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Guttenberg Fights Alyeska’s Decision to Move Employees
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Fairbanks state representative David Guttenberg took his concerns about Alyeska Pipeline Service Company to the US Congress Thursday. As APRN’s Libby Casey reports, Guttenberg is fighting a...
Miller Campaign to Receive Help From Tea Party Group
Associated Press
Joe Miller has ended the quarter with nearly $125,000, a fraction of the nearly $2.4 million that Senator Lisa Murkowski had heading toward the August 24 GOP primary.
Miller reported raising...
Nelchina Caribou Hunt in Question
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A Superior court ruling earlier this week has put the popular Nelchina Basin caribou hunt into question. The basin is in the Glenallen area, northeast of Anchorage.
The hunt...
Communities Struggle After Suicides
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Yupik communities in the Lower Yukon and Kuskokwim are reeling after a string of suicides. The region is experiencing the single biggest spike of suicides in decades. 11...
Search Continues for Missing Customs Agent
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The man who’s wrecked SUV was found submerged in a creek off the Taylor Highway Tuesday, works in Eagle. Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Beth Ipsen says Charles W....
Authorities Test Program Aimed at Problem Probationers
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
If the goal of probation is to help former criminals to start new lives and not re-offend, then too often the system doesn’t work. That’s why authorities want...
Better Fishing Expected in Fairbanks
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Work on the state’s newest sport-fish hatchery in Fairbanks should be done in September, which means fishing should get a lot better by next summer.
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Alaska News Nightly: July 16, 2010
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Guttenberg Fights Alyeska’s Decision to Move Employees
Libby Casey, APRN –...
ACLU Gets Restraining Order Against City’s Camping Ordinance
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska has won a court restraining order against Anchorage’s camping ordinance. The ordinance was aimed at the homeless who were camping...
Presidential Oil Spill Commission Begins Work
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Presidential Commission on the BP oil spill began work this week in New Orleans. The commission took testimony at their first hearing there Monday and Tuesday. University...
Taylor Highway Driver Remains Missing
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
An Eagle River man remains missing along the Taylor Highway. Alaska State troopers are looking for 56-year-old Charles Collins. He’s believed to be the driver of the vehicle...
Court Holds Railroad's Spray Permit
Associated Press
The Alaska Supreme Court has continued the hold on the Alaska Railroad’s plan to spray weed killer along its right of way.
The court says it wants to hear more from both sides...
Parnell Appoints New Commerce, Community and Economic Development Commissioner
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Governor Sean Parnell’s recent decision to tap Susan Bell as Commerce, Community and Economic Development Commissioner came with relatively little fanfare. She replaced Emil Notti – a Palin...
Bacteria Levels Elevated at Kenai City Beach
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation reports elevated levels of a bacteria at a beach in the City of Kenai. The bacteria is enterococci, which can be transmitted...
Former UAF Vice Chancellor Focuses on Venus Mission
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Former University of Alaska Fairbanks Vice Chancellor of research Buck Sharpton is leading a team pursing a mission to Venus. Sharpton, who left his UAF post at the...
Technology to Speed Up Border Crossings
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
International border crossings are an unavoidable part of Alaskan life. But with tighter security, lines are getting longer and the process more cumbersome for international travelers. This month,...
Alaska News Nighty: July 15, 2010
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ACLU Gets Restraining Order Against City’s Camping Ordinance
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA...
Talk of Alaska: Bill Walker
Three separate Republican candidates for Governor have three very different ideas about selling Alaska’s natural gas. Your chance to learn more about those differences is coming up on Talk of Alaska.
Bill ...
Taylor Highway Motorist Considered Missing
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
State Troopers believe there may be a person missing along the flood damaged Taylor Highway. Spokeswoman Megan Peters says officers checked a vehicle found in a flooded creek...
McCarthy Gains Wireless Broadband Internet
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The tiny village of McCarthy is soon to be on the front lines of the technological revolution. More than $5 million dollars in stimulus funds is headed to...