Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Algo Nuevo: May 29, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday, May 29, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera.
Interior Elders Can Receive Special Care
Elders within Alaska’s interior can now receive special care.
The Yukon Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Facility is now open for business in Galena.
Alaska News Nightly: May 27, 2011
Plane Crash Kills Five Near Birchwood, Lawmakers Preparing to Head Back to Juneau, Top Veterans Affairs Official Visiting Alaska, 360 North Carrying Soboleff Memorial Service, and more...
Stevens Crash Information, Sealaska Bills and the Coastal Zone Management Program
This week on Alaska Edition, host Michael Carey is joined in the studio by Paul Jenkins, from the Anchorage Daily Planet, Steve MacDonald, of KTUU Channel 2 News, and Libby Casey, APRN’s Washington DC correspondent.
Parnell Says Capital Budget Vetoes Will Be Substantial
Gov. Sean Parnell says his vetoes of the capital budget will be substantial. He told the Associated Press he is still holding to his $2.8 billion goal, meaning he wants to take $400 million out of the construction budget.
Sarah Palin Embarking on East Coast Tour
Sarah Palin is embarking on an East Coast tour this weekend, hitting historical sites that her political action committee calls key to the country’s formation, survival, and growth.
Limited details of Palin’s “One Nation” tour were released on the website of SarahPAC. The tour is beginning in Washington, D.C., and moving up the East Coast.
Alaska News Nightly: May 26, 2011
Fall Kills Two More Denali Climbers, Injures Two Others, Postal Service Cuts May Affect Juneau Residents, Coal Creek Fire Grows to 3,000 Acres, Near-Record High Temperatures Sweep Across Central Interior, and more...
Rescued Polar Bear Cub Makes Debut at Alaska Zoo
A polar bear cub rescued from the North Slope last month is making a quick recovery at the Alaska Zoo. The female cub of the year was underweight and weak when she was found at the Alpine Oil Field, separated from her mother.
Alaska News Nightly: May 25, 2011
Sealaska Raises Land Selection Issue in Washington DC, Unalaska Group Engages in Unusual Spring Cleanup, Lawmakers Debate Special Session for Coastal Management Program, and more...
NTSB Says Cause of Stevens Crash Unclear
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The National Transportation Safety Board says it’s not clear what caused the plane crash that killed former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and four others last August. Investigators say it’s...
Gold Rush History of Alaska and the Klondike
Gold Rush Alaska and the Klondike are brought alive in a new book by Howard Bluhm. The lives and thoughts of Soapy Smith, George Carmacks and others are re-constructed from their personal...
Manufacturing Rising in Alaska
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
Seafood processing and fossil fuel processing are the biggest sectors of Alaska's manufacturing economy. Timber processing fell back some time ago, and shows no growth. Overall, manufacturing is on the...
APD Begins Posting Notices in Homeless Camps
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Anchorage police yesterday began posting notices at the city's homeless camps that any possessions left there after 15 days will be confiscated. They have provided a list of locations where...
NTSB Begins Hearing on Stevens Crash
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The National Transportation Safety Board has begun a hearing this morning on the plane crash that took the life of Senator Ted Stevens and four others north of Dillingham last...
Crews Make Progress in Containing Moose Mountain Fire
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Substantial progress has been made on corralling a Fairbanks area wildfire. The Moose Mountain Fire has burned more than 940 acres in an area just northwest of...
Kobuk Cleaning Up After Weekend Flooding
People in Kobuk are cleaning up after high water flooded village streets with ice over the weekend. The water started rising on Friday. By Saturday morning, residents of one home, including children and an elder of 94 years, were evacuated by boat to the village clinic. They reported their house was shaking as large chunks of ice crashed into it.
Coast Guard Rescues Five After Pleasure Craft Sinks
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Five Anchorage residents are safe after their pleasure boat, the Nordic Mistress, sank yesterday 85 miles north of Kodiak. The boat’s operator called in a mayday to...
Rash of Dead Birds Piques Biologist’s Interest
Jay Barrett, KMXT – Kodiak
An increasing number of dead birds have been showing up in downtown Kodiak. The die off is attracting the interest of federal officials, who were initially concerned...
Tlingit Leader Walter Soboleff Passes Away
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau
The Reverend Doctor Walter Soboleff has died — at the age of 102. He passed away Sunday morning at his home in Juneau.
He was the first Alaska Native...
Kenai Cattle Drive Captures Cowboy Spirit
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
Alaskans sometimes like to boast that their state is twice the size of Texas. But surely Texas can always brag about their cowboy heritage. Well, at least for one day...