Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media

Alaska To Receive $20 Million From DoT; Gov. Parnell Requests Federal Disaster Declaration For Kenai Kings; Alaska Sea Party, Vote No on 2 Trade Charges of Campaign Disclosure Violations; Sunken Seine Boat Will Remain On The Bottom; Nome Travelers Stuck Due To Runway Closure; Man Pleads Guilty To Disposing Hazardous Waste; Storms Cause Flooding In Northwest Alaska; Longtime Alaska Wolf Biologist Passes Away; AK: Underground; 300 Villages: Kenny Lake

Environmental Groups Ask For Further Study Of Chukchi Sea Coral; New State Forest Proposed In Susitna Valley; Alaska Schools Waiting To Be Excused From ‘No Child Left Behind’; Robots Offer New Medical Care Options In Remote Communities; Voice of ‘Pocahontas’ Launching Film Production Company In Anchorage; Berries, Trash Blamed For Bear Problems On Popular Fairbanks Trail; Forest Service Seeks Information About Stolen Cedar Planks For Trail Project; Artist In Residence Sets Gates of the Arctic to Music

Murkowski Moderates Forum on the Affordable Care Act; Conference Tackles Arctic Issues; Submersible Finds Seine Boat Tangled In Own Net; Analysis Reveals Alaska’s Workforce More Racially Diverse Than National Average; Juneau Plays Good Neighbor, Loans Ambulance To Skagway; Bear Checks Out Ketchikan Lodge; Seal Pup Begins Training Regimen At Sealife Center

Hawaii Gas Applies For Permit To Import LNG; Big Savings Prompt Alaskans To Seek Health Care Elsewhere; China Takes Custody Of Pirate Fishing Vessel; Fairbanks School Board Approves Licensing Agreement For ‘APPTrack’; State Stomps Spud Sprouts; Judge Considers Bringing Jury Trials To Dillingham; Historic Ketchikan Building Closer To Restoration

Salazar Announces Obama Administration Plan For NPR-A; Scientists Expect to Find New Species During First Chukchi Sea Trawl Survey; Long-Time Rural Supporter, Advocate Al Adams Passes Away; Icicle Seafoods Will Pay Fine Over Refrigerant Leaks; Following in the Footsteps of Ricketts and Calvin; Chuathbaluk Youths Build Relationships At Summer Camp; ‘Bettles Bush Bash’ Hosts Alaska Musicians, Banks

This week, we’re heading to the community of Butte, located at the foot of Bodenberg Butte in the Matanuska Susitna Valley. It’s home to about 3000 residents. Brit Lively is a longtime resident of Butte. She lives there with her domestic partner, five horses and a mule.

Peter Maassen Appointed To Supreme Court; ‘Violence Against Women Act’ Reauthorization Slows In Congress; Klukwan Native Corporation Files For Bankruptcy; Firefighters Fighting Lower 48 Blazes; Kookesh Ahead In Campaign Fund-Raising Race; Fairbanks Catholic Diocese Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Hikers Troubled By Problem Bears Along Popular Fairbanks Area Trail; AK: Summer Camp; 300 Villages: Butte

Two Montana Women Die In Eagle River Boating Accident; JBER Soldier Killed In Afghanistan; Team Works To Contain Sheen From Sunken Boat; Scientists Research Ecosystem Downstream From Drill Sites; Company Proposes Oil Pipeline Through Alaska Waters; Renewable Energy Fair Saturday In Anchorage; Juneau Airport Seeks $2-Million In Left Over FY ’12 FAA Funds; Communities Gather To Celebrate Eagle Preserve Anniversary; Fish and Game Closing Some Mat-Su Silver Fishing

Coast Guard Monitors Possible Pirate Vessel; Brooks Range Council Opposing ‘Road To Resources’ Program; Rep. Young Wants States To Take Over Management Of Some National Parks; Navigable Waters Lawsuit Working Way Through Courts; Matanuska Maid Dairy Building Was Uninsured; Audit Studies Math In Sitka School District; ‘Spirit Bears’ May Be Facing New Threat; Booming Caribou Population Prompts Fish And Game To Issue More Hunting Permits; Samoan Community Comes Together Through Softball

