Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: June 5, 2013
Galena Residents Begin To Rebuild; New Mexico Man Killed In Petersburg-Area Plane Crash; Many Gather To Remember Katie John; New Oil Spill Technology A ‘Game Changer,’ Says CIRCAC; Lawsuit Filed To Block Bridge To Alaska Reserve; Lesil McGuire Announces Candidacy For Lieutenant Governor; New Honorary Consul An Opportunity For Alaska
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Growing Seal Lion Population Presents Problem In Petersburg
Petersburg’s officials and enforcement officers are cracking down on a growing problem in the borough’s harbor – sea lions. More and more of the creatures have arrived in the harbor, lured by the catch of local sport and commercial fishing fleets. Now the problem has turned dangerous.
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Alaska News Nightly: June 4, 2013
Group Attempting To Recall Rep. Lindsey Holmes; Student Loan Rate Hike Pending, Congress Bickers Over Politics; Judge Scolds Redistricting Board; Pavlof Eruption Picks Up Again; Growing Seal Lion Population Presents Problem In Petersburg; NPS Finalizes Land Acquisition Plan For Lake Clark National Park; Rofkar: ‘So Many More Discoveries’ To Make
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Alaska’s Marine Highway
Since people first settled in Southeast Alaska, water travel has been a necessity and part of life. For fifty years, a constant, stalwart and integral part of that history has been the blue and gold hulls of the Alaska Marine Highway ships.
TV: Wednesday, 6/5 at 7:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: June 3, 2013
BP To Increase Number Of Rigs On North Slope; Galena Looks Toward Recovery; Air Force Releases Draft EID Statement For Eielson F-16 Move; Juneau’s Carpenter Union Hall Shuts Down; Alaska Airlines Bids To Continue Service To Adak; Copper River Subsistence Opening Delayed 3 Days; Group Continues Push For Indoor Produce Growing Facility; Alaska’s Cultural Connections: Moving To The Mat-Su
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People of the Seal
A retelling of the centuries-old connection between the northern fur seal and the Unangan natives of Alaska’s Pribilof and Aleutian Islands in the middle of the Bering Sea through five generations.
TV: Tuesday, 6/4 at 7:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 31, 2013
Athabascan Elder Katie John Passes Away; Potential Challengers Eye Begich’s Senate Seat; Judge Calls On Redistricting Board To Start Work; Mat-Su Fire Destorys Cabin; Lawsuit Over Beluga Population Counts Settled In Court; Field Work On Gas Line Expected To Start Next Week; AK: Making Music; 300 Villages: Gulkana
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Alaska News Nightly: May 30, 2013
Aiviq Captain Questioned At Kulluk Hearing; On-Scene Coordinator Testifies On Kulluk; 89 Bears Killed As Part Of Predator Control Program; Galena Flood Waters Begin Receding; Late Spring Triggers Fire Danger, Burn Bans In Southcentral, Interior; Unusual Weather Causes Lull In Copper River Sockeye Run; Timber Communities Worry Over Fate Of Secure Rural Schools Program; Tesoro Fined For Clean Air Violations; State Searching For Potential Tustumena Ferry Replacements
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Alaska News Nightly: May 29, 2013
Ice Jam Slowly Breaking Up Near Galena; Coast Guard Helicopter Crash Survivor Denied Promotion; 2 Tanana Officials Indicted On Federal Wire Fraud, Theft Charges; UAA Fires Athletic Director Steve Cobb; State Ordered To Refund Federal Money; Civilian Department of Defense Workers Begin Receiving Furlough Notices; Alaska Lawmakers Pushing Back Against Federal Royalty Cuts; Former Marine Speaks About Military Toxins, Potential Health Risks; UAF Considers Adding Roller Ski Loop
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NOVA: Oklahoma’s Deadliest Tornadoes
On May 20, 2013, a ferocious F5 tornado more than a mile wide tore through Moore, Oklahoma, causing 24 deaths and obliterating entire neighborhoods. It was the third time an exceptionally violent tornado had struck the city in 14 years. Yet predicting when and where such killer storms will hit still poses a huge challenge.
