Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Military Leaders Push for Alternative Energy
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
A new group of advocates for renewable and alternative energy plan is emerging: veterans and retired military leaders. A national advocacy group called “Operation Free” organized a panel...
Wilderness Preservation Continues
Lily Mihalik, KCAW – Sitka
This summer, as part of an ongoing project to document and preserve wilderness, the Forest Service is sending staff, biologists and volunteers into the field to collect data....
Alaska News Nightly: July 6, 2010
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State Considering Liberty Project Oversight
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The state...
Dahlstrom Resigns from Parnell Administration
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Former Eagle River representative Nancy Dahlstrom has resigned from her new job with the Parnell Administration. Parnell says he did not ask her to step down as his...
Sealaska Lands-Selection Legislation Changes Released
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski released changes to her Sealaska lands-selection legislation on Thursday.
The revisions are based on amendments that have been circulating among interest groups for weeks. But...
Doogan Recovering from Successful Surgery
Associated Press
An aide to Alaska State Rep. Mike Doogan says the Anchorage Democrat is recovering from the successful removal of a brain tumor.
Aide Priya Keane says Thursday’s surgery went well and that doctors...
Inuit Circumpolar Council Adopts Nuuk Declaration
Joaqlin Estes, KNBA – Anchorage
The Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly wrapped up Thursday in Nuuk, Greenland. The 66 delegates from Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka, adopted an ambitious plan, called the Nuuk...
Courts Partially Agree with ACLU Claim
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Anchorage
An Anchorage Superior Court has partially agreed with the Alaska Civil Liberties Union’s claim that a bill that went into effect Thursday is unconstitutional. The bill sets limits...
Fishermen Troll for Kings
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
Southeast salmon trollers headed out Thursday for the first major king opener of the summer.
The fleet is expected to target just over 78,000 kings in roughly one week...
Moose Stumbles into Well
Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Alaska is full of animal stories. Hollywood is soon to begin filming the saga of the three grey whales that were trapped under the ice...
Haiti Earthquake Survivor Recovers
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
When the massive earthquake hit Haiti in January, Alaskan Christa Brelsford and her brother Julian were there, at a friend’s house that collapsed as they were running to...
Alaska News Nightly: July 2, 2010
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Dahlstrom Resigns from Parnell Administration
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Former Eagle...
Environmental Groups Seek Delay in Liberty Reservoir Drilling
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Several environmental groups are asking Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to delay BP’s plan to begin drilling to reach its Liberty reservoir off Alaska’s coast. The oil reserve is...
Usibelli Coal Licensed to Search for Gas Near Healy
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The state has approved licensing Usibelli Coal to look for natural gas in the Healy area. The area’s coal bed methane potential raised concerns when Usibelli filed an...
Tesoro Alaska Settles with State
Associated Press
Tesoro Alaska Co. and a tanker corporation have agreed to pay Alaska nearly $430,000 to settle claims from the grounding of an oil tanker in ice-choked waters of Cook Inlet four...
ACLU Debates Court System’s Bail Conditions
Dave Donaldosn, APRN – Juneau
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is asking the court system to stop enforcement of a law that went into effect Thursday redefining the court system’s conditions...
Hikers Recovering from Plant Poisoning
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
Five Canadian hikers are back on the Chilkoot Trail after fully recovering from nearly-lethal plant poisoning.
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Elfin Cove Cleanup Continues
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
In Elfin Cove, residents continue to clean up after a fire two weeks ago that destroyed a lodge and restaurant. In Sitka, meanwhile, relief efforts are being organized...
Sealaska Re-Elects Four Board Incumbents
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Sealaska shareholders re-elected four board incumbents Saturday in Craig. They also rejected a measure that would have weakened board powers. CoastAlaska’s Ed Schoenfeld reports on the Southeast Regional...
Juneau Students Take Flight
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Kids are taking flight in Juneau this week. Eighth and ninth graders at the Flight Quest day camp are getting hands on lessons in aerodynamics, physics and math,...