Post-Flooding Gravel Work to Raise Dalton Highway
A contractor is expected to begin work soon building up a portion of the Dalton Highway severely damaged earlier this year by overflow ice and flooding from the Sag River. It’s part of plan to armor the major North Slope oil field supply conduit against future ice and flood impacts.
Southeast Alaska State Fair Readies for Lift-Off!
It’s the last week in July and in Haines, that means time for the Southeast Alaska State Fair. The annual event draws crowds and entries from around the state and beyond.
BC tribal protest stops mine exploration, for now
Developers of a mine on a Taku River tributary have stopped work after an on-site protest by a British Columbia tribal government. The Taku enters the ocean near Juneau.
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6.3 Earthquake Shakes Much of Alaska Tuesday Evening
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook much of Alaska Tuesday night. It was felt from the Alaska Peninsula to Fairbanks. According to the U.S. Geological Survey earthquake site, the quake occurred just after 6:35 p.m.
Woman Dead after Shooting Herself at Spring Creek Correctional Center
A woman is dead after shooting herself in front of a Kenai Peninsula correctional facility on Monday. The woman has been identified as 31-year old Amanda Bee of North Pole.
Port commission discusses Nome’s role in the future of Arctic shipping
Nome’s role in the future of Arctic shipping was the main topic of discussion at the most recent meeting of the Nome Port Commission. With the summer shipping season in full swing, harbormaster Lucas Stotts said the port had a busy July, emphasizing that, “both docks are completely jam-packed full until August 2.”
Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency landing at Shemya air station
A Cathay Pacific flight en route from Hong Kong to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at an Aleutian Islands military airport early Wednesday morning due to smoke inside the plane.
Sockeye Plea… Not Guilty
Sockeye Wildfire suspects waived arraignment in state court in Palmer on Tuesday.
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Sockeye Fire Defendants Plead Not Guilty; Matanuska River Erosion Continues to Threaten Homes; Without Troopers, Girdwood Looks For New Law Enforcement; Anchorage's Homeless Community Endures 6th Death in 2 Weeks; Murkowski Fends Off Thorny Add-Ons To Energy Bill; Wet Weather Gives Firefighters The Edge; As Subsistence Foods Become More Scarce, Kivalina Welcomes A New Store; Teachers’ Field Trip: Lessons from the Mendenhall Glacier; Watzituya: Naknek's One-Stop Shop for Nets, Coffee, Counseling
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Matanuska River Erosion Continues To Threaten Sutton Homes
The dramatic surge of the Matanuska River during the past few days has pushed families from some homes and is continuing to threaten others.
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Without Troopers, Girdwood Looks For New Law Enforcement
At the end of the year, Alaska State Troopers says it will close their post in Girdwood. The town’s quest to court a new source of law enforcement is off to a rocky start.
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Anchorage’s homeless community endures 6th death in two weeks
Another member of Anchorage's homeless community died early Tuesday morning. It's the sixth such death in the last two weeks.
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Murkowski Fends Off Thorny Add-Ons to Energy Bill
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s big energy policy bill, if it passes, would be the first since 2007. Several national energy bills have washed up on the rocks since then. Murkowski’s strategy is to keep controversies out of the package, and it was tested at a Senate Energy Committee meeting this morning.
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Wet Weather Gives Wildland Firefighters An Edge
The statewide wildfire response that’s been operating at peak for more than a month is ramping down. Wet weather over areas of the interior has calmed many fires.
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As Subsistence Foods Become Scarce, Kivalina Celebrates A New Store
It's been a festive day in the northwest Arctic community of Kivalina today as residents celebrate the grand opening of a new store. It's an end to eight months of struggle with limited supplies after Kivalina's store burned to the ground last December.
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Teachers’ field trip: Lessons from the Mendenhall Glacier
“Teacher training” usually means spending time in a library with textbooks and PowerPoints. But for 13 Alaska educators last week, it meant hopping on a helicopter, donning crampons and toting an ice ax on top of the Mendenhall Glacier as part of Discovery Southeast’s Teacher Expedition. I was invited to tag along.
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Watzituya: Naknek’s One-Stop Shop for Nets, Coffee, Counseling
At the Watzituya net shop, Bristol Bay fishermen find a warm cup of joe and a welcoming ear.
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VA Secretary to Visit 49th State
Alaska can expect another high-level Washington visitor next month. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Robert McDonald, plans to come to the state for several days starting Aug. 11.
“Alaska’s Global Economy: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going”
Featuring Margie Brown, former President & CEO, CIRI; Larry Cash, President & CEO, RIM Architects; and Dr. Rashmi Prasad, Dean, College of Business & Public Policy, University of Alaska Anchorage. Moderated by Dr. Paul Dunscomb, professor of East Asian history at UAA.
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Federal laws have banks turning away marijuana businesses
Federal laws tying marijuana money with money laundering has banks turning away marijuana businesses.