Brevig, Nome businesses share $127k in NSEDC small business initiative grants
Small businesses across the Norton Sound—from existing shop owners to aspiring entrepreneurs—are sharing more than $127,000 thanks to the latest round of Small Business Initiative Grants from the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation.
In Juneau, Filipino culture stays connected through radio
Juneau DJ Genny Del Rosario connects her listeners to Filipino culture over the radio. She reads public service announcements, Filipino recipes, newsletters, even birthdays. In the summer, she fills the gaps with stories from cruise visitors. Usually, other Filipinos who work on the ships.
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Wild Eyes: Florian Schulz points his lens at the Arctic
An exhibit at the Anchorage Museum is showcasing wild works made with exceptionally radical methods.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
Anchorage School Board won't renew superintendent's contract; Arctic coast guards team up, Russia included; Who's the boss of Alaska LNG? I am, Walker says; Senators grounded while SecDef visits Alaska without them; 2 jailhouse informants say Fairbanks 4 talked on crime; Staffer honored for thwarting would-be school shooter in Newtok; Museum exhibits German photographer's Arctic collection; AK: Stalking the ultimate Halloween movie; 49 Voices: Halloween display king Eugene Enstice of Anchorage
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Anchorage School Board won’t renew superintendent’s contract
The Anchorage School District will not renew Superintendent Ed Graff's contract and will begin the search for his replacement immediately.
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Lawmakers ask, who’s in charge of gas line? Walker says, I am
As the legislature closes out the first week of its special session on the Alaska LNG gas line project, there’s one question in the air -- what’s the hold up? But Republican leaders in the House say they’re not yet ready to take a vote -- and they won’t be until they’re convinced the state has a plan to take over TransCanada’s role in the project.
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Arctic coast guards team up, Russia included
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard met with counterparts from seven northern nations to create the Arctic Coast Guard Forum. The forum is intended to help pool resources when life, limb or the environment are in danger. But perhaps the most significant feature of today’s event was Russia’s presence.
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Senators grounded while Sec. Carter visits state without them
Alaska’s two U.S. senators were supposed to be at Fort Wainwright today. Instead, due to mechanical troubles, they were reduced to making videos describing what they would have said to Defense Secretary Ash Carter, if they'd had the opportunity to talk to him about keeping troops at JBER.
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2 jailhouse informants say Fairbanks 4 talked on crime
Members of the Fairbanks Four made incriminating statements in jail. That’s according to two men who served time with George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent, the men known as the Fairbanks Four, challenging their convictions for the October 1997 beating death of John Hartman.
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Staffer honored for thwarting would-be school shooter in Newtok
A school staffer was recognized this morning for his successful confrontation of a would-be shooter. Forty-five-year-old Harry Nevak is the on-site technician for the Ayaprun school in Newtok. He says he was on his way to work on the morning of September 11, when he noticed a former student nearby the school with a rifle.
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New grave marker honors early Anchorage fire chief
A bit of Anchorage history is unveiled with a new headstone honoring an old time city fire department chief.
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Fish and Game estimates 46.5 million reds to return in 2016
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates that next summer's sockeye run will number 46.5 million. That would leave room to harvest nearly 30 million, and would be the third above-average bay harvest in a row.
Teachers gather in Sitka for Alaska Math and Science conference
Hundreds of teachers from across the state convened in Sitka last weekend for the Alaska Math and Science conference. This was the first time the biennial professional development summit was held in Southeast.
Alaska’s dinosaurs and paleontology’s future in the north
A hundred million years ago, dinosaurs roamed what's now Arctic tundra. Scientists have recently discovered new fossil sites, and even new species of dinosaurs unique to the north. What did Alaska look like when the dinosaurs roamed? What more is waiting to be uncovered?
APRN: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015 at 10:00am
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NOAA releases 2014 fisheries report
In a report released Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in 2014 commercial fishermen landed about 9.5 billion pounds of seafood in the United States, including 5.7 billion pounds here in Alaska.
49 Voices: Halloween displays with Anchorage’s Eugene Enstice
This week we went hunting for one of the best Halloween displays in Anchorage. When we knocked on the door, Eugene Enstice answered. He says he's been going all out with decorations since he bought the house in 1988.
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Homer flocks to first indoor farmers’ market
Homer’s first indoor farmers' market opened Saturday in a building that had been sitting empty downtown. The event was packed and offered local produce, baked goods, arts and crafts and more.
First Lady adopted into Tlingit clan
First Lady Donna Walker was adopted into the Tlingit Deisheetaan clan Thursday night. She was given a Tlingit name at the end of an indigenous literature reading she hosted at the Governor’s Mansion.
Togiak man crushed when truck falls on him
A Togiak man died Wednesday when he was crushed by his truck. Alaska State Troopers say 53-year-old Joshua Andrews was working on his truck in a driveway when the truck fell and trapped him.
US Senate passes budget deal; Alaska senators split on vote
The U.S. Senate passed a two-year budget bill early Friday morning, in a vote that split Alaska’s two senators.