Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media

Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
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Lower Yukon Villages Assessing Break-Up Damages

Residents on the Lower Yukon are not only dealing with low King returns, they are also working through the damages left by the Spring break-up. Many residents in the coastal community of Emmonak have...

Diving Crews Cut Short Fuel Recovery

Diving crews cut efforts short over the weekend while recovering diesel fuel from the sunken supply boat Monarch. Ben Stanton, KDLL - Kenai Download Audio (MP3)

Alaska News Nightly: June 15, 2009

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio (MP3) Court OKs Interest for Exxon Valdez Plaintiffs Casey Kelly, KBBI -...

Talk of Alaska: What’s Next for the Gas Pipeline?

Are Alaskans ready for a natural gas pipeline? Do we have the work force for it? Where would the gas come from? The recent deal between TransCanada and Exxon-Mobil has everybody wondering what is next. What happens to...

Legislators Have Questions About Exxon-TransCanada Deal

Legislators have a lot of questions about Thursday's announcement that Exxon and TransCanada will work together on development of a North Slope natural gas pipeline. TransCanada-Exxon Work and Budget Program (PDF) Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau Download...

Industry Observers Mull Exxon-TransCanada Partnership

Industry observers are also wondering what exactly the partnership will look like and how significant this may be for advancing a pipeline project. Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Freed Legislators Return to Alaska

Former state Representatives Vic Kohring and Pete Kott have returned to Alaska. The Associated Press Download Audio (MP3)

Flooded Villages Can Expect Quick Federal Response

Victims of last month's spring breakup floods can look for a quick response from federal and state agencies now that President Barack Obama has declared the region a disaster area. Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau Download...

Eagle Residents Working Hard to Rebuild

Eagle residents face major cleanup effort after foods and ice smash the village. Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage Residents of Eagle aren't just waiting for help from the federal government. Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage Download...

Southcentral Anglers Feeling Pinch of Closures

Southcentral Alaska anglers are hurting due to sport fishing closures affecting a number of king salmon streams. Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Chinnok Salmon Run Off to Good Start on Yukon

Subsistence fishers in the Yukon River are seeing a good start to the Chinnok Salmon Run. Shane Iverson, KYUK - Bethel Download Audio (MP3)

Denali Claims Two More Climbers

Two more climbers perished during climbs of Denali. The Associated Press Download Audio (MP3)

State Swine Flu Cases Now Number 21

Alaska's confirmed H1N1 cases jumped by seven today for a total of 21. Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Anchorage News Nightly: June 12, 2009

Flooding waters and ice ripped through Eagle leaving behind a huge cleanup effort. Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN's...

Exxon-Mobil Joins TransCanada on Pipeline Project

Exxon-Mobil has joined in the plan to build a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to North American markets.   In an announcement today (Thursday) with Exxon-Mobil and TransCanada announced on Thursday they will...

Exxon Deal Prompts Positive DC Reaction

Reaction in the nation's capital to the TransCanada deal with Exxon was positive. Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC Download Audio (MP3)

Former Lawmakers to Be Released From Prison

U.S. District Judge John Sedwick today ordered former Alaska lawmakers Pete Kott and Vic Kohring to be released immediately from prison. He asked the United States Marshall for Alaska to provide airline tickets for...

Fairbanks Priest Accused of Abusing a Minor

A Catholic priest who serves the University of Alaska Fairbanks St. Marks Parish is accused of sexually abusing a minor.  A civil lawsuit filed against the Reverend Gerald Ornowski, claims he sexually abused a...

Shelter Space in Anchorage Reaching Critical Levels

Of all those seeking refuge at Anchorage shelters, among the most desperate are those escaping domestic violence.  In recent months, their numbers have increased to the point that space has become critical at the...

President Barack Obama OKs Disaster Relief for Alaska

President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration on Thursday for villages devastated by ice jam flooding along the Yukon river this spring. The action frees up federal funding for individuals and businesses. The aid...