Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
New Authority to Deal with Southeast Trash
A new authority set up to deal with trash in southeast Alaska will be forming a board of directors and adopting bylaws over the next year.
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK - Petersburg
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Pelican Gets Disaster Relief Funds
In Southeast Alaska, the village of Pelican has received $100,000 in state disaster relief money to help rebuild a flume that collapsed in August. The collapse caused an immediate shortage of water and...
Two Species of Spotted Seals Not Endangered
A federal agency says it will not list two populations of spotted seals off Alaska's coast as threatened or endangered.
The Associated Press
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Vessel Sinks off Admiralty Island
A fishing vessel caught fire and sank off Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska.
The Associated Press
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Alaska News Nightly: October 15, 2009
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Search for Plane Underway in Denali
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
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Parnell Wants to Revitalize VPSO Program
Governor Sean Parnell announced that he plans on revitalizing the Village Public Safety Officer Program.
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
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Governor Offers Update on Rural Energy Plans
During his brief address, the governor also gave an update on the administration’
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Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
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Renewable Energy Fund Seeking More Applications
The state's Renewable Energy Fund is taking applications for more money. Utilities, municipalities, tribes and other entities are eligible to investigate, design or build projects to use renewable energy.
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
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APU President Wants Art Exhibit Removed
Photo By Ellen Lockyer
The Mariano Gonzalez exhibit at the Alaska Pacific University campus is being removed on Thursday. Photo by Ellen Lockyer. Click here to view more photos of the exhibit.
An art...
Finance Committee Hears Testimony on University Budget
The State Senate Finance Committee is holding a rare meeting in Fairbanks today. Committee member, Fairbanks Senator Joe Thomas says the session is focused on the University of Alaska budget.
Dan Bross, KUAC –...
Nome Leader Passes Away
Lifelong Nome resident and long-time Democrat lawmaker Richard Foster has died.
Paul Korchin, KNOM – Nome
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Celebrated Aniak Fire Chief Dies
Longtime Aniak fire chief Pete Brown, died of cancer on Tuesday. Brown was 64. His death came just three days after residents in the middle and upper Kuskokwim region held a Celebration in...
Oil Spill Money Delayed
The distribution of $466 million in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill interest payments has been delayed. Fishermen and other plaintiffs have been waiting six weeks for Judge H. Russel Holland to sign the order...
Fishing Vessel Sinks off Sand Point
A fishing vessel sank near Sand Point early Wednesday morning. Willow resident Efery Reutov was piloting the vessel when it ran into trouble.
Kells Hetherington, KDSP – Sand Point
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Republicans Criticizing Senate Health Bill
Republicans in the US Senate are decrying the health care bill passed by the Finance Committee on Tuesday. Only one Republican, Maine’s Olympia Snowe, crossed party lines to vote for it. Now leading Democrats...
Hoonah Lumber Company Battling Tough Economy
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Icy Straits workers assemble a Forest Service cabin in Hoonah.
Icy Straits Lumber is one of the few Alaska mills with no shortage of wood. The Hoonah company has...
Alaska News Nightly: October 14, 2009
Photo by Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
The Mariano Gonzalez exhibit at Alaska Pacific University is being removed from campus on Thursday.
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NOAA Head Says Offshore Oil Plans Should be Reined In
The head of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration says proposed offshore drilling plans for Alaska’s coasts should be reined in because of concerns over oil spills, fisheries, marine mammals, and local residents. In...
Bethel Votes to Reverses Damp Status
Alcohol will become unrestricted in Bethel. Bethel has been damp for 32 year but that's sure to change now. Proposition One has passed with even more votes after the Bethel Canvass...
Brotherhood and Sisterhood Call for State to Stop Citations
Southeast’s oldest Native organization says it’s time to confront the state on subsistence. Delegates to the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood’s annual meeting called for the state to stop citing indigenous people who...