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Scientists Watching Retreating Sea Ice
As September approaches, scientists are guessing how far the Arctic Sea ice will retreat this year before it begins to freeze up again. Scientists were stunned by the record withdrawal that took place...
Medicaid Fraud Case Settled
The state’s largest Medicaid fraud case ever has been settled. The president of On Call Nursing of Alaska, Sherry Trotter, pled guilty to felony first degree theft of more than $1.3 million. Trotter...
125th Stryker Brigade Remembering Fallen Comrades
In the coming weeks, soldiers from the 125th Stryker Brigade based out of Ft. Wainwright, Alaska will be making their journey home. Most are gearing up to be reunited with their families and...
Elderly Man Dies After Boating Accident
A 76-year-old California man has died in a boating accident near Juneau. Robert Earl Lehnhart of Lake Forest, California was one of seven people thrown into the water on Monday when their boat...
Firefighters Taking Advantage of Better Weather
A short break in the weather is giving state and federal wildfire fighting agencies a chance to haul gear back from remote country where fires were battled for weeks prior to the arrival...
Juneau Administrator Chosen for Domestic Violence Council
The state has tapped a Juneau administrator with experience at shelters and Native organizations to lead its Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Sandy Samaniego began working Monday with the council.
Ed Schoenfeld,...
Brown Bear Cubs Captured in Sitka
Three brown bear cubs have been captured, and a fourth has died, after their mother was possibly killed in a Sitka neighborhood. Officials with the state department of Fish and Game decided to...
Alaska News Nightly: August 18, 2009
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Coast Guard Out in Force This Month
Paul Korchin, KNOM –...
Anchorage Mayor Vetoes Gay Rights Ordinance
Mayor Dan Sullivan issued a written statement that he has vetoed the gay rights ordinance passed last week by the Anchorage Assembly.
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
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State to Archive Official Emails on Personal Accounts
State employees are now required to let the state archive their personal email accounts if they use them for state business. Under a policy released on Monday – but signed 10 days ago...
Coast Guard Rescues Boaters
Seven people were pulled from the water north of Juneau after a 20-foot skiff capsized near Tee Harbor. A man trapped under the skiff was reported as "unresponsive.” The Coast Guard also rescued...
Comprehensive Glacier Study Released
The federal government has released the longest and most comprehensive study of glaciers in North America – and it shows they’re melting at an increasing rate as the climate warms.
Libby Casey, APRN –...
Railroad Weed Plan Attacked
An Alaska Railroad plan to eradicate weeds using chemicals along a stretch of track has raised the ire of environmentalists. Some say the plan is harmful, but railroad officials say it’s required by federal...
Kensington Ready to Start Work on Tailings Facility
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eady “to hit the ground running” at the Kensington Gold Mine. He says Coeur has...
Fairbanks Getting Doused in August
August is living up to standard as Fairbanks wettest month. After a record dry July, in which less than a 10th of an inch of rain fell, Fairbanks has received nearly an inch a...
Crews Finish Cleanup of Oil Ship
Crews have finished removing diesel fuel from the sunken oil industry supply ship Monarch in Cook Inlet. The ship sank in January near the Granite Point platform about 16 miles from Nikiski, and...
Researcher Wraps Up Study of Bristol Bay
A researcher with the National Marine Fisheries Service has just wrapped up a two-week effort to get a better understanding of what kinds of creatures live in the near-shore environment of Bristol Bay.
Mike...
Alaska News Nightly: August 17, 2009
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Anchorage Mayor Vetoes Gay Rights Ordinance
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
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Kensington Gets Permit for Tailings Facility
The Kensington Gold Mine just received its long-awaited permit to construct a mine tailings facility at Lower Slate Lake.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau and Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
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Anchorage Police Arrest Two for Assaulting Alaska Native
The Anchorage police, working the FBI, have arrested two suspects who apparently assaulted a man for no reason other than he was Alaska Native.
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
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