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Palin to Return Legal Defense Fund Donations
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
Former Governor Sarah Palin has agreed to return all of the donations to her legal defense fund that were paid into it while she was still governor. The settlement agreement...
Case Against Weyhrauch Takes Major Hit
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The government’s case against former state legislator Bruce Weyhrauch took a major hit today with a Supreme Court decision. It vacated a lower court ruling that said Weyhrauch can...
FAA Launching Satellite-Based Radar System
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
GPS may be standard these days in cars and cell phones. But the aviation industry still largely relies on outdated radar technology. Alaska is one of the first sites in...
CDC Keeps Tabs on Bacterial Invaders
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Alaska is home to some unusual bacteria, and, when conditions are right, the little bugs can sometimes cause flare-ups of unusual maladies. The Federal Center for Disease Control research...
ANGDA Drops Beluga to Fairbanks Natural Gas Line Project
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority is backing away from the Beluga to Fairbanks gas line pipeline project it’s been pursuing for the last year and a half. The ANGDA...
Kenai Peninsula Residents Install Electric Fences for Bear Protection
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
A new program will help property owners on the Kenai Peninsula install electric fences to keep bears from getting into chicken coops and other attractants. The program is...
Alaska News Nightly: June 24, 2010
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Palin to Return Legal Defense Fund Donations
Lori Townsend, APRN –...
Coastal Erosion Law Goes into Effect This Month
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
A new law affecting funding for coastal erosion and storm damage protection efforts went into effect this month. In 2009, Congress repealed a previous version of the law, known as...
Newtok Continues Moving Process
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
The village of Newtok is facing one of the biggest erosion problems in the state. And the community is getting help moving to a new site from the Alaska National...
Corporations Concerned About New Government Contracting Rule
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
“Chilling affect” was a phrase heard over and over again at a conference on 8A contracting that wrapped up Thursday in downtown Anchorage. Under the small business administration’s 8a law,...
Angoon Searches for Economic Solutions
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
The Southeast Alaska community of Angoon is trying to turn its economy around. The largely Tlingit village of about 450 residents has lost business, as well as some of its...
Woman Found Dead in Tent
Associated Press
Anchorage police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a tent. Police said the body of 39-year-old Betsy Chuitt of Anchorage was found early Wednesday after her boyfriend,...
Assembly Passes Homeless Camp Removal Ordinance
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
By a nearly unanimous vote last night, the Anchorage Assembly approved a new ordinance for removing illegal homeless campsites and confiscating campers’ property. But the American Civil Liberties Union of...
Willow Creek Fire Spews Smoke
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A wildfire about 10 miles south of Fairbanks is getting the attention of fire mangers and local residents. The Willow Creek Fire is on the other side of the Tanana...
Visitors Experience Alaska Totem Carving
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
A longstanding hallmark of the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage is that visitors are treated to culture “in action.” That’s just as true this summer, as a special project...
Alaska News Nightly: June 23, 2010
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Coastal Erosion Law Goes into Effect This Month
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PSP Suspected in Man’s Death
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
A Haines man died at his home early Tuesday, after being released from a Juneau hospital that had treated him for symptoms consistent with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, or PSP. It...
Judge Overrules Deep Water Drilling Ban
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deep-water oil drilling. The judge said the government was too quick to conclude that because one rig...
Pilot Error Causes Most Plane Crashes in YK Delta
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
If you live in roadless communities across the state, bush airplanes likely play a vital role in your life. They bring you goods, and transport you to other communities. And...
Geologist Mauled Near Rainy Pass Lodge
Associated Press
A geologist who was mauled by a bear near Rainy Pass Lodge is reported in fair condition at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. 54-year-old Bob Miller was attacked Sunday afternoon as he...