TV: Wednesday, 5/29 at 9:00pm
NOVA: Manhunt – Boston Bombers
At 2:50 p.m. on April 15, two bomb blasts turned the Boston Marathon finish line from a scene of triumph to tragedy, leaving three dead, hundreds injured and a city gripped by heartbreak and terror. Less than five days later, the key suspects were identified and apprehended, with one dead, the other in custody. How did investigators transform the chaos of the bombing into a coherent trail of clues, pointing to the accused killers?
TV: Wednesday, 5/29 at 8:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: May 28, 2013
Galena Flooding Forces Many To Evacuate; Educators Worried Summer School Cut Could Hurt English Language Learners; Type 2 Diabetes Rates Tripled Nationwide Since 1990; Anchorage Group Hosting Bone Marrow Registry Drives; UAF Researcher Contends Wood, Plains Bison Same Subspecies; Alaska Cultural Connections: Cultural Exchange
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Alaska News Nightly: May 27, 2013
Man Charged With Double Homicide, Sexually Assaulting 2-Year-Old; Yukon River Causing Flooding In Galena; Yukon River Causing Flooding In Galena; Kulluk Hearing Resumes Tuesday; New Book Explores Lost Legacy Of Harry Karstens, Stuck Expedition; UAF Says Tuition, Research Funding Unlikely To Offset Rising Costs; KHAR Format Change Irks Listeners; Haines Celebrates Alaska’s Craft Beer Culture
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National Memorial Day Concert
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On the eve of Memorial Day, join co-hosts Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) and Gary Sinise (“CSI: New York”) for a night of remembrance featuring an all-star line-up performing with the National Symphony Orchestra. The 24th annual broadcast of the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, and to our troops around the world on the American Forces Network. TV: Sunday, 5/26 at 7:00pm
300 Villages: Anchor Point
This week we're heading to Anchor Point, a small community 14 miles north of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula. Bobby Ness lives in Anchor Point:
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Alaska News Nightly: May 24, 2013
Troopers Shoot, Kill Sutton Man; How Safe Are Alaska’s Bridges?; Two Remote Volcano Sensors Resume Sending Seismic Data; Sitka Father, Son Plan Lower 48 Run Against GMOs; Singer-Songwriter Hears Call Of Alaska; AK: Girls On The Run; 300 Villages: Anchor Point
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A Love Story
This romance began on stage when both were cast in “You Can’t Take It With You.” Three years later nuptials are performed on that very stage with a very theatrical wedding. In the meantime, the couple has been in the UK pursuing their dreams. We’ll find out what the theatre scene in London is like as well as planning a unique wedding long distance and share the marriage proposal that had to end with a “yes!”
KSKA: Monday, 5/27 at 1:00pm
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Live From The Lincoln Center: Audra McDonald – Go Back Home
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Join five-time Tony Award-winner and series host Audra McDonald as she takes a turn as the featured performer, singing songs from her new album and other favorites in a special spring concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. TV: Friday, 5/24 at 9:30pmAlaska News Nightly: May 23, 2013
Oil And Gas Group Sues Over Bearded Seal Listing; Pritzker Avoids Controversy At Nomination Hearing; Ostebo Explains New Arctic Strategy; Aiviq Engineer Suspects Contaminated Fuel Contributed To Engine Failure; Former Judge Facing Trial For Stealing Cocaine; Fort Yukon Flooding Danger Mostly Over; More Bacterial Infections Associated With Raw Milk Consumption; Homer Officials Discuss Potential Move For Pier One Theatre; Marine Debris Awareness Gets Second Symbol
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Pacific Heartbeat: Let’s Play Music
Master slack key musician Cyril Pahinui (featured in Pacific Heartbeat 100 – Waimea ‘Ukulele and Slack Key Guitar), jams with some of the best musicians in Hawai‘i in these intimate backyard performances. Cyril is the son of Gabby “Pop” Pahinui, who is considered the “Godfather” of Hawaiian slack key guitar and whose music was featured prominently in the Academy Award winning film, The Descendants.
Thursday, 5/23 at 8:00pm