Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Game Appointee Under Fire
With confirmation votes looming on Friday, one of Governor Sean Parnell’s appointees to the Alaska Board of Game came under fire this week from lawmakers and the public. Al Barrette, who owns a commercial...
Murkowski to Run Again
Senator Lisa Murkowski used an address in Fairbanks yesterday to announce her intention to run for re-election. Speaking at an annual women’s luncheon event, Murkowski, a Republican, said she’s motivated to keep working for...
Aleutian Bird Research Revealing New Ideas
Aleutian bird research is revealing new ideas about evolutionary biology. Birds such as crested and whiskered auklets may not have developed elaborate head feathers just to attract their mates. The feathers might also...
First Arctic Spring Festival Gets Underway in Kotzebue
In Kotzebue today, the start of the 1st Annual Arctic Spring Festival got underway, although a few events had to be postponed because...well it’s the arctic. Maija Lukin is the regional communications manager for...
Homer Spit Awakens to Spring
In a sure sign of spring, businesses on the Homer Spit – at least a handful of them – are opening up for the 2010 summer tourist season.
Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer
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Alaska News Nightly: April 8, 2010
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Parnell and Legislature Dueling Over Budget
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
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Raptor Center Releases Eagles
The Alaska Raptor Center released four eagles last weekend – three juveniles and an adult. Releasing four at a time is fairly rare. The Raptor Center has been treating eagles for 30 years,...
Some Experts Think Pollock Stocks Affected by Warming Temps
Fisheries experts say the northward move of pollock stocks in the Bering Sea may not be good news for the fishery. The fish may not get the best nutrition and that could impair...
Fairbanks Man Promoting New Solar Lens
A Fairbanks man has invented a solar focusing lens technology that promises more efficient, lower cost energy collection. Inventor John Pender says the idea is to use tiny prisms to direct and concentrate...
Anchorage Assembly Decided – Almost
The Anchorage Assembly will have three new members thanks to yesterday's municipal election. Dick Traini, Paul Honeman and Ernie Hall won the approval of voters. But Traini was leading Andy Clary by less...
Parnell Lays Out Priorities for Closing Days
Governor Parnell on Wednesday presented what’s important to him before the end of session – scheduled now for April 18th. Parnell said his focus during the next eleven days will be a list...
Michigan Man Moves to AK to Start a Militia
Norman Olson is a former teacher, preacher and gun salesman. The Nikiski resident transplanted his family and a few friends from Michigan several years ago, to take up root in Alaska. This in...
BP and ConocoPhillips File Pipeline Plan
BP and Conoco-Phillips filed a natural gas pipeline plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC on Wednesday and plan to take bids from gas shippers, including themselves, beginning in July. They call...
Alaska News Nightly: April 7, 2010
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BP and ConocoPhillips File Pipeline Plan
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
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Legislature Winding Down; Legislators Getting Edgy
With only 12 more days expected in this year’s session, legislators are beginning to get edgy about this year’s capital projects budget. Today’s scheduled release of the plan was canceled. And that...
UAA Researchers Eyeing Concepts for Safer Drinking Water
A team of researchers at the University of Alaska Anchorage are working on a study that could eventually help make drinking water safer in the U.S. They recently won a grant from the...
State Has Written Agreement with Cruise Lines on Tax
State officials say they have a written agreement with cruise lines to drop a lawsuit challenging Alaska’s passenger head tax. That’s if lawmakers reduce the charge by nearly 60 percent. That and other...
Legislators Hear from New Rural Education Director
The House Education committee heard testimony from the state's new Director of Rural Education Phyllis Carlson on Friday. Carlson role is a new position within the Department of Education. She grew up in...
Fairbanks Police Bust Massage Parlor Operators
Fairbanks Police have jailed four massage parlor operators on prostitution and related charges. The women were arrested at three businesses: Jade’s Therapeutic Massage, Spa Asia and April’s Massage last Friday.
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Tsunami Warning System Posted False Message
In the aftermath of the Chilean earthquake in February, Alaska remained under a tsunami advisory for most of the day. But for a brief period in the early morning the West Coast and Alaska...