Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Bethel City Council Opposes Donlin Creek Mine
The Bethel City Council took a position against the proposed Donlin Creek Gold Mine at their last meeting. The vote was the first on Donlin since the new Council was seated last October.
Shane...
Alaska WWII Campaigns Featured in Anchorage Museum
Aleutian World War II campaigns on Kiska and Adak are featured in a new exhibit the Anchorage Museum in honor of national archaeology month. It features never-before-seen personal photos from both Japanese and...
Native Youth Olympics Get Underway in Anchorage
The Native Youth Olympics got started this morning in downtown Anchorage with the kneel jump. Hundreds of students - including Corey Olympic - from across the state are participating in ten events.
Many competitors say...
Alaska News Nightly: April 22, 2010
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Gubernatorial Candidates Say Parnell Should Not be Distracted by Health...
One Fisherman Dead, Three Rescued Northeast of Kodiak
One fisherman is dead and three are safe after their fishing boat sank in the Gulf of Alaska Tuesday evening. The 75-foot Northern Belle went down about 50 miles south of Montague Island, or...
More Bandwidth Coming to SW Alaska
Another high speed internet project is coming to the Bethel and Dillingham area in Southwest Alaska. GCI has announced that it was awarded $88 million in Federal Stimulus funds to speed up, and expand, their...
Autopsy Reports Pending on 5th Homeless Inebriate
Autopsy results are pending on a fifth homeless inebriate found dead on Anchorage streets. Anchorage police and social services leaders point to alcohol as the culprit behind the deaths, but some say the...
State Battling Wildfire Near Anderson
The state is fighting a wildfire near Anderson. Division of Forestry Information officer Maggie Rogers says the fire was reported late last night about five miles south of the Parks Highway community.
Dan Bross, KUAC...
Lawmakers Fund New Vets’ Cemetery in Fairbanks
There’s nearly a $1 million in the state capital budget for creation of a state veterans’ cemetery in Fairbanks. State Representative David Guttenberg, who’s shepherded the project through the legislature for several years, says...
More Bills Failed Than Passed Last Session
More bills failed than passed during the legislative session that just ended. Many affected a small number of people, or proposed a minor change that can wait until another year.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
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Anchorage Needs to Keep Lobbying to Keep State Funds for City
Mayor Dan Sullivan happily described the municipality's share of the statewide capital budget today at his weekly press conference. But Sullivan says keeping those legislative approved dollars will require some lobbying.
Len Anderson, KSKA...
Elfin Cove Charter to Pay Fines for Overfishing
Elfin Cove-based Eagle Charters will pay tens of thousands of dollars after pleading guilty to charges that four of its fishing guides were caught overfishing during a state sting operation.
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
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Coast Guard Investigates Oil Spill Claim
The U.S. Coast Guard investigated a reported oil spill in the northern Lynn Canal earlier this week. They didn't found any sign of the substance, but did track down the probable source.
Tara Bicknell,...
Petersburg Says “Cheese” for 100th Anniversary
Petersburg celebrated its centennial anniversary Tuesday afternoon with a massive, group photo. The mayor declared a half-day holiday and local organizers estimate as many as 15 hundred people, roughly half the population, turned...
Alaska News Nightly: April 21, 2010
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One Fisherman Dead, Three Rescued Northeast of Kodiak
Jay Barrett,...
Talk of Alaska: Spirit of Reading
Tuesday is our annual "Spirit of Reading" Talk of Alaska show with an author of juvenile fiction and students who read his books.
The author is Roland Smith. He will be in Sitka.
There will also...
Alaska to Challenge Constitutionality of New Health Care Plan
Governor Parnell on Tuesday announced that Alaska is joining 19 other states in challenging the constitutionality of the new Federal Health Care legislation.
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
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Legislature Paves Way to Study Mining Impact in Bristol Bay Area
The Alaska Legislature has set aside funds to pay for a review of the impacts of mining in the Bristol Bay region.
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
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Health Advocates Support New Regulations for Chemical Industry
Public health advocates in Alaska are pleased that reforms to regulations for the chemical industry have been introduced in Congress. The Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 is an attempt to revise parts of...
EPA Fines Westward Seafoods
Westward Seafoods was fined $570,000 by the Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at their Unalaska plant. Though the company agreed...