Bethel Prepping for Obama Cabinet
Bethel is preparing for a visit from four Obama Administration cabinet Secretaries tomorrow. The delegation includes HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Agriculture Secretary Tom...
Legislature Override’s Palin Veto; Confirms Campbell
The Legislature met in a special session on Monday in Anchorage and voted to override former Gov. Sarah Palin's veto of federal stimulus funds....
Lawmakers Balk At Additional Vetoes
Lawmakers turned down one further attempt to override the vetoes from last year's budget just a few minutes before adjournment.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
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Moratorium Lifted on Health Applications
The moratorium has been partially lifted on the state's authority to accept new applications for Personal Care Assistance through the US Department of...
Special Session Meets Monday
The Legislature has called itself into special session next Monday to take up two issues members can deal with in one day.
Dave Donaldson, APRN...
Two Killed in Seward Highway Accident
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Two people were killed and others sought treatment for injuries after a multiple vehicle accident on the Seward highway...
Alaska Senators Split on Sotomayor
Alaska's senators split their vote on Thursday sending Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Senator Mark Begich (D) voted yes. Senator Lisa Murkowski...
Attorney General Wants Changes to Ethics Act
Attorney General Daniel Sullivan on Wednesday recommended largely procedural changes in the state's Executive Ethics Act to cut down on what have been called...
Heavy Smoke Spreading Across Interior
Heavy smoke is spreading over large areas of the interior as hot dry weather allows wildfires to proliferate in the region. The first structures...
Permanent Fund Closes Books on First Annual Loss
The Permanent Fund is closing the books on its first annual loss since it was established in 1976. The $30 billion balance at the...
Biologists Studying Gray Whale Mystery
Alaskan biologists are working to help solve a deep mystery surrounding gray whales hunted by Native groups in Chukotka, Russia. For decades, hunters have...
Massive Search Launched by Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is searching for a 45-year-old woman missing from a cruise ship in Southeast Alaska. The woman was last seen just after...
Spill and Disaster Veteran Retires
Friday was the last day of state employment for Ed Meggert, a 20 year veteran of spill and disaster response. His career started with...
State and Feds Discuss Lifting Senior Services Ban
State and federal agencies are deciding what it will take to lift the federal suspension on new applications for Personal Care Assistance and Medicaid-related...
Mat-Su to Vote on New Sales Tax
Matanuska Valley residents will be asked to approve a new sales tax come this fall's borough ballot.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
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Railbelt Fires Prompting More Response
Operations are ramping up at the Railbelt Complex fires. The management team is leveling up, and eight additional crews are being assigned to the...
Fairbanks is Socked In
Fairbanks is socked in with wildfire smoke, and air quality is in the unhealthy range. A borough air quality specialist says conditions have...
Suit Filed to Challenge Pebble Permits
Trustees for Alaska filed a lawsuit in Anchorage Superior court this morning challenging all of the state's permits that allow exploration of the proposed...
Kenai Flooding, Some Residents Evacuating
Parts of the Kenai Peninsula are experiencing flooding rivers and waterways as seasonal snow and glacier melt combines with a couple days of consistent...
Cargo Shipments to Anchorage Falling
Cargo shipments in and out of Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport are down, and that's not helping much as the city deals with a...