Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 29, 2022
Health officials announce Alaska's first case of monkeypox. Ranchers near Delta Junction look for answers after one of their cows was found killed. And as countries around the world look for alternatives to Russian oil, could Alaska could be a source of liquefied natural gas?
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 28, 2022
School districts struggle to hire teachers ahead of the new school year. Also, a new contract for Alaska Airlines workers could make them the highest paid employees in their part of the industry. And for the first time, European green crabs have been found alive in Alaska.
Salvation Army moves families at Centennial Campground to Anchorage shelters
The Salvation Army took over efforts to connect campers to housing and other services last week and prioritized moving families into more permanent shelter. The youngest child at the camp last week was two days old.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Hundreds of households in the Interior are still without power after Monday's windstorm. Homeless families, including one with a newborn, move from an Anchorage campground to shelters. And the first signs of an invasive crab species appear in Southeast Alaska.
JBER’s Ursa Major Elementary School will close for at least a year due to earthquake safety
The Anchorage School District hopes to have Ursa Major students start their fall classes at other schools on base.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Residents of the Interior face power outages and falling trees during high winds. After a year in office, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson reflects on the city's response to homelessness. And chum hatchery operators welcome strong returns in Southeast.
State says Alaska homeschooling families can use public funds for some private school classes, but not full tuition
Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills said the goal of student funding allotments is to supplement public education, not to replace it with private school.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 25, 2022
The state Department of Law says homeschooling families can use public funds to pay for private school classes. The right to an abortion in Alaska remains secure, but off the road system, it's not so straightforward. And before their move north, some young wood bison spent the summer in Fairbanks bulking up.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 22, 2022
What campaign contributions can tell us about Alaska's gubernatorial race. Yukon River fishermen turn to food stamps during the lowest chinook run on record. And state health officials urge older Alaskans to seek COVID treatment quickly after testing positive.
What you need to know about accessing COVID treatments in Alaska
There are a wide range of factors that could qualify you for one of four COVID treatments currently available.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 21, 2022
Anchorage police officers exchange gunfire with a man at a campground opened to the homeless. Also, how inflation is impacting Alaskans' grocery bills. And amid low salmon runs, a Yukon River processor is selling vegetables instead of fish.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The donor behind the biggest contributions to Senator Lisa Murkowski's re-election campaign. A fifth bear is killed at an Anchorage campground the city opened to the homeless. And the Kenai River king salmon fishery closes early for the third year in a row.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Homeless residents at an Anchorage campground wonder about their future. Rain may be dampening Alaska's fire season, but officials say it's not over yet. And volunteers help get salmon to rural Alaskans facing low sockeye runs.
Here’s where you can still get a COVID test in Anchorage
Two sites in Anchorage closed on Friday, but there are still testing options available throughout the city.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 18, 2022
As COVID circulates widely, state epidemiologists say vaccines and boosters are preventing hospitalizations. Also, a record harvest for Bristol Bay's sockeye salmon run. And a new sculpture in Fairbanks will honor the first climber to summit Denali.
AT&T Alaska workers vote to authorize a strike
The workers, who’ve been without a contract since March, are asking for cost of living increases and more affordable health care.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 15, 2022
Telecommunications workers in Alaska could soon go on strike. Also, experts weigh in on whether strict regulations on commercial fishing could help Western Alaska subsistence users. And city leaders in Soldotna face pushback against a Pride month event.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 14, 2022
Republicans prepare to "rank the red" in next month's special election. Also, Denali Borough leaders assess the damage from the Clear Fire. And how a Soldotna beekeeper dealt with the loss of millions of bees bound for Alaska.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 13, 2022
After weeks of debate, the Anchorage Assembly approves a process to remove the mayor. Subsistence users ask for greater restrictions on commercial fishing along the Alaska Peninsula. And the Alaska National Guard and the Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs honors the heroic rescue of a downed Navy air crew nearly 70 years ago.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 12, 2022
In response to a federal lawsuit, the state says the Kuskokwim River isn't public for the purposes of fisheries management. Subsistence users say commercial vessels are taking fish bound for their rivers. And meteorologists say wetter weather is helping with wildfires, but that could still change quickly.