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Akutan May Gain Geothermal Energy Plant
Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska
Only 90 people live in the Aleutian Island community of Akutan. But the village hosts one of the largest fish processing plants in the state. And soon,...
Alaska News Nightly: July 27, 2010
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Government Using Alaskan Experiences to Deal with Spill Fallout
Libby Casey,...
Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Lynn Canal Highway
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
A federal appeals court panel heard oral arguments on the Juneau Access Road today. A lower court ruled that the decision to go ahead with a highway...
Two Towns Anticipate Fresh Water Market
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka & Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
In rapidly expanding nations like India, Pakistan and China, disputes are heating up over a scarce and precious resource: water. The presence ...
Great Land Trust, Municipality Dispute 60 Acre Swath
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The Great Land Trust and the municipality of Anchorage have locked horns over 60 acres of wild land, including fragile wetlands. The land, now in private ownership, was...
Polar Bear Ventures South
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
A polar bear showed up well south of its usual territory last week. One was seen in the Lower Yukon River, near the Bering Sea village of Emmonak. ...
Parnell Finishes First Year in Office
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Monday is the first anniversary of Sean Parnell’s tenure in the governor’s office. He says the transition has been easy, once he got past the job of ending...
Juneau Housing Prices Presents Challenges
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Finding safe, clean, and affordable housing continues to be a major challenge in Juneau. A recent report from the Juneau Economic Development Council shows housing prices in the...
Delta Junction Celebrates 50 Years
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Delta Junction celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday with a look back and some encouraging words about the future.
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Alaska News Nightly: July 26, 2010
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Court Rules Against Lynn Canal Highway
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
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WEIO Comes to Fairbanks
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympic, which are being held in Fairbanks, began on Wednesday, July 21 and will wrap up on Saturday, July 24.
In the games, Natives from Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and Canada...
Pilot Dies in Floatplane Crash
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
A 38-year-old Pacific Airways pilot died in a floatplane crash Friday morning in Ketchikan. Federal agencies are investigating the cause of the crash, which killed the plane’s only...
Lockheed Martin Adds Alaska Native Corporation to Team
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Aerospace company Lockheed Martin has added an Alaska Native corporation to the team its building to pursue the contract for maintaining and developing US missile defense systems in...
Education Task Force Aims At Higher Education and Career Possibilities
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The legislature continued task force hearings today designed to get more of Alaska’s students ready for higher education or careers. The group of 20 lawmakers and experts came...
Supreme Court Denies Injunction Request Against Railroad Herbicide Permit
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Alaska Supreme Court has denied a request for injunction against the Alaska Railroad’s herbicide spraying permit, clearing the way for the Railroad to begin using chemicals to...
Bearfest Kicks Off in Wrangell
Tony Gorman, KSTK – Wrangell
Alaska Bearfest kicked off this week and, in Wrangell, you can’t talk about bears without mentioning the Anan Bear Observatory. The observatory is one of the...
Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits Signed into Law
Libby Casey, APRN – Anchorage
Representative Don Young was one of yesterday’s “yes” votes on extending unemployment benefits. He was one of 31 Republicans to support the bill.
All but 10 Democrats voted for...
Fish and Game Officials Push to Delay Ruling to Leave Subsistence Harvesters Out of Hunt
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
State Fish and Game officials want the courts to delay a ruling which would push subsistence harvesters out of the fall caribou hunt. Earlier this month, a Kenai...
Lawmakers Anticipate Scaled Back Energy Bill
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Alaska’s Senators say they want to see the details of top Senate Democrat Harry Reid’s plans for a scaled-back energy bill. Yesterday Reid abandoned the effort to...
Scientists Work to Save Yellow Cedar
Melati Kaye, KFSK – Petersburg
Scientists in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest are trying to find ways to save an economically and ecologically valuable tree—the Alaskan Yellow Cedar. Some of the latest experiments...