Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Musher’s Best Friend – It’s Obvious
The Iditarod leaders were camped out at the remote Cripple checkpoint late Thursday afternoon. Dallas Seavey still tops the standings, ahead of John Baker and Martin Buser. But all three have to...
Billy McCarty: Ruby's Master Sled Maker
The wood sled has all but disappeared from the Iditarod trail. Mushers now prefer to use sleds made from aluminum or composite materials, which are lighter and more flexible. But in the villages, locally-made...
Petersburg Takes Up Smoking Ban
A reading of a proposed smoking ban ordinance has passed a first reading with Petersburg city council approval, and the ban could go before voters this fall. The sweeping non-smoking ordinance is thought to...
Halibut Season Opens
The 2010 season for halibut opened on Saturday and despite a nasty blizzard that kept most boats in port, Homer stayed true to its reputation as “halibut capital of the world” by taking...
Fish and Wildlife Assessing Land-Swap in Izembek
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is looking at the environmental impacts of a proposed land-swap and road project in the Alaska Peninsula’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Congress passed legislation signed into law last...
Alaska News Nightly: March 11, 2010
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Wolves Likely Suspects in Teacher’s Death
The Associated Press
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DeeDee Not Counting Out Her Chances
DeeDee Jonrowe left Takotna at blank this morning, after taking her 24 hour layover at the popular checkpoint.
The Willow musher is running in her 30th Iditarod this year. She hasn’t had a perfect race...
Mushers Reach Cripple
Photo by Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
William Pinkham's dogs - wearing their signature pink booties - take a break in McGrath.
The race reaches the mid-way point on Thursday, as mushers make their way to...
Haines Hiker Rescued from Meade Glacier
A Haines hiker stranded on Meade Glacier has been rescued. Coast Guard spokesman Dana Warr says that the hiker was picked up Wednesday afternoon.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau and Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
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Troopers Investigating Chignik Lake Death
The death of a young woman in Chignik Lake is under investigation by Alaska State Troopers. Late Monday, the body of 32-year old special education teacher Candice Berner was discovered near a gravel road...
Operating Budget Goes Before House
A $5 billion operating budget goes on the floor of the House on Thursday for consideration by the entire membership.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
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Alaska News Nightly: March 10, 2010
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Blake Freking of Finland, Minnesota, beds down his team of S iberian huskies in McGrath
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Persily Approved for Pipeline Coordinator
Larry Persily has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new federal coordinator of Alaska gas pipeline projects. The senate moved Persily’s name by unanimous consent Wednesday evening.
Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
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Murkowski Sides with Democrats on Benefits Vote
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and a handful of other Republicans crossed party lines on Wednesday to join with Democrats and pass a tax-extenders bill worth $140 billion.
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
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Baker Takes Iditarod Lead; King Wins Penair Award
Kotzebue's Jon Baker is leading the Iditarod pack at this hour. Baker breezed through Ophir checkpoint at 8:45 Wednesday morning and breezed out four minutes later with 14 dogs. Dallas Seavey followed Baker out...
Haltmann: A Happy Musher
One of the happiest mushers on the trail is Sven Haltmann, from Fox, who pulled into McGrath late Tuesday night in 7th place and is now taking his 2- hour layover in Takotna.
He was...
Alaska Sees Spike in STDs
There was an epidemic of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea in Alaska last year. The spike in numbers was the largest one year increase since the 1970s. That’s according to a report released Tuesday...
Begich Named to Budget Committee
Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) gained a new committee spot this week. He’ll serve on the Senate Budget Committee, which drafts Congress’s annual budget plan and monitors action on the budget for the federal government.
Libby...
Starvin Marvin Helping Haines 6th Graders
In Haines, a sixth grade class is learning how to turn their trash into something useful. The kids are getting help from Starvin Marvin.
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
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To Couple or Decouple Gas and Oil – the Question Before Juneau
Hearings opened in the Senate Tuesday morning on a bill to separate oil taxes from gas taxes -- addressing the risk that – taken together -- the two resources reduce the total revenue to...