Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: September 20, 2012
Southcentral Alaska Copes With Flooding; Energy, Manufacturing Companies In Asia Hope To Buy Alaska Gas; Golden Valley Electric Secures Gas Shipments To Fairbanks; Shell Authorized For Two Beaufort Sea Boreholes; Suspect of Shooting North of Kiana Arrested; Kivalina Students Heading Back to School; America’s Top Port Sees Streak Tweaked; State’s Lawsuit Against Fast Ferry Manufacturer Scheduled For Spring; ‘Glacier Deer’ Spotted in Southeast; Longtime APRN Legislature Reporter Retires
Masterpiece Mystery! Wallander Series: An Event In Autumn
A pregnant woman leaps to her death from the side of a ferry. Or was she pushed? The routine case barely disturbs Wallander’s newly blissful life with Vanja (Saskia Reeves, “Page Eight”). But the happy couple discovers the decade-old corpse of a murdered woman on their property. With Wallander’s work now getting too close to home, he follows the leads of two investigations that become increasingly entangled. On top of it, tragedy strikes one of his colleagues and Wallander blames himself — with good reason.
TV: Thursday, 9/20 at 9:30pm
Haines, Skagway Residents Deal With Loss of Family, Friends
The communities of Haines and Skagway recently lost several residents in a short amount of time. Haines author Heather Lende has this commentary about dealing with the passing of longtime residents and the sudden loss of friends and neighbors in a such a small community.
Alaska News Nightly: September 19, 2012
Arctic Sea Ice Begins Freezing Again; BBNC Leaders Push For Salmon Fishery Protections In DC; Double Shooting Near Kiana Under Investigation; Seward Declares Emergency Due To Flooding; Collaboration Keeps Contract In Kake; Scientists Studying ‘Slow Quakes’; Game Board Rejects Denali Wolves Buffer Zone; Ceremony Aims To Raise Awareness of Domestic Violence; Haines, Skagway Residents Deal With Loss of Family, Friends
Alaska News Nightly: September 18, 2012
2012 PFD Will Be $878; Energy Relief Is Not Accompanying PFD; Jack-Up Rig ‘Endeavor’ Lowers Legs Into Kachemak Bay; Wind, Rain Event To Hit Southcentral, Prince William Sound; Tanacross, Dot Lake Still Without Power After High Winds; Scientists Look For Clues Causing Record Arctic Ice Melting; Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Challenging Wishbone Hill Permits; Sitka Adds Teacher To Keep ‘K’ Classes Small
Alaska News Nightly: September 17, 2012
Technical Issues Plague Shell Drilling Plans; Legislature Preparing For Possible Military Closures; Interior Cleaning Up After Wind Storm; Weekend Storm Causes Flood In Southcentral; Era Resumes Limited Service; Fairbanks Youth Homeless Shelter Project Delayed; Valdez Holds First Alaska LNG Summit; Seafood Summit Wraps Up In Hong Kong; Avalanche Professionals Meet In Anchorage; Fairbanks Approves Chena Hot Springs Resort Land Exchange
300 Villages: Northway
This week we’re heading to Northway a tiny village on the far eastern edge of interior Alaska with resident Loraine Titus.
Alaska News Nightly: September 14, 2012
Roundtable Votes to Move Land Exchange Deal Along; Jack-Up Rig May Have Carried Invasive Species With It; APD Policies Reviewed; Anchorage High Wind Warning Lasting Into Monday Morning; Ice Still Delays Shell Arctic Offshore Drilling; Man Accused In Hotel Shootout Arrested And Charged; Record Numbers Expected At 50th Running Of Equinox Marathon; Southeast Agency Looks For More Hydropower Efficiency; AK: Geese; 300 Villages: Northway
Alaska News Nightly: September 13, 2012
Fishing Disaster Declared In Yukon, Kuskokwim Rivers And Cook Inlet; Chinook Run At Bethel Could Be Lowest Ever; Anchorage Braces For Another Wind Storm; With Repair Estimates In the Millions, Anchorage Braces For 1-2 Wind Storm Punch; APD Officer Shot Near Merrill Field Inn; Anchorage Police Prepare For Budget Cuts; Public Transportation Gets Another Look; Study: Otters Help Combat Global Warming; Next Phase Of ‘A Trip South’ Set To Begin
Alaska News Nightly: September 12, 2012
Downsized Budget Reduced Scope Of Denali Commission; Japan Gives US, Canada $6 Million For Tsunami Cleanup; ACLU Hopes To Change State’s Record Expunging Policy; Anchorage Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty To Fraud; Railroad Gets OK For Port MacKenzie Rail Extension; Work Begins On Tanana River Bridge; Dockside Safety Exams Soon Mandatory For Many Fishing Boats; Group Asks For Mandatory Deadline To List Bearded, Ringed Seals As Endangered; Assembly Approves $96.7M Blue Lake Construction Cost; Alaska Cruise Season Winds Down
Nature: Fortress of the Bears
Part of the massive Tongass National Forest, Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska supports the largest concentration of bears anywhere in the world. Sustained by a wealth of salmon streams, isolated and protected by their environment, some 1,700 Alaskan brown bears are part of a unique circle of life that has played out here for centuries. Beginning in August, millions of salmon — pink and chum, coho and sockeye — return to the island to spawn, providing a feast for the bears, eagles, orcas, sea lions and even the trees. As long as the salmon continue to arrive, all is well. But this year, the salmon fail to arrive for the first time, and the bears get a bitter taste of what the future may hold.
