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Young Says Democrats’ Health Bill Too Expensive
Alaska’s Republican Congressman Don Young says the health care bill proposed by House Democrats on Thursday is expensive and won’t give Americans better health insurance. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California unveiled Democrats’...
Federal Housing Officials Survey Homeless Challenge in Alaska
A federal housing authority official was in Alaska this week advocating for a unique approach to serving homeless inebriates that’s been successful in the lower 48. Paul Carlson with the U.S. Interagency Council...
SE Alaska Could Foot Bill for Timber Survey in Tongass
Southeast Alaska communities are being asked to foot the bill for a survey of second-growth timber in the Tongass National Forest. The Juneau Assembly got the ball rolling recently when it promised $10,000....
Environmentalists to Sue Over Belugas
The Center for Biological Diversity is preparing to sue the federal government to force a critical habitat designation for the Cook Inlet Beluga. The whale is listed under the Endangered Species Act. The...
State Troopers Stumped by Cruise Ship Death
Alaska State Troopers say they can’t determine how a Washington state woman fell off a cruise ship near Juneau.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
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Cultural Education Should be Top Priority Says Native Group
Cultural education should be a top priority for young Alaskans, in and out of school. That’s the message from Tlingit, Haida and other education advocates at the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood’s recent...
Alaska News Nightly: October 29, 2009
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TransCanada Still Bullish on Alaska Gas
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington
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Former Veco Execs Sentenced to Prison
Today marked the end of a major chapter in the ongoing saga of Alaska's legislative corruption probe. Former Veco executives Bill Allen and Rick Smith were sentenced in Anchorage for bribing...
SBA Proposes Changes to 8A Program
The Small Business Administration released proposed changes on Wednesday to the program that makes it easier for Alaska Native Corporations to win government contracts. The 8-A program gives disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses...
Obama Signs Bill With Funds for Territorial Guard
President Obama signed into law today a bill that includes retirement pay for former Alaska Territorial Guard members. Twenty three Alaska Native elders who served with the Guard during World War 2 had their...
Vets Health Clinic to Open in SE Alaska
A Southeast Alaska veterans’ health clinic is scheduled to open this spring in Juneau. The clinic will provide primary care, as well as mental health services. It will be located on the ground...
SE Alaska Group Wants to Revisit Cruise Tax
An organization of Southeast Alaska leaders wants state officials to re-examine the cruise-ship head tax. The Southeast Conference is also asking for a regular state subsidy to the Inter-Island Ferry Authority.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska...
Diocese Has New Plans for Compensating Abuse Victims
The Fairbanks Catholic Diocese has a new plan for paying victims of sexual abuse by clergy. The amended plan was filed in court yesterday by attorneys representing the Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska...
High School Musicians Gather in Petersburg
More than 100 of the best high school musicians from around southeast Alaska gathered in Petersburg earlier this week to practice and perform as a band and choir. Schools take turns hosting the...
Recounting a Family Story Featuring Amelia Earhart
Photo Courtesy of Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Amelia Earhart standing in front of Annie Feidt's great, great grandfather's house in Eureka, Utah.
A new movie documenting the life of Amelia Earhart opened in Alaska- and...
Alaska News Nightly: October 28, 2009
Photo Courtesy of Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Amelia Earhart's plane, with mangled propeller, after Earhart was forced to land near Eureka, Utah.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can...
UAF Prof to Quit Over Contract Dispute
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor Rick Steiner says he intends to resign his job at the University of Alaska Fairbanks because he believes President Mark Hamilton is not standing behind his promises of...
Kate Shugak Mysteries to Become TV Series
Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Mike Devlin of Evergreen Films says the company will work with novelist Dana Stabenow to turn her Kate Shugak books into a TV series.
Alaska writer Dana Stabenow's popular...
Haines Might Try Heating Borough Buildings With Wood
Haines is look at heating borough buildings with wood. Experts are preparing a feasibility study examining the pros and cons of the change.
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
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Fairbanks Testing New Street Lights
Fairbanks first LED street lights are up and running. Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System says the energy saving lights were installed as part of larger upgrade projects on Cowles Street and in front...