Pilot Dies In Plane Crash Near Skwentna
A pilot has been found dead in a downed plane near Skwentna. The Anchorage Daily News reports that searchers Tuesday found the pilot, who's name is not being released yet, after a search was initiated when the plane a Grumman C-1A did not arrive as scheduled at the Nixon Fork Mine near McGrath.
Haines distillery finds its niche with tasting room, bang-up cocktails
The Port Chilkoot Distillery was brewing hooch before it opened a tasting room -- and one of its owners was influential in convincing the state to let distilleries do so. A year after their tasting room opened, it's become a community hub... where cocktails pack a uniquely Alaska punch.
Conoco buys BP’s stake in Alaska’s No. 2 oil field
Conoco is already the biggest oil producer in Alaska, but buying BP’s interest in Kuparuk adds to its growing presence west of Prudhoe Bay.
State ICU call center could ease rural health care gap, Yukon-Kuskokwim health officials say
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation does not have its own intensive care unit, so it depends on transferring critically ill or injured patients to hospitals around the state. But the recent surge in COVID-19 cases means that most ICU departments are at or near capacity. There aren’t enough beds for new patients.
BLM proposes allowing ConocoPhillips to drill most of its Arctic Willow project
A final decision is expected in 30 days. The Interior Department still has "substantial concerns."
Candlelight vigil honors people who died on the streets of Anchorage
Sunday night about 70 community members gathered on the Park Strip in Anchorage to honor those who died while living outside on the streets this summer.
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Union Workers Testify Against Ordinance
Hundreds of union workers turned out to testify before the Anchorage Assembly Wednesday night, against an ordinance that could limit unions.
Alaska News Nightly: May 27, 2011
Plane Crash Kills Five Near Birchwood, Lawmakers Preparing to Head Back to Juneau, Top Veterans Affairs Official Visiting Alaska, 360 North Carrying Soboleff Memorial Service, and more...
Angoon mayor issues mask order following first coronavirus case in Kake
Following Monday’s news of the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Kake, the neighboring Southeast community of Angoon is now requiring face coverings in most public places.
Freezing rain and icy roads expected in Anchorage and Matanuska Valley
Icy weather could make road travel hazardous in Southcentral Alaska on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Survey finds higher-than-average number of Kodiak students may carry weapons to school
A recent survey of high school students in the Kodiak Archipelago looked at risk behaviors in the student body. That includes things like drugs, suicide rate and violence.
Groups Speak Out on ANWR
Twenty-five people turned out in Washington on Tuesday to speak on the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The US Fish and Wildlife...
Health Centers Week Celebrated
The second week in August is National Community Health Centers Week.
Casey Kelly, KBBI – Homer
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Team Documents Elders’ Memories of Colder Winters
Multimedia producers are in Alaska gathering audio for a project called ‘Winters Past’. Their first stop was in Bethel where they’re talking with elders about how they’ve seen the climate change in their lifetime.
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Alaska Edition: October 3, 2014
An Alaska Supreme Court ruling in a tribal adoption case goes against the tribe's position; what are the broader implications for ICWA cases? Governor Sean Parnell defends his response to the National Guard sexual assault issue. Alaska voters will decide on a number of ballot propositions on November 4, including: marijuana legalization, increasing the minimum wage, and an initiative that would effectively prohibit the Pebble Mine.
KSKA: Friday, August 15 at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 16 at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 16 at 4:30 p.m.
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UA To Get New Super Computer
The University of Alaska system will be getting a new state of the art “Super Computer” in the next couple of months. The computer already has a name, FISH.
49 Voices: Albert Gamboa of Anchorage
This week we're talking to Albert Gamboa, who was fishing on the banks of Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage. He's originally from the Philippines and has lived in Anchorage on and off since 1989.
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Iditapod: Whistlin’ to Shaktoolik, and some mid-pack collegiality
Norway's Thomas Waerner was the first to Unalakleet and the coast of Alaska in the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. But there's a storm coming and several good teams behind him. Meantime, back up the trail in Galena, Alaska Public Media’s Zachariah Hughes observed the collegial bonds among two mushers running in the middle of the pack who are at very different stages in their race and in their lives. That and much more, including another dog profile, on this latest episode of the Iditapod.
Behind the Bell Ringing
Maggie Wall, KMXT – Kodiak
It’s a ubiquitous part of the holiday season. The Salvation Army bell ringing. KMXT’s Maggie Wall rang bells at...
AK: History
In December, Juneau writer and English professor, Ernestine Hayes, released her new book Juneau from Arcadia Publishing. The book tells the history of the capitol city through pictures with elaborate captions. It’s a departure from her usual writing style. But the book builds on her effort to clarify the history of Native people.
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