Conservation Group Sues to Block Controversial Timber Sale
The Forest Service awarded a contract this last week to log two-thirds of a controversial Southeast Alaska timber sale. Officials say it’s the first of several contracts for what’s called the Big Thorne timber sale.
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Texas Police Chief Chosen To Lead In Fairbanks
The Mayor the City of Fairbanks has chosen a man with extensive law enforcement experience in the south to lead the police department.
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55 Left Without Care After Juneau Daycare Abruptly Closes
Infant and toddler care facility Spunky Sprouts Too in Juneau shut down abruptly at the close of business Wednesday after key staff members quit. Its preschool, Spunky Sprouts Learning Center, is closing at the end of the month.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 6, 2014
HUD Grants Aimed at Alaska Native Housing Projects; Gwitch'in Translators Scramble to Ready Election Materials; Gov. Parnell Rescinds Termination Order for 2 Guard Officials; Conservation Group Sues to Block Controversial Southeast Timber Sale; Texas Police Chief Chosen To Lead In Fairbanks; 55 Left Without Care After Juneau Daycare Abruptly Closes; Alaska Book Week: 'Pup & Pokey' and A Journey Into Kid Lit
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Finding The Pumpkin King
October is here, and that means the reign of the pumpkin has begun. Many of us will be eating pumpkin pie in the coming months, or maybe seeds from our jack o lanterns. But there are some who desire more pumpkin, and they get it through beer.
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Mat Su Borough Election Propositions
Voters in the Matanuska Susitna Borough will be asked to decide on two ballot propositions on Borough election day October 7.
Profile: Rep. Young, Still Punching, Seeks Another Term
Congressman Don Young doesn’t hold back. At 81, he still thunders his opposition to the federal government when he gets worked up about it.
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Fire Briefly Flares Up At Offshore Gas Platform
The Coast Guard says a contained fire flared up this morning at an offshore natural gas platform in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, but it was quickly tamped down by responders.
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Unalaska Residents Weigh In on Aleutian Climate Trends
Scientists know that the climate in the Aleutian Islands is changing. But they’re making observations from a distance -- while on the ground, the story is sometimes very different.
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Book Chronicles Young Man’s Commercial Fishing Experiences
Being a deckhand can be tough, especially if you work for a boat owner who acts like a tyrant. In his new book Dead Reckoning, blank based author Dave Atcheson has written about his experience as a young man with no commercial fishing knowledge, trying to learn the business. His first job was really tough.
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Voices of Glacier Bay: An Adventure in Sound
Alaska writers and naturalists Richard Nelson and Hank Lentfer are nearing the end of a two-year project recording the "Voices of Glacier Bay." The project is a collaboration between Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, University of Alaska Southeast and Cornell University, which houses the world’s largest collection of natural sounds. Nelson and Lentfer hope to change how others experience the world through a dimension beyond what we can see. They want us to listen and listen closely.
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300 Villages: Pilot Point
This week we’re heading to Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 3, 2014
Profile: Rep. Young, Still Punching, Seeks Another Term; Fire Briefly Flares Up At Offshore Gas Platform; Unalaska Residents Weigh In on Aleutian Climate Trends; Book Chronicles Young Man’s Commercial Fishing Experiences; AK: Wild Sound; 300 Villages: Pilot Point
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Infectious Disease
What do Alaskans need to know about the first case of Ebola in America and the risk to children from Enterovirus 68? Neither disease is in Alaska, but public health officials are preparing just in case.
APRN: Tuesday, 10/7 at 10:00am
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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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Parnell On Defense Over National Guard Response
With only a few weeks left before Election Day, Parnell is rejecting claims that he did not respond to the Alaska National Guard's problems quickly enough.
Education issue fuels candidates for Senate Seat K
Political newcomer Clare Ross is running against Representative Mia Costello for Hollis French's old Senate seat, District K in southwest Anchorage. French decided to run for Lt. Governor instead. Now the two women are competing for the opening and are both making the same promise -- that they'll improve education in the state.
Fairbanks 4 Member Granted Parole
A second member of the Fairbanks 4 has been granted parole. The Alaska Parole Board approved Eugene Vent’s request despite his continued claims he’s innocent.
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Hilcorp Drilling Platform Catches Fire In Cook Inlet
Four people were safely evacuated from a drilling platform in Cook Inlet that caught fire Thursday morning.
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Native Leaders Say Court Ruling Will Cut Off Native Children From Community, Culture
Native leaders say a Sept. 12th Alaska Supreme Court ruling in a case involving a Yup’ik child will cause higher numbers of Native children to be cut off from their families and culture.
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