Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Feds Considering Changes to Management of Native Sacred Sites
Tribal groups have fought for years over protection of sacred sites on Forest Service land.
One of the biggest battles was at a northern Arizona ski area, where recycled wastewater was used to make snow...
Alaska News Nightly: December 13, 2010
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Miller Takes Case to Supreme Court
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA –...
North Star Borough Will Use Grant to Help Develop Biomass Industry
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Fairbanks North Star Borough will use a federal grant to help develop the local biomass industry. The $50,000 award will pay for borough time and hiring a consultant...
Dillingham OKs Pay Hike For Teachers
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
The teachers who work for the Dillingham City School District have agreed to a new three-year collective bargaining agreement that includes a four-percent pay raise. Negotiations between the representatives of...
Air Force Says Pilot Error Led to C-17 Crash
The Air Force has concluded that the crash of a C-17 that claimed the lives of four crew members this summer was due to pilot error, saying the pilot "placed the aircraft outside established...
Mat-Su Say No to Strengthening Mayor; OKs Some Bonds for Schools
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Matanuska Susitna Borough voters turned down a bid to change the borough's governing style Tuesday while they elected two new Borough Assembly members. There are over 2,000 Absentee...
Study: Anchorage Police Could Shift Routine
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Increase Community Policing and cut down on the time officer’s spend handling “calls for service.” Those were just two of the recommendations release Thursday in a staffing...
Mountains Plus Mystery Equals Good Adventure
Dylan Taylor climbs above the Middle Fork Glacier toward the Chisana Glacier on Day 4 of a 100-mile ski/hike from Skolai Pass to McCarthy, Wrangell Mountains, Alaska.
Story and Photo by Joe Stock, APRN -...
Audubon Releases List of Birds in Trouble in Alaska
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
Audubon Alaska has released a list of birds in trouble. The 2010 Audubon Watchlist pinpoints 49 declining and vulnerable bird species in Alaska. The list is an early warning system...
Labor Groups Throw Holiday Picnic in Anchorage
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
In Anchorage, the Labor Day holiday was celebrated with a picnic, put on by the AFL-CIO on the park-strip.
Union members and their families turned out under cloudy skies to share...
Cook Inlet Advisory Council Boots Member
The Associated Press
A member of the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council has been removed from the panel for publicly criticizing its decisions. Bob Shavelson, an outspoken environmental activist, says he believes...
Wildfire Season Coming to a Close
The Associated Press
The Alaska wildfire season is just about over.There are still 34 fires burning around the state considered "active," but none of them are being fought. Officials told the Fairbanks...
Forest Chief Says Plans Won't Require Amending Tongass Plan
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK - Petersburg
The head of the United States Forest Service says the proposed transition to more forest restoration and second-growth logging will not require a special amendment to the Tongass Land Management...
Ketchikan Cruise Ship Industry Had Mixed Sales
Maria Didzak, KRBD - Ketchikan
Ketchikan’s cruise ship industry is reporting mixed sales this summer.
Maria Dudzak spoke to some downtown merchants and tour operators about how sales have been going this season.
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Skies Were Clear When Cargo Plane Crashed in Denali
Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks
Federal investigators say the skies were clear and the weather was good when a cargo plane crashed last month at Denali National Park.
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Ice Alaska Pushing Borough for Land Swap
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
The group that runs the World Ice Art Championships is pressing the Fairbanks Borough assembly to push a land swap with the Alaska Railroad.
Ice Alaska is facing a major lease...
AK Independence Party Says No to Walker
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
The Alaskan Independence Party has selected Michigan Militia founder Norm Olson as its candidate for lieutenant governor.
But AIP leaders say they're sticking with the party's candidate for governor, Don Wright,...
Alaska News Nightly: September 6, 2010
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Skies Were Clear When Cargo Plane Crashed in...
Murkowski Concedes to Miller
Photos by Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Senator Lisa Murkowski conceded her bid for reelection to primary opponent Joe Miller early Tuesday evening saying it was for the "good of the state of Alaska."
She said...
Miller’s Lead Continues to Slip
Senate candidate Joe Miller's lead over incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski continued to shrink Tuesday as election officials began counting absentee and other ballots.
As of late in the afternoon, he held only a 1,210...