Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Oyster and Clam Farmers Form Cooperative
A group of oyster and clam farmers on Prince of Wales Island have formed a cooperative. The cooperative plans to take over operation of Naukati’s shellfish nursery and would eventually manage a shellfish processing...
Native Groups Oppose SE Mining Development
Native groups have formally declared their opposition to a large mining development near the Southeast Alaska village of Yakutat.
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
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Alaska News Nightly: December 1, 2009
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DC Moves to Protect Belugas in Cook Inlet
Annie Feidt, APRN...
Talk of Alaska: World AIDS Day.
There are now an estimated 33 million people infected with the HIV virus that leads to AIDS. The majority of them live in poverty and have little access to the drugs that can...
BP Rushes to Clean up North Slope Spill
Forces are mobilizing to clean up an oil spill on the North Slope. An unknown quantity of oil, water and natural gas escaped a ruptured 18-inch pipeline about a mile and...
Internet Helping Nunam Iqua Prepare for Winter
As people in Western Alaska prepare for winter, one Alaskan has taken on the small goal of getting help to a community. So far, it’s working in Nunam Iqua - thanks to the...
National Backlash Brewing Over “Legal Persons” Debate
An Alaska backlash is brewing against a nationwide effort to legally declare unborn fetuses as "legal persons".
Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage
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Alaska Native Heritage Museum Tucked Inside Wells Fargo Bank
Tucked into a corner of the first floor of the Wells Fargo Bank in midtown Anchorage, is the Alaska Heritage museum. The collection was compiled by three generations of Rasmussen family members. It...
Kodiak Masks Documented in New Catalog
The rich tradition of carving wooden masks in the Kodiak region is documented in a new exhibit catalog. The masks were collected by a Frenchman named Alphonse Pinart in 1871, who then...
Black Friday: Unalaska
As millions of people pushed and shoved in department stores around the nation to buy the newest toys and gadgets, residents of Unalaska spent Black Friday clamoring for cast offs at a church...
Black Friday: Sitka
Across the country, people turned out on Friday for the annual day-after-Thanksgiving shopping ritual known as Black Friday. It’s called that because it’s the day retailers can switch from red ink to black ink...
Alaska News Nightly: November 30, 2009
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BP Rushes to Clean up North Slope Spill
Dan Bross,...
Line One: Health Claims – Skeptics Want Evidence
Ever wonder if what you read about the latest cure for the common cold was true? Or if what you saw in an advertisement for some prescription was accurate? Find out how to think...
Vessels Finding Widespread Acidity in Beaufort
Canadian and Japanese research vessels are finding widespread acidity in the Beaufort Sea, off the coast of Alaska and Canada. The waters are corrosive enough to dissolve the shells of marine...
US Encroaching on Yukon Say Canadians
Canadian officials say Alaska is encroaching on the Yukon's turf and the Member of Parliament for the Western Arctic wants the Prime Minister to step in. Dennis Bevington told the Canadian parliament this...
Alaska Recognizes Land Dispute with Canada
Alaska has recognized the land dispute between the US and Canada. In the final findings for bidders to use in preparation for the lease sale, published November 9th, Division of Oil...
Author Remembers Story of Teacher on Attu
A new book tells a little known story of a teacher on the Aluetian Island of Attu, who was taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War Two. Attu is the last island...
Army To Station Aviation Brigade at Wainright
The Army will permanently station an aviation brigade at Ft. Wainwright that’s been at the post on a temporary basis. US Army Alaska spokesman Major Bill Coppernoll says the formal record of decision...
Southeast Conference Leader To Focus on Infrastructure
The new president of the Southeast Conference says she will focus on improving the region’s energy and transportation infrastructure. Maxine Thompson became the organization’s board president this fall. The Angoon’s businesswoman and former...
Native Educators Working to Combat Western Bias
When the Exxon Valdez ploughed into Bligh Reef twenty years ago, scientists descended on Prince William Sound in droves. Few, if any of them, took Alaska Native traditional knowledge into account in recording...