More Than Half Of Bering Strait Women Report Experiencing Violence In Their Lifetime
A recent study reveals that 51 percent of women in the Nome Census area have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence — or both — during their lifetimes.
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Alaska News Nightly: March 24, 2015
Demonstrators protest Shell's Chukchi drilling plans at 'Wilderness Week'; Bill to seize federal land in Alaska nears vote on state house floor; House passes bill to constrain Walker's gasline plan; DOT diverts $1.3M meant for Anchorage bike infrastructure to other projects; Bairdi quota could increase again as busy season winds down; Investigating historical trauma endured by Native Americans, Alaska Natives; Rural designation process could impact Saxman's subsistence status
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26th Anniversary of Exxon Spill Prompts anti-Shell Protest at White House
It’s the 26th anniversary of America’s second largest oil spill, when an Exxon tanker leaving Valdez Arm ran aground, leaking 11 million gallons of North Slope Crude into Prince William Sound. In Washington D.C., environmental activists marked the occasion with a demonstration in front of the White House. Their message was less about Exxon and tanker safety than it was about Shell and its plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea.
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Bill to seize federal land in Alaska nears vote on state house floor
A bill with the goal of seizing federal land is now one step away from a vote on the House floor.
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Bairdi quota could increase again as busy season winds down
Bering Sea crab fishermen are trying to get through as much Bairdi tanner quota as they can before the season ends next week. This year’s huge allocation put the fleet in a time crunch -- and future seasons could bring more of the same, thanks in part to a new preferred size for the species.
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Investigating historical trauma endured by Native Americans, Alaska Natives
An Ojibwe woman and independent journalist Mary Annette Pember recently visited Alaska for a series of stories on historical trauma and Native American mental health practices. Pember says the troubled lives of Native Americans reflect their troubled history.
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Rural designation process could impact Saxman’s subsistence status
The Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council met in Saxman and Sitka last week to discuss and gather input on issues related to subsistence in the region, including a proposed change to the rural designation process.
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House passes bill to constrain Walker’s gasline plan
The Alaska House has fired its latest salvo at Gov. Bill Walker in an ongoing dispute over a gasline. The body passed a bill to keep him from pursuing an alternative to the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project on Monday, ignoring a veto threat from the governor.
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DOT diverts $1.3M meant for Anchorage bike infrastructure to other projects
More than $1 million originally planned for Anchorage bike infrastructure in 2012 is now being allocated for use on other road projects instead.
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Alaska News Nightly: March 23, 2015
Police Confident Remains Belong To Missing Kenai Family; Shell Oil Replaces Pete Slaiby; Sen. Sullivan: Alaska One Family, Obama Not Its Friend; Committee Takes Up Gas Line Board Appointments; State Senators Question Need For Water, Sewer Construction Dollars; USFS Celebrates Big Thorne Decision As Environmental Groups Weight Options; Potential Alaska State Park Cuts Rile Valdez Residents; After 3 Failed Attempts, Freeride Holds Haines Competition; Cindy Abbott Claims 2015 Iditarod Red Lantern Award
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Police Confident Remains Belong To Missing Kenai Family
Police investigators in Kenai are confident they’ve found the remains of a family missing since last May.
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Laurie Schmidt New VP For Shell Alaska
Shell Oil has replaced one of its top executives in charge of exploration off the coast of Alaska.
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Committee Takes Up Gas Line Board Appointments
New appointees to the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. expressed support for a major liquefied natural gas project the state is pursuing with oil and gas companies.
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State Senators Question Need For Water, Sewer Construction Dollars
State Senate Finance Committee members are going over proposed agency budgets one by one, looking for funds or programs they can cut. Thursday they questioned Department of Environmental Conservation officials, asking just how bad it would be to turn down federal dollars for water and sewer systems.
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USFS Celebrates Big Thorne Decision As Environmental Groups Weight Options
The U.S. Forest Service says a Friday court decision allowing a timber sale will help speed changes in Tongass National Forest logging. But opponents say it will damage other Southeast Alaska industries.
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Potential Alaska State Park Cuts Rile Valdez Residents
Proposed funding cuts for Alaska State Parks have caused a stir in Valdez where the one Park Ranger position could be eliminated.
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After 3 Failed Attempts, Freeride Holds Haines Competition
The fourth time was a charm for the Freeride World Tour in Haines. The big mountain ski and snowboard competition made three attempts to hold the event, but cancelled each one because of weather.
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Cindy Abbott Claims 2015 Iditarod Red Lantern Award
After two prior attempts, this year’s Red Lantern, Cindy Abbott, completed her first Iditarod late last night.
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$50 Million For SAP Software To Come On-Line, Says Anchorage Candidate For Mayor
The criticisms are part of the politicking ahead of the April 7th election, but carry extra weight because of how close the candidate is to the topic.
Sen. Sullivan: Alaska one Family, Obama not its Friend
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan returned to Juneau and today gave his first speech as a senator to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature. The first-term Republican established an “us versus them” theme – a united Alaska up against the Obama administration.