Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: July 21, 2010
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Domestic Terror Reaches Alaska
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Domestic terror reached...
BP Sale Doesn’t Include Alaska Holdings
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
BP announced today that it’s selling $7 billion in oil field assets to Houston based Apache Corporation. But the sale doesn’t include any holdings in Alaska. The two...
Open Season Results Won’t Be Known Immediately
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Alaskans will not immediately know the extent of industry interest in either of Alaska’s natural gas pipelines until this year’s gubernatorial elections are over. Both the state-licensed TransCanada...
Miller and Murkowski Race Heats Up
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The primary campaign between Republican challenger Joe Miller and incumbent Lisa Murkowski for a place on the Republican ticket this fall is heating up, with allegations of smear...
Portion of Taylor Highway Reopens
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The state has re-opened a flood damaged stretch of Taylor Highway. The Department of Transportation reports emergency repairs have made the 30 mile stretch from Chicken to the...
Karluk Manor Debate Packs Commission Meeting
Photos and Story by Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage residents packed a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting last night to testify on an issue that has divided the city’s Fairview neighborhood. ...
Regulatory Commission Approves Electricity Price Increase
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau
Electricity rates in Juneau are 20 percent higher as of Monday.
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska late Friday approved Alaska Electric Light and Power’s request for an interim rate increase.
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Climate Tool Notes Arctic Anomalies
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Climate warming is shrinking the amount of sea ice in the arctic, but there are localized anomalies. That was one of the messages during the roll out of...
Sitka Museum Shows New, Old Painting
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Sitka’s historical museum is preparing to display a new painting – or, rather, an old painting. It’s about 130 years old, was donated to the museum sometime in...
Alaska News Nightly: July 20, 2010
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BP Sale Doesn’t Include Alaska Holdings
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
BP...
Flying Kites for ANWR
On Friday, July 16, kite-flying enthusiasts from as far away as Minnesota gathered in the Cuddy Park, near the Loussac Library to begin the celebration of the 50th anniversary of ANWR.
Coming with delicate, swallow-shaped...
Tea Party Express Comes to Anchorage
Story and Photo Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Top officials with the Tea Party Express were in Anchorage on Monday to begin campaigning for US Senate Candidate Joe Miller. Miller is trying to...
Thousands of Alaskans Remain Out of Work
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Despite an improving job market, thousands of Alaskans remain out of work and some have fallen through the cracks as Congress argues over extending unemployment benefits. But that...
Texas-Based Developer Given More Time to Drill
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
On Monday, the state offered a little more time for a Texas-based developer to drill for natural gas in Cook Inlet – but not much. Technically in default,...
Quake Strikes Fox Islands
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Fox Islands region of the Aleutians on Saturday night. The earthquake occurred hit about 40 miles from Nikolski, and was felt...
Development Plans Under Careful Watch
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Plans to develop an iron mine on eastern Prince of Wales Island are waiting for environmental issues to be resolved. The project is being watched closely by regulators,...
Anchorage Airport Larger Than Others in Comparable Communities
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is about five times bigger than those in other communities of the same size… in part because 90 percent of the cargo...
Moe Bailey Laid to Rest
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Wasilla’s Maurice “Moe” Bailey was laid to rest today with full military honors at Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Bailey, who died of leukemia last week at age 71,...
First Alaskans Addresses Racism
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
First Alaskans Institute is working on a new project to address racism in Alaska. The Institute has a two year grant worth $350,000 from the WK Kellogg Foundation...
Alaska News Nightly: July 19, 2010
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Tea Party Express Comes to Anchorage
Annie Feidt, APRN –...