Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Eight Charged in Set of Gang-Related Shootings
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Eight people in Anchorage have been charged in a set of gang-related killings spanning the last two years.
One victim was 17-year-old Desirae Dashon Douglas, apparently caught in crossfire at a...
House Finance Committee Presents Version of Budget
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
The logjam between the House and Senate over a capital projects budget for next year seems to have broken. The House Finance Committee late Thursday evening presented its version of...
Climbing Party Falls from McKinley Summit
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
A party of climbers fell from the summit ridge of Mount McKinley Thursday, and rescue efforts went on into the night. One of the climbers is dead, another was taken...
Oil Companies Protest Possibly Losing Tax Breaks
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
The heads of the nation’s biggest oil companies say they can’t handle losing tax breaks, despite near-record profits. The CEOs of the five...
House Passes Bill Opening More Coastal Waters to Drilling
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
While the U.S. Senate considered boosting oil companies’ taxes today, the House passed a bill the oil companies like. It would open more U.S. coastal waters...
Arctic Council Signs Search and Rescue Agreement
Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage
Representatives of the eight nations in the Arctic Council met in Nuuk, Greenland today to sign the Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement.
The council also created an Arctic task...
Senate Includes Oil Tax Accounting Computer System in Budget
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Senate has included $35 million in the capital budget for a computer system to better manage state oil tax accounting. Senate resources Committee co-chair Joe Paskvan...
Despite Dropping Water Levels, Crooked Creek Remains Flooded
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
Flood waters have dropped about 10 feet in Crooked Creek on the middle Kuskokwim River, but the village is still flooded. Emergency response workers traveled there Thursday, including...
Sudanese Refugees Work to Keep Children Connected to Homeland
Photos and Story by Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
On the map, the North African nation of Sudan is about as far away from Anchorage as you can get. The weather and the...
Founder of Carr’s Supermarket Dies
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The founder of Alaska’s Carr’s supermarket chain died Thursday in Anchorage. Laurence Carr passed away at age 81.
Carr arrived in Alaska in 1947, and in three years had...
Proposed Settlement Would Allow Some Energy, Mining Projects to Move Forward
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau
Alaska’s U.S. Senators say a proposed settlement allowing some energy and mining projects to go forward in the Tongass does little to safeguard Southeast Alaska’s economy.
Conservation groups...
First Salmon Opening of the Year Starts Monday
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The first salmon season of the year is set to start on Monday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has scheduled the initial Copper River sockeye...
Sitka Welcomes ‘Westerdam’ Cruise Ship
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The U.S. Coast Guard visited the cruise ship Westerdam during its stop in Sitka yesterday to investigate a reported collision between the 936-foot vessel and some ice...
Alaska News Nightly: May 12, 2011
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Oil Companies Protest Possibly Losing Tax Breaks
Libby Casey, APRN –...
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak
Coming up this week, Togiak herring opened on Sunday, but the fish were just a little too green for fishermen's tastes; Icicle will have a floating processor in Norton...
Oil, Gas Industry Incentives Point of Discussion for Finance Committee
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Thursday, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is in a highly publicized hearing about federal taxes on the oil and gas industry and whether some incentives ought to be rolled back...
Ice Dents Cruise Ship's Hull Below Waterline
Ed Ronco, KCAW - Sitka
The U.S. Coast Guard visited the cruise ship "Westerdam" when it arrived in Sitka yesterday after striking some ice in Yakutat Bay near the Hubbard Glacier. Sure enough, they found...
Judiciary Committee Examines Budget’s Contingency Language
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
The House Finance Committee Wednesday began hearing from the public about the capital budget the Senate passed last night. At the same time, the Judiciary Committee focused...
Crooked Creek Still Experiencing Flood Complications
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
The village of Crooked Creek is going on its fourth day without power.
Flood waters have dropped 4-5 feet from their high mark last night, but much of the...
8(a) Limiting Attempt Fails in Senate
Photo and Story by Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
An attempt by Senator John McCain to limit the federal program that gives special contracting opportunities to Alaska Native Corporations failed...