Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Savoonga celebrated a successful whale strike earlier this week, as the 2012 whale season is coming to a close. And the bowhead could be one for the record books.

Firefighters Battle Palmer Blaze; Lawmakers Talking About Sweeping Tax Reforms; Park Service Releases Survey Results For Denali Wolves; Biologist Requests Land East Of Denali Park Be Closed To Hunting, Trapping; Hollis French Retains Senate Seat; Report Presents Analysis Of Giant Ice Sheets; Residential Detox Center Reopens; Director of Bean’s Café Dies Unexpectedly; Personal Boundaries: Learning the Importance of ‘No’; Savoonga Celebrates Successful Whale Strike

EPA Suspends BP From Future Government Contracts; ASD Superintendent Announces First Cuts Through Attrition; Court Reverses Decision To Halt Port MacKenzie Construction; Thomas Files Recount Request; BRH To Repay Nearly $1-Million In Medicare and Medicaid Billing Errors; Young & Impressionable: The Effect Of Domestic Violence On Children; State Awards Emergency Food Supply Contract; Southcentral Utility Costs May Rise As Much As 19 Percent; Sitka Looks To Tighten Laws On Smelly Trash

President Obama Issues Disaster Declaration For Parts Of Alaska; Health Care Providers Push Governor Parnell To Expand Medicaid; Parnell Proposes Chinook Salmon Research Initiative; Thomas Will Ask For Recount In Loss To Kreiss-Tomkins; Over Half Of Women In Y-K Delta Experience Partner, Sexual Violence; Report Warns Of Potential Thawing Permafrost Hazards; Students Dissect Octopus At Sitka’s WhaleFest; Journey To Attu

Researchers Describe "Jaw-Dropping" Whale Survey Near Point Hope; ‘Fairbanks Four’ Supporters Looking Beyond Recent Court Ruling; Man Arrested In Dillingham On Outstanding Warrant; Search For Man Missing In Brooks Range Called Off; Responders Remove Fuel From Grounded Tug; Quitting Tobacco For Good Health, Cleaner Communities; Unalaska Residents Find Good Black Friday Deals; Pamyua Double Album: A Soundscape Of Identity

Adolescence can be a difficult time for many. Each year thousands of Alaska’s youth deal with issues such as depression, anxiety, alcohol/drug abuse, and failure in school. Many of these young people also struggle with low self worth, challenging home lives, and a sense of hopelessness. Often, Parents struggle to find answers that will help their children lead more functional and meaningful lives. KSKA: Monday, 11/26 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Final HD 34 Ballots In: JKT 4,123; Thomas 4,091; French Keeps Senate Seat In Close Race; Oil Tax Reform May Play Big Role In National Debt Discussions; Company Pushes For Rail Link To Export Oil Sands; State Labor Department Official David Stone Dies Unexpectedly; Thanksgiving Wednesday Is Busiest At Fairbanks Foodbank; Leone Part 3: ‘Come Back Right Now’

Groups Submit Reviews Of Susitna-Watana Dam Studies; Report Says Lower Kenai River Violates Water Standards; Alaska Officials Report Increase Of Flu, Pertussis; State Mulling Medicaid Expansion; Anchorage Assembly Faces Accusations Of Open Meeting Law Violations; Leone, Part Two: ‘A Rapid, Liquid Stop’

BBNC Board Member Charged With Sexual Assault; Leone: CG 6017 ‘Hit Something We Never Saw’; Kreiss-Tomkins Has A 28-Vote Lead; Light Sheen Spotted Near Grounded Tug; Lend Lease Program Has Long-Lasting Impact; Anchorage Snow Totals Well Below Average; Solving The Childcare Crisis In Rural Alaska

The long-time leader of the Bethel Search and Rescue team is stepping down as President. Citing obligations to the health of family members, Peter Atchak has submitted his resignation to the all-volunteer organization.

This week, we’re heading to the Southeast community of Craig, on Prince of Wales Island. Victoria Merritt is the recreation director in Craig.

BP To Pay $4.5 Billion In Deepwater Horizon Settlement; House District 34 Race All Tied Up; Fire Crews Respond To Engine Explosion On Shell Drill Rig; US Mint Issues Denali Quarter; Man Convicted In Hoonah Murder Wants New Trial; Fuglvog Fishing Associate To Pay $100,000 For Illegal Fishing; Bethel Search And Rescue Leader Resigns; Wildlife Agency Prepares For Alaska Employee Loss; AK: Parrots; 300 Villages: Craig

Watch The Dust Bowl Preview on PBS. See more from The Dust Bowl.

Survey the causes of the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when the frenzied wheat boom of the “Great Plow-Up,” followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. See vivid interviews with 26 survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom-seen movie footage, that bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible perseverance. The documentary is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us — a lesson we ignore at our peril. TV: Part 1 - Sunday, 11/18 at 7:00pm, repeating at 9:00pm TV: Part 2 - Monday, 11/19 at 7:00pm, repeating at 9:00pm

Senate Republicans To Continue Earmark Ban; Scientists Work To Track Ice Islands; Unattended Candle Cited As Probable Cause Of Gastineau Apartment Blaze; State Supreme Court Mulls Appeal In Same Sex Tax Case; New Hospital Opens In Nome; OSHA Hands Out $55,000 In Fines For Ammonia Spill; One-Third Of Local Students Overweight Or Obese, Study Finds

Coast Guard Rescues 5 From Tug, Pollution Now A Concern; Thick Billed Murre Recovering After St. Lawrence Oil Incident; UAF Faces NCAA Fines; Akutan Builds Harbor First, Access Later; New Calista Board Makes Changes At First Meeting; Anchorage Assembly Approves $475 Million Budget; Glass Recycling Returns To Anchorage; Food Bank Director Reflects On Time In Anchorage