2014 Proposed Muni Budget Hikes Bus Fares, Ambulance Rides, Holds Property Taxes
The proposed 2014 budget for the Municipality of Anchorage is out and it's $4.5 million less than last year's.
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The Wolf
Biologist Gordon Haber may have spent more hours observing Alaska’s wolves than anyone else. He died in a 2009 plane crash tracking wolves in Denali National Park. His work will be the subject of a book coming out later this month.
APRN: Tuesday, 10/8 at 10:00am
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300 Villages: Coffman Cove
This week on AK, we're heading to the small community of Coffman Cove on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast. Carolyn Duncan is the mayor of Coffman Cove.
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One Dead After Fatal Nikolaevsk Fire
A home burned to the ground in the Old Believer community of Nikolaevsk and the remains of one person was found inside. The fire happened early Thursday morning, and Troopers say while next of kin have been notified, no identification will be released until the medical examiner confirms it.
State’s Decision On Medicaid Expansion Expected By December
A Parnell administration official says a decision will be forthcoming by mid-December on allowing an expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Alaska. The cost of the expansion would be funded by the federal government, but a number of governors have been balking anyway, saying they are concerned about future years.
AK: Museum Moving
Construction workers in Juneau are making progress on the State Library Archives Museum building – otherwise known as SLAM. What most people don’t see is all the work behind the scenes.
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Salvagers Make Progress On Sunken Tender Lone Star
Salvagers have made progress recovering the sunken fishing tender Lone Star from the bottom of the Igushik River. The 78-foot vessel sank in a channel of the river on June 30.
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Signature Gathering: A Budding Business
If you want to get a proposition on the ballot, you're given a pretty gargantuan task. So instead of relying on volunteers, most initiative sponsors bring in professionals. Paid petitioners working for the marijuana have recently hit Southeast Alaska to help guarantee their question will get a vote.
Y-K Delta’s First Nursing Home Opens In Bethel
The Yukon-Kukoskwim Delta is the size of Ohio and includes over 50 villages. The region’s hub, Bethel, has over 6,000 residents. Until now, families who had an elder they couldn’t care for at home went to Anchorage, 400 miles away by airplane. That is until the first elder’s home opened up after a decade of planning.
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Unions Criticize Lack Of Pre-Hire Labor Agreement For Juneau Dock Project
Juneau labor unions are criticizing a recent CBJ Docks and Harbors Department decision to bid a contract for two new floating cruise ship berths without a Project Labor Agreement.
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Forest Service To Tweak Tongass Management Plan
The U.S. Forest Service has decided to make changes in its Tongass land management plan. That means users and interest groups will get to submit suggestions on road-building, logging, stream restoration and habitat protection.
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SEARHC Medevacs Turned Over To Private Company
Guardian Flight takes over all SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium medevacs on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Alaska Loses 600 Teachers, Staff Over Past 3 Years
Alaska's largest school districts lost over 600 teachers and staff over the past three years. That's the conclusion of a report produced by the Legislature's research department.
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Tourism Industry Leaders To Meet In Sitka
Leaders of Alaska’s visitors’ industry will gather in Sitka next week. More than 400 excursion operators, tourism managers and cruise officials are expected to attend the Alaska Travel Industry Association’s conference.
Court OKs AML-Northland Services Shipping Merger
An Anchorage superior court judge has approved a deal allowing Lynden Inc. to buy out its shipping competitor, Northland Services.
Salvage Crews Move Sunken Tender Lone Star
The salmon tender Lone Star is still submerged in at the mouth of the Igushik river near Dillingham, but salvage crews have successfully moved it. The Coast Guard says that Resolve-Magone crews on Monday pulled the vessel 200 feet to the east shore of the river.
New Youth Environmentalists Hail from all Parts of Alaska
Alaska Youth for Environmental Action have appointed new Youth Organizers for the 2013-14 year.
The 16 students are from all over the state and have a deep passion for keeping Alaska's environment healthy.
Read more. F-16s Will Remain At Eielson Air Force Base
The Air Force’s proposal to relocate a squadron of F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base south to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson has been scrapped. Members of Alaska’s congressional delegation received the news midday Wednesday.
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New F-35 Fighter Jets May Be Based At Eielson
The Air Force’s decision to retain an F-16 squadron at Eielson F-16 could bode well for it basing a squadron of the new F-35 fighter jet. Eielson is one of two bases in the Pacific region under consideration for getting the new stealth aircraft.
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State’s National Parks Close Due To Shutdown
The shutdown of much of the federal government has closed National Parks. In Interior and Northern Alaska, that means just a few staff remaining on to carry out essential work.
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