Canadian Archipelago Likely To Become Important Polar Bear Conservation Region
A new study released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests polar bears are in the midst of a generations-long migration to areas that still have year-round sea ice.
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Poor Air Quality Raising Health Concerns In Fairbanks
Areas of Fairbanks and North Pole suffered poor air quality this a week as cold stagnant air allowed smoke from wood burning and other combustion to accumulate. The situation is nothing new and the focus of state and local plan to clean up the air. Fine particulate pollution is a known health hazard, and that’s confirmed in a locally produced report.
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Despite Spending Freeze, Juneau Access Road Effort Continues
Work continues on the Juneau Access Project, despite Gov. Bill Walker’s spending freeze. But it doesn’t involve moving dirt or pouring concrete.
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EPA, Alaska DEC Crews Cleaning Up Richardson Highway Diesel Spill
The Environmental Protection Agency and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are working to clean up a diesel spill northeast of Valdez.
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Pajinag Takes The Reins Of Front Street Community Health Center
Kelly Pajinag is the new interim executive director of Front Street Community Health Center as of Jan. 1. He’s also the program manager of Catholic Community Services’ Hospice & Home Care of Juneau. As he juggles two jobs, Pajinag hopes to help the homeless clinic get through some growing pains.
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Touring A Historic Anchorage Building
Anchorage turns 100 this year. And one of the city's first permanent homes was the Oscar Anderson House downtown.
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Alaska News Nightly: January 7, 2015
Walker Purges Gasline Board, Rejects Confidentiality Agreement; Gov. Walker Meets With DC Officials; Murkowski: Keystone XL Pipeline Worth Fighting For; Canadian Archipelago Likely To Become Important Polar Bear Conservation Region; Poor Air Quality Raising Health Concerns In Fairbanks; Despite Spending Freeze, Juneau Access Road Effort Continues; EPA, Alaska DEC Crews Cleaning Up Richardson Highway Diesel Spill; Pajinag Takes The Reins Of Front Street Community Health Center; Touring A Historic Anchorage Building
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Two Charged With Selling Meth In Ongoing Trooper, Nome Police Investigation
First heroin, now meth—as two more Nome residents are behind bars after allegedly selling methamphetamine.
Tuluksak Man Arrested For Alleged Arson
A Tuluksak man is under arrest after he allegedly set fire to a home in Kwethluk. The incident happened Tuesday.
Troopers Investigate Sexual Abuse Allegation In Chuathbaluk
Alaska State Troopers in Aniak recently received a report that a 4-year-old girl in Chuathbaluk was possibly sexually abused.
Bethel’s Warm Temperatures Break Records
Bethel broke the record for highest-average temperature in 2014. It’s included in a broad swath of Western and Southwestern Alaska which have had above normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
Walker Purges Gasline Board, Rejects Confidentiality Agreement
In a statement issued late Tuesday night, Walker announced that he was removing three members of a board tasked with representing Alaska's interests as the state pursues a natural gas megaproject in collaboration with the energy industry.
Alaska News Nightly: January 6, 2015
Alaska's New U.S. Senator Takes the Oath; Ousted Military Affairs Official Returns As Senate Media Strategist; Muñoz To Reintroduce Bill Adding Sexual Orientation To Anti-Discrimination Law; Aleut Enterprise To Pay Over $1 Million In Adak Fuel Spill Settlement; Pick. Click. Give. Donations Up, Number Of Donors Taper; Draft Juneau Economic Plan Released; Illegal Dumping On State Land Draws Prosecution, Fines; Alaska Centenarians In National Photo Project
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Ousted Military Affairs Official Returns As Senate Media Strategist
McHugh Pierre was asked in September to step down as deputy commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, as part of then-Gov. Sean Parnell's efforts to reform the Alaska National Guard. He has now been granted a contract to aid the Senate's Republican majority caucus in their communications with the press.
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Alaska’s New U.S. Senator Takes the Oath
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan was sworn in today, in the U.S. Senate Chamber, by Vice President Joe Biden. Sullivan is celebrating the milestone in a series of receptions and dinners in Washington this week, attended by scores of Alaskan supporters and family members.
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Muñoz To Reintroduce Bill Adding Sexual Orientation To Anti-Discrimination Law
Rep. Cathy Muñoz (R- Juneau) will reintroduce a bill this legislative session to make discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal.
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Aleut Enterprise To Pay Over $1 Million In Adak Fuel Spill Settlement
Aleut Enterprise will pay more than $1 million to settle criminal charges and cover damages from a fuel spill on Adak.
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Pick. Click. Give. Donations Up, Number Of Donors Taper
Annual giving in the Pick. Click. Give. program has grown robustly since its 2009 launch, though the total number of donors appears to be tapering off.
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Draft Juneau Economic Plan Released
A draft economic plan for the City and Borough of Juneau identifies eight key initiatives to guide the capital city’s financial future over the next decade. Most of those initiatives and the specific goals discussed in the plan have been city priorities for years.
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Illegal Dumping On State Land Draws Prosecution, Fines
State Fish and Game officials are cracking down on illegal dumping on state game refuges. Recent incidents at Goose Bay State Game Refuge near Wasilla have resulted in at least one prosecution, and Alaska Wildlife Troopers are on the look-out for further arrests, and heavy fines, and possible jail time is in store for offenders.
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