Matanuska Maid Building Burns Down; EPA Holding Meetings on Bristol Bay Mine in Anchorage; New Assistant Secretary for Energy Devoted to Solving Military Energy Problem; Fuglvog Crewmember, IFQ Holder Convicted For Falsely Reporting Catches; Processor’s Trawl Fish Purchase Raises Sitka Ire; Former UAF Shooter Takes Bronze In London; Fairbanks Considers Wood Drying Kilns To Reduce Smoke Emissions; Experimental Learning Course Offers Southeast Living Perspective

For the past two summers, the Five Finger light house near Petersburg has hosted humpback whale research. A graduate student from Oregon State works with a rotating team of interns to study the impact of vessel noise on humpback whale communication. The historic building perches at the confluence of Stephen’s passage and Frederick sound – and brings a healthy dose of whimsy to the earthly world of science.

Former Murkowski Aide To Be Released From Prison; Troopers Name Officer In Deadly Shooting; U.S. Senators Discuss Future Of The Arctic; Environmental Groups File Suit Against EPA For Dispersant Use; Former UAF Shooter Wins Gold Medal; Circumpolar Health Conference Convenes In Fairbanks; NPS Finishes Katmai Trophy Grizzly Hunting Study; Five Finger Light House Hosting Humpback Whale Research Project; Couple Drives From Argentina To Alaska

This week, we’re visiting Halibut Cove, a community located just a short water taxi ride across Kachemak Bay from Homer. Clem Tillion is one of the founders of Halibut cove.

DNR Backing Wishbone Hill Permits; Man Dead After Trooper Involved Shooting; New ASD Superintendent Focusing On Basics; Looks Like Gray Whale Baby Boom Under Way; State Starts 10-Year Review Of Community Development Quota Groups; Band Emulates Eastern European Gypsy Music; AK: Beer; 300 Villages: Halibut Cove

Pen Air Dropping Air Taxi Services; Opponents Of Coastal Zone Measure Pick Up Advertising Pace; Matanuska River Drives Valley Residents From Homes; Shell Starts Prep Work In The Arctic; Officials Ponder Fate Of Rampart School Building; New Satellite Dish Allows UAF To Expand NASA Work; Panel Recommends Warship Be Names For Stevens; Historic Military Vehicle Convoy Celebrates the Alaska Highway's 70th Anniversary; Anchorage Artist Garners Attention In New York’s Central Park

Marine Debris Program Funding Bill Held Up In Senate; ANCSA Amendment Would Recognize Alexander Creek As Alaska Native Village; NOAA’s Fairweather Embarks On Arctic Reconnaissance Trip; Towns Take On New Federal Maritime Emission Limits; Bird Flu Not Responsible For Alaska Ice Seal, Walrus Illness; New Valley Native Primary Care Clinic Unveiled In Wasilla; Middle Kuskokwim Residents Fear Subsistence Culture Dwindling; Wrangell Looks To ‘Biobricks’ For Heating Fuel

The brand-new Gateway Aquatic Center in Ketchikan held its grand opening last weekend. The $24 million center was swamped with people eager to swim, slide, splash and play.

Shale Oil Conference Addresses Resource Potential, Challenges; Gas Taxes Will Be Part Of Getting New Pipelines; Point Thompson Nears Final Permitting Steps; Soldier Sentenced In Death Of Fellow Stryker Brigade Member; New Methane Power Plan Fires Up In Anchorage; New Aquatic Center Opens In Ketchikan; ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Opens In Sitka; Mary Louise Rasmuson – 1911-2012

Soldier Accused of Negligent Homicide Not Guilty; Outlook Bleak for Law of the Sea Treaty Ratification; Two More Walrus Calves Headed To SeaLife Center; Scientists Hope To Use Walrus Calves To Shed Light On Mysterious Illness; Elodea Invading Chena Slough; Former UAF Shooters Compete At Olympic Games; Two Kwethluk Men Drown In Separate Incidents; FCC Officials Visit Rural Alaska; Rapper Pitbull Visits Kodiak