federal Jury Indicts Anchorage Woman on Multitude of Charges
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
A federal grand jury has indicted an Anchorage woman for keeping close to a million dollars she took from people whose income tax returns she prepared. The indictment charges Frances...
Search Goes On for Missing Plane
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The search continues at this hour for a missing floatplane in Katmai National Park and Preserve.
The single-engine de Havilland Beaver was carrying three National Park Service employees and...
Repairs Continue on Taylor Highway
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The state has some aggressive action planned to fix a rain damaged portion of the Taylor Highway. The road’s been mostly out of service due to two rounds...
Comparing Costs of Living in Alaska
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
Alaska is a huge state with large differences in the cost of living from region to region. A state economist recently took a look at all of the ...