Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Emaciated Black Bear Cub Being Nursed Back to Health in Sitka
A five-month-old black bear cub arrived in Sitka by plane last week. It was found near Excursion Inlet, just east of Gustavus. For the moment, the cub is being looked after by the staff...
Alaska News Nightly: May 24, 2010
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Fort Wainwright Soldier Investigated for Offensive Video
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Alaska’s Senators Split Their Votes on Financial Reform
Alaska’s Senators split their votes last night on a financial reform bill that passed 59 to 39. Democrats largely supported it, and all but four Republicans were against it.
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
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Bethel Senior Center Slashes Services
The Eddie Hoffman Senior Center in Bethel means a lot of things to a lot of elders: It’s food, it’s transportation, its friendship. But starting Monday, these services are being dramatically cut back.
Angela Denning-...
3-year-old Killed by Dog in Napaskiak
A 3-year-old girl was mauled to death by a dog in Napaskiak. It happened Thursday evening. Alaska State Troopers responded to the village to investigate.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
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Buckland Assess Flooding, Braces for More
Flooding has damaged some streets and power poles in the community of Buckland, southeast of Kotzebue. Darlene Hadley, acting city administrator, says the water came up earlier this week, starting on Sunday, when a jam...
BP Shareholders Sue Company Executives
BP shareholders filed suit in Anchorage Superior Court yesterday (Thursday) alleging serious mismanagement at the company has led to reckless environmental and safety practices.
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
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Commerce Secretary Approves Chinook Bycatch Plan
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke recently approved the Chinook salmon bycatch plan proposed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Laureli Kinneen, KNOM – Nome
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Low Water on the Copper River Could Hamper Fishery
Unusually low water on the Copper River could be a factor as salmon move upstream. Upper river state management biologist Mark Somerville says the Copper River is the lowest it’s been in many...
Alaska Supreme Court Decision Settles Riverboat Dispute
The Alaska Supreme Court has handed down a decision in a long running dispute between the state and the owners of the Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks. The court says the Binkley family owned company...
New Law Sends More Local Produce to Alaska Schools
The state’s efforts to boost markets for locally grown products include a program to include Alaska produce in schools. Governor Sean Parnell has signed into law a bill that would create a Farm to...
Book Project Shows Off Kids’ Creative Talents
Preliminary results from spring standardized testing of Alaska’s school children are in with mixed results.
The state Department of Education released the statewide figures Tuesday, reporting gains in the number of students passing the...
Alaska News Nightly: May 21, 2010
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Alaska's Senators Split Their Votes on Financial Reform
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State Prepares Controversial Predator Control Project
State Wildlife managers announced today they’re going ahead with a plan to carry out predator control next month on Unimak Island, with or without the blessing of the federal government. The proposal is...
Alaskans Visit Communities Affected by the Gulf Oil Spill
Photo courtesy of Rosemary Ahtuangaruak. Earl Kingik picks up oil from the beach.
A group of Alaska Natives fighting oil and gas drilling off Alaska’s coasts journeyed this week to the Gulf of Mexico. There...
Scientists See Rapid Ice Loss in the Arctic Ocean
An ice-free arctic may be closer than originally thought. The latest satellite images show the ice cover over the Arctic Ocean is now where it was at the end of the summer two years...
Wildfires Flare Up South of Fairbanks
A change in the weather is helping slow progress of wildfires south of Fairbanks. Today’s cool, wet, calmer conditions followed several days of hot windy weather that saw four wildfires flare up from remnants...
Red Dog Mine Proceeds With Expansion Plan
The world’s largest zinc mine will proceed with its expansion. Teck Resources made the announcement this morning that they will go to work developing another deposit at the Red Dog Mine near Kivalina. ...
Chevak Residents Say Sewer System has Brought Health Benefits
Yesterday, reporter Len Anderson described the Western Alaska village of Kasigluk as it prepares to abandon its honeybuckets for a community water and sewer system. From Kasigluk, Anderson went to Chevak, which has had...
Sealaska Shareholders Pushing for New Voting System
Some Sealaska shareholders are pushing for a change in corporate decision-making. They say the current discretionary voting system favors board incumbents, and slows change. Managers of the Southeast regional Native corporation say the...