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Alaska Senators Split Vote on Health Care Bill
Alaska’s -S Senators split their vote Saturday on whether to bring health care legislation to the floor. Democrats got exactly the 60 votes needed with all party members lining up for it, and...
Halibut Operators Lose on One-A-Day Rule
Halibut charter operators in southeast Alaska have lost an attempt to get rid of the one-halibut-a-day rule. The charter operators accused the secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Marine Fisheries Service, of...
Pro Pebble Group Wants to Join Suit
The pro Pebble Mine group - the Pebble Partnership - is asking to become a co-defendant in a case challenging the mine. If a judge grants the request, the Partnership would join the...
Cruise Ships Discharged More Pollution Summer
Cruise ships discharged more pollution into Alaska waters last summer. State reports show a 70 percent increase in violations from the previous season. But regulators, the industry and its critics say it’s a...
North Pole to Hear More about Chemical Spill
A public meeting is being held in North Pole Monday night to update residents on a old chemical spill that’s tainted some local ground water. The contamination is from an historic spill of...
Alaska to Get New Boost from Federal Grants
Eighty-seven communities in Alaska will get a budget boost from the federal government within the next week as the state mails out about $14 million in grants from the Government Services Fund....
NOAA in Juneau Going Green
NOAA’s Juneau facilities are going green in an effort to reduce diesel fuel consumption by 75 percent. The maintenance staff is busy making mechanical modifications to buildings, installing pumps to extract heat from...
Talkeetna Crews Rescue Abandoned Dogs
Talkeetna emergency responders and the Mat-Su Borough animal control teamed up on Saturday to rescue 13 dogs, including six newborn puppies that were abandoned at a remote campsite near Talkeetna.
Diana Kaecker, KTNA –...
Alaska News Nightly: November 23, 2009
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Alaska Senators Split Vote on Health Care Bill
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Senate Expected to Vote on Health Care Bill
The US Senate is poised to take a first vote on health care tomorrow (Saturday) n
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ight. Senator Lisa Murkowski will vote “no” along with all the other Republicans, so in order...
Cook Inlet Oil Draws Attention
While local officials and oil producer talk about a decline in oil production in Cook Inlet, at least one company is taking more steps with appraisal work and exploration of the Cosmopolitan Field.
Ben...
North Pole Back in Business with Santa Letters
A last minute reprieve will keep letters from Santa Claus coming from North Pole. Ernie Swanson, a spokesman with the postal service's Alaska District, says public pressure has reversed an earlier post office...
Troopers Rescue Hunters in YK Delta
Two overdue hunters in the YK Delta were rescued by Alaska State Troopers and volunteer search and rescue teams after spending the night wet, and in sub-zero conditions.
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
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Mat-Su Already Thinking of Salmon
Even while below zero winter temperatures are freezing Matanuska Valley streams, folks there are already thinking about salmon.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage
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Halibut Targets Met
Commercial fishermen met their harvest targets for halibut this year. The nearly nine-month long season ended on the 15th.
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
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Senate OKs More Funds for Rural and Homeless Vets
The Senate passed a Veterans Health Care bill on Thursday that could expand treatment for veterans, including those who are homeless and live in rural areas, and would bring increased focus on the...
Broomball Catching on in Homer
The Canadian sport of broomball – a mash-up of hockey and soccer played on ice – has proven popular in Homer, where the Homer Broomball League is in its second year. This week,...
Family Rescued From Hatcher Pass Flooding
At least one family was evacuated Wednesday night when ice jams pushed water in Willow Creek over the banks. The flooding took place near Hatcher Pass in the Matanuska Susitna Borough on the...
Alaska News Nightly: November 20, 2009
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Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is joined by fellow Republicans to criticize the health legislation now before the Senate. The chamber is expected to vote on the...
Assembly Approves New Control on Unruly Bars
Tuesday night the Anchorage Assembly expanded the municipality's excessive police response ordinance from residential properties to all types of property within the city.
By Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
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