Missile Defense Will Have Long Presence In Alaska
Missile defense will have a long presence in Alaska. That was the message of Missile Defense Agency Director, Lieutenant General Pat O’Reilly to the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce in an address Tuesday.
Clive Thomas Explains Essentials Of Lobbying
The start of the legislative session in Juneau means more than lawmakers returning to the capitol. Lobbyists will be returning as well.
Price On Fuel To Be Delivered To Nome Still Unknown
Wednesday has been a day of logistics for the Healy and Renda. The ships have not moved toward Nome since Tuesday. The Healy had to get into position to launch its helicopter this morning.
Coldest Villages Paying Highest Prices For Fuel
And while the price of fuel will most likely not reach $9 dollars a gallon in Nome this winter, some residents in the coldest parts of the state pay the highest prices.
Up To 16 Inches Of Snow Expected In Anchorage
It may be hard for residents of Southcentral Alaska to believe, but there is more snow in the forecast. A lot more snow. The National Weather Service expects the storm to start around 9pm in the Anchorage area tonight. By the time it’s all over 24 hours later, 8 to 16 inches of new snow could be on the ground. For the Mat-Su Valley, the predicted snow totals are a bit tamer- only 5-11 inches.
Plows Brace For Another Big Snowstorm
Anchorage is on pace to break the city’s snowfall record this winter. The 80 or so inches that has fallen so far is about double the average. And the city is now bracing for another gigantic wallop of the white stuff.
Yukon’s Year Round Swan Population Growing
In the Yukon, an annual harbinger of spring may be turning into a sign of global warming. Yukon’s year round swan population is growing.
Alaska News Nightly: January 11, 2012
Embedded Journalists Talk About Experience With Stryker Brigade, Missile Defense Will Have Long Presence In Alaska, Clive Thomas Explains Art Of Lobbying, Price On Fuel To Be Delivered To Nome Still Unknown, Coldest Villages Paying Highest Prices For Fuel, Up To 16 Inches Of Snow Expected In Anchorage, Plows Brace For Another Big Snowstorm, Yukon’s Year Round Swan Population Growing
Renda Makes Just Seven Miles On Tuesday
The tanker Renda and ice-breaker Healy moved just 7 miles yesterday in a full day of work. Coast Guard Petty Officer Grant DeVuyst says that after covering an impressive 53 miles on Monday, the vessels hit pressurized ice Tuesday and ground to a near halt. They are now around 90 miles south of Nome.
Winter Storm Sinks Boats In Kodiak Harbor
In Kodiak, several inches of heavy wet snow closed several roads, flooded intersections and shut down the airport. All the morning flights were canceled because of water on the runway. It also sank three boats in the harbor.
Weather Closes Valdez, Cordova Schools
Extreme weather is closing schools in Prince William Sound. The Valdez city school district announced Monday the closure of Hermon Hutchens Elementary School for the remainder of the week due to heavy snow on the roof. 
Ft. Wainwright Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
A Ft.Wainwright based soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. The Army reports that Private First Class Dustin Paul Napier was killed in a firefight in the city of Qalat in Afghanistan’s Zabul province Sunday. Bethel Judge Announces Retirement
The judge in Bethel who is being investigated for allegations of improper behavior has announced his retirement.
Unalaska Storm Coats Birds In Ice
A storm sweeping through Unalaska Tuesday brought freezing spray that coated everything in town with a thick layer of ice – including the birds.
Group Sends Letter Of Intent To Sue Over Wishbone Hill
Litigation looms over a current coal exploration operation near Palmer. The Trustees for Alaska have sent a notice of intent to sue to Usibelli coal over the company’s Wishbone Hill exploration development.
Legislators, Oil Companies Look For Ways To Extend TAPS Life
The governor has put the entire weight of his office behind House Bill 110. That’s the plan that is estimated to cut oil company taxes by about $2-Billion a year. In return, the administration hopes to see more industry emphasis on exploration and production that would get more North Slope oil to market.
MIT Sharing Unique Program
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology instructor and a group of Alaska students are travelling to rural interior schools, sharing a unique program.
Alaska News Nightly: January 10, 2012
Judge Rules Justice Department Can’t Withhold Young Investigation Files, Legislators Prepare To Tackle Oil Taxes, Seward Highway Closed Between Bird Point, Girdwood, Winter Storm Sinks Boats In Kodiak Harbor, Weather Closes Valdez, Cordova Schools, Ft. Wainwright Soldier Killed In Afghanistan, Bethel Judge Announces Retirement, Unalaska Storm Coats Birds In Ice, Group Sends Letter Of Intent To Sue Over Wishbone Hill, MIT Sharing Unique Program
Seward Highway Closed Between Girdwood, Bird Point
A winter storm moving up the Kenai Peninsula has created some extremely hazardous driving conditions, even prompting the closure of the Whittier Tunnel as well as a stretch of the Seward Highway.
Judge Rules Justice Department Can’t Withhold Young Investigation Files
The Justice Department cannot categorically keep sealed its criminal investigation files on Congressman Don Young, according to a federal judge in Washington, DC. U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler ruled Tuesday that the Justice Department was in the wrong when it refused to turn over any of its files to an anti-corruption watchdog group.