Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Cabinet Members Visit Bethel
Arne Duncan and three other cabinet Secretaries flew to Bethel today. Their flights were delayed by three hours, so their agenda was pushed back throughout the day. But YK Delta residents still had about...
Wildfires Could be Sign of Climate Warming
This summer's massive wildfires are likely a symptom of climate warming. That's the take from University of Alaska Fairbanks forest ecologist Glenn Juday. He says the individual occurrence of high fire years is not...
Alaska News Nightly: August, 12, 2009
Photo by Christopher Ho, KYUK - Bethel
U.S. Secretaries Arne Duncan, Steven Chu, Shaun Donovan, and Tom Vilsack listen to Elder Peter Jacob at the Bethel Town Hall Meeting.
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Battle for America: Why McCain Chose Palin
Sarah Palin was almost a complete unknown on the national political stage but Senator John McCain, the GOP nominee for president, needed and wanted, a major spark to ignite a general campaign against Democratic...
HUD Secretary Announces Block Grants for Tribes
The early signs are that Alaska's Native tribal governments are going to get a significant boost from the Obama administration cabinet members visiting this week. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced some...
Bethel Prepping for Obama Cabinet
Bethel is preparing for a visit from four Obama Administration cabinet Secretaries tomorrow. The delegation includes HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Energy Secretary Steven Chu....
Bill Seeks to Address Violent Crime in Native Communities
Draft legislation called the Tribal Law and Order Act is expected to be on the agenda for lawmakers after their summer recess. The bill seeks to address violent crime in Native communities. A proposed...
State Prisoners Moving from Arizona to Colorado
Alaska's inmates currently in a private prison in the Lower 48 will be a little closer to the state by the end of the year. The Department of Corrections has decided to move prisoners...
Juneau School Board Wrestling With Drug-Testing Plans
The Juneau School Board is wrestling with a plan to institute mandatory, random drug-testing for high school students in athletics. A school district drug task force is recommending immediate implementation, as well as...
STDs on the Rise in YK Delta
There is an alarming increase in the rate of two sexually transmitted diseases in the YK Delta. Both Chlamydia and Gonorrhea have increased dramatically in the region since 2007.
Alice Criswell, KYUK - Bethel
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Yellow Jackets Descend on Fairbanks
Yellow jackets are bugging people in Fairbanks again. This summer's hot dry conditions are conducive to wasp survival, and she's been getting calls about them causing problems around homes and gardens.
Dan Bross, KUAC -...
Author Describes Palin’s Meteoric Rise
Washington Post political reporter Dan Balz doesn't pretend to know where Sarah Palin's career is heading. But in his new book, "The Battle for America 2008," he gives new insight into her meteoric rise...
Alaska News Nightly: August 11, 2009
Photo by Patrick Yack, APRN - Anchorage
Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan appear on Talk of Alaska with APRN host Steve Heimel.
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Legislature Override’s Palin Veto; Confirms Campbell
The Legislature met in a special session on Monday in Anchorage and voted to override former Gov. Sarah Palin's veto of federal stimulus funds. It also voted to confirm Craig Campbell as the state's...
Lawmakers Balk At Additional Vetoes
Lawmakers turned down one further attempt to override the vetoes from last year's budget just a few minutes before adjournment.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
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Session Draws Rallies
Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Protesters rally downtown Anchorage while Legislature votes to override ex-governor Sarah Palin.
Lawmakers arriving in downtown Anchorage for their special session were greeted by demonstrators wearing green hard-hats, urging...
Shell Submits More Arctic Plans
Shell has submitted a plan to drill in two areas of the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's coast. Now the Minerals Management Service has thirty days to evaluate and analyze Shell's proposal.
Libby Casey, APRN -...
Tribal Leaders Meet with BIA Official
Photo by Christopher Ho, KYUK - Bethel.
Mike Williams Sr. discusses a tribal housing project BIA Asst. Secretary Larry Echohawk.
Tribal Sovereignty was the main subject when the head of the BIA traveled to Rural Alaska...
Clean-Up Started on Wrecked Fishing Vessel
The clean-up and salvage of the fishing vessel the Icy Mist is almost complete. The 58-foot boat went aground on Akutan Island earlier this year. Dan Magone and his crew immediately set to work...
Recent Fatalities Fraw Crowd to Highway Gathering
Photo by Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
The number of deaths this year on the Seward Highway between Potter Marsh to Girdwood produced a standing room only crowd at the Girdwood Community Building Friday night.
Crash...