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The U.S. Coast Guard owns Port Clarence, and many entities want a piece of the property, but the Coast Guard intends to hold on to at least some of the real estate. Download Audio

President Obama has declared November’s storms in Western Alaska a natural disaster. The storms inflicted heavy damage on Kotlik and Stebbins, and created problems in other Bering Straits communities. Download Audio

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal Environmental Protection Agency are joining in a new program that allows water polluters to gain clean water credits without reducing the amount of effluent they produce. The deal is not used in Alaska yet, but it allows a permitted facility to purchase pollutant reduction credits from other users within the same watershed. And clean water advocates in the state say the arrangement is missing the point of the Clean Water Act. Download Audio

A snowboarder with deep ties to the Bristol Bay region will miss out on a return trip to the Olympics. Girdwood's Callan Chythlook-Sifsof had hoped to make the U.S. snowboardcross team but when the team was announced on Saturday she was left off. Download Audio

State, Valdez Officials Assess Richardson Highway Avalanches; Hearings Begin For LNG Pipeline; Sullivan, Treadwell Address Variety of Topics At Anchorage Chamber of Commerce; Researchers Explore Polar Vortex; Admiral Ostebo Discusses Future of Port Clarence; PILT: Local Municipal Officials Hope Congress Will Fund Federal-Aid Program; Western Alaska Residents Await Disaster Relief Money; Program Could Loosen Water Pollution Regulations; Chythlook-Sifsof Left Off Olympic Roster Download Audio

Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race Officials are keeping a close eye on the weather and trail conditions as they prepare for the starts of the 1000 mile race this Saturday.

Gov. Sean Parnell introduced his education package Friday, and inside is a small increase to the school funding formula. That increase would come through the “base student allocation,” which is the amount of money a school gets for each child enrolled.

The only highway to Valdez has been closed by avalanches. The Anchorage Daily News reports one avalanche nearly struck a truck today on the Richardson Highway. Download Audio

Walmart announced Friday that they will continue to stock salmon products from most of the large seafood processors that operate in Alaska. Download Audio

This week we’re heading to Hollis, a small community on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. Bill Sharpes is the fire chief in Hollis on Prince of Wales Island. Download Audio

With school districts working on their budgets and teacher layoffs looming, the potential change in the base student allocation is the most talked about portion of the governor’s education package. But part of the bill that has the most political momentum is a section that would repeal the high school exit exam that students need to graduate.

ASD Budget Cutting Process Begins as Legislature Mulls Increasing Education Funding; Bill Could Eliminate High School Exit Exam; Legislation Introduced To Repeal State Funds For U-Med/Northern Access Road; Avalanches Close Richardson Highway; Alaska Salmon To Remain On Walmart’s Shelves; Cantwell Urges White House To Stop Alaska Pebble Mine Project, Protect Fishermen; AK: Spoken Word; 300 Villages: Hollis Download Audio

Two Anchorage Democrats introduced legislation Friday to repeal $20 million in state funds allocated to the planned U-Med/Northern Access Road. The road would slice through the center of the congested University district in Anchorage. Download Audio

They’re having trouble sealing up the leaking nuclear power plants in Japan and they’re also having trouble disclosing what is going on there. Is this a reason to distrust Alaska seafood? APRN: Tuesday, 1/28 at 10:00am Download Audio