Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Law of the Sea Treaty Remains Top Priority for Coast Guard
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
The new commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 17th District says ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty remains a top Coast Guard priority. Rear Admiral...
Crooked Creek Residents Pull Together After Flood
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
Governor Sean Parnell declared a State disaster for the Kuskokwim villages of Crooked Creek and Red Devil, which flooded during break up. About 66 percent of housing in...
DHSS Fully Cooperating in Child Abuse Case
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The State Department of Health and Social Service is cooperating fully into the investigation of an Anchorage woman charged with abusing six adopted children and an undetermined...
School Shop Burns Down in St. Michael
Laureli Kinneen, KNOM – Nome
There was a fire in the Norton Sound community of St. Michael Wednesday night. No one was injured, but some students in the town of about 370 ...
Alaska Mercury Levels Lower Than Other Parts of Arctic
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
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The Arctic Council is bringing attention to the issue of mercury contamination in subsistence foods. A new assessment from the Council’s monitoring program...
Navy Moving Forward With Sonar Use in Training
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
Experts say early studies show catches of some species of fish that live in Alaska may drop after being exposed to intense sound. But the science is...
Alaska News Nightly: May 19, 2011
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Senate Republicans Block Vote to Confirm 9th Circuit Court Judge
Libby...
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
Coming up this week, Seattle Mariner's baseball legend Jay Buhner is thrilled that Copper River salmon is open; and I try my hand at some fishy haiku. Plus fish...
Copper River Sockeye Run Off to Strong Start
Tony Gorman, KCHU - Valdez & Associated Press
This year's Copper River Run is off to a strong start.
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Monday's first opener of the season yielded 105,300...
Army Releases Names of Alaska-Based Soldiers Killed Monday
Associated Press
The Army has released the names of three Alaska based soldiers killed by a road side bomb Monday in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department identified them as 29-year-old Spc. Bradley Louis Melton, 21-year-old Pvt. Cheizray...
Anchorage Woman Charged with Abuse of Foster, Adopted Children
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A 50-year-old Anchorage woman, Anya James, is in custody charged with the abuse of her adopted and foster children. James appeared in Alaska Superior Court Wednesday after...
Five Men Die in Cook Inlet Clamming Accident
Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer
An all-night search turned to tragedy Wednesday morning as the bodies of two missing clam diggers were found in western Cook Inlet. Officials are still investigating the...
Obama Nominates Judge for 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Associated Press
Alaska Supreme Court Justice Morgan Christen has been nominated by President Obama for a vacancy on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Begich recommended Christen for the opening created by the retirement ...
Supreme Court Suspends Former US Attorney’s License
Associated Press
The Alaska Supreme Court has suspended the law license of former U.S. Attorney Wevley Shea, finding “clear and convincing evidence” that he violated professional rules of conduct.
The high court adopted the...
Not Enough Data Available to Draw Conclusions on Sulfolane Toxicity
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Scientists studying the health effects of chemical ground water contamination in North Pole says there’s not enough data to draw definitive conclusions on toxicicty. An interagency team...
District One Republicans Launch Official Recall Effort Against Johansen
Maria Dudzak, KRBD – Ketchikan
District One Republicans have officially launched a recall effort against Ketchikan Representative Kyle Johansen. Johansen came under fire after his decision to walk out on the House...
Southwest Alaska Students Share Book About Local Community, Culture
Photos and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Anchorage
Students from the Southwest Alaska village of Kokhanok, near Lake Iliamna, now have a piece of their work in the nation’s most honored ...
Alaska News Nightly: May 18, 2011
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Anchorage Woman Charged with Abuse of Foster, Adopted Children
Ellen Lockyer,...
Flooded Kuskokwim Communities Declared State Disaster
Associated Press
Gov. Sean Parnell has declared a state disaster for communities flooded by spring breakup on the Kuskokwim River.
Parnell's declaration for Crooked Creek and Red Devil activates state disaster assistance programs, which will help...
Three Clam Diggers Dead, Two Missing in Cook Inlet
Associated Press
The U.S. Coast Guard reports three clam diggers have been found dead and two are still missing. The men had issued a distress signal Tuesday afternoon that their skiff had run into trouble...