TV: Wednesday, 9/12 at 7:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: September 11, 2012
Continuing Resolution Protects Eielson F-16s For Now; Working Group Discusses Rising Fairbanks Fuel Prices; Feds Won’t Take Over Chatham Fisheries, At Least For Now; Study Of Rare Bird Conducted At Kodiak Refuge; White Moose Generates Internet Buzz; Invasive Species Hurting Southeast Resources; Illness Hits Two Alaska Cruise Ships; UAF Considers Possibility Of ‘Aurorium’; ‘The Village’ Documents Life In Old Fangak
Frontline: Alaska Gold
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The Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska is home to the last great wild sockeye salmon fishery in the world. It’s also home to enormous mineral deposits — copper, gold, molybdenum — estimated to be worth more than $300 billion. Now, two foreign mining companies are proposing to extract this mineral wealth by digging one of North America’s largest open-pit mines, the “Pebble Mine,” at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. TV: Friday, 9/14 at 9:00pmAlaska News Nightly: September 10, 2012
Ice Prompts Shell To Halt Arctic Drilling; Newtok Moves Forward With Relocation Plans; Hundreds To Participate In Response To Simulated Terrorist Attack; Power Restored To Most Anchorage Residents; New Research Ship Will Be Operated By UAF; College, Native Corp. Battle Over Land Claim; Alaska VA Stands Down For Southeast Vets
Pedal to the Midnight Sun
Before they paddled to Seattle, Josh and JJ took a 1,200 mile bike ride from Seward to the Arctic Ocean.
TV: Monday, 9/10 at 7:00pm
Iditarod 2012
Witness history being made as Dallas Seavey, Youngest Person to Ever Win the Last Great Race on Earth crosses under the Burled Arch in the 40th Running of the Iditarod. The Iditarod Insider Crew captures it all from the Ceremonial Start to the finish line in Nome.
TV: Sunday, 9/9 at 9:00pm
ADD & Mastering It
This sequel to “ADD and Loving It?” shows you how to manage ADD and use it to your advantage. Hosted by PBS favorite Rick Green and Patrick McKenna.
TV: Saturday, 9/8 at 8:00pm
300 Villages: King Salmon & Naknek
Today for 300 villages we’re heading to King Salmon and Naknek, communities separated by a 16 mile road. The communities are at the start of the Alaska Peninsula and a gateway to Katmai National Park.
Alaska News Nightly: September 7, 2012
Parnell Declares Disaster in Kivalina; New Energy Information Available for Communities; Budget Cuts Leave Oil and Gas In Dark; 2,400 Remain Without Power After Storm; Officials Assess Storm Clean Up Costs; New Plan Surfaces To Get Natural Gas To Fairbanks; ASAP Project Undaunted By Competing Gas Line Plans; VA To Hold First Southeast ‘Stand Down’ Event In Juneau; AK: Ghost Town; 300 Villages: King Salmon & Naknek
Celebrating the Music of Johnny Cash: We Walk the Line!
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In honor of what would have been Johnny Cash’s 80th birthday year, this spectacular all-star concert tribute features some of the biggest artists in the music industry, including Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Pat Monahan of Train, Ronnie Dunn, Lucinda Williams, Jamey Johnson, Shooter Jennings and Shelby Lynne. Music legends celebrate Cash’s legacy with once-in-a-lifetime performances of songs like “Walk the Line,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Long Black Veil” and “Ring of Fire.” TV: Friday, 9/7 at 9:30pm