Family of Wade’s Alleged New Victim Demands Justice
As Wade promises details about additional murders he claims to have committed, the family of one of his alleged new victims says they’re feeling their loss once again… and they’re angry Wade won’t face new charges or a trial for the murders.
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Ethics Panel: Rep. Young Misused Campaign Funds, Took Improper Gifts
The House Ethics Committee today issued a letter of reprimand to Alaska Congressman Don Young for spending campaign money on trips to hunting lodges and improperly accepting gifts, many of them from lobbyists and related to travel.
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State Rebuffs a Challenge To Its Ban on Gay Marriage
The state denies its laws on marriage curb the constitutional rights of five same-sex couples suing over Alaska's gay marriage ban.
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New State Law To Bring Back Universal Vaccine Access
Universal access to vaccines may be coming back to Alaska. The governor signed a law this week that allows the state to serve as a broker between insurance providers and pharmaceutical companies to get immunizations at bulk rates.
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Fairbanks Area Sees Heavy Rainfall, Flooding
The Fairbanks area has seen some impressive rainfall over the last few days. National Weather Service meteorologist John Lingass reports 2 to 3 inches around Fairbanks, and 3 to 4 inches over the hills northeast of town. The heavy rains are causing flooding along rivers.
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New Placer Mining Permits Proposed
Interior miners aren’t happy with changes proposed to federal permits for small scale placer operations that impact water resources, including wetlands. Dozens of miners attended an Army Corps of Engineers public meeting in Fairbanks this week on the proposals.
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Fishers Flock to Anchorage’s Slam’n Salm’n Derby
This weekend you can expect hundreds of local and tourists to crowd Ship Creek in Anchorage, trying to snag a monster king salmon. The fishing frenzy is part of the slamin salmon derby, a 10-day long competition and fundraiser
300 Villages: Bethel
This week we're heading to the hub community of Bethel on the Kuskokwim River. John MacDonald lives in Bethel.
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AK: Fry Bread
Hot canola oil pangs off a stainless steel tub under the watch of a local fry bread master. Some people say it’s magic that turns a hand-stretched disc of dough into a puffy -- but-not-too-puffy -- piece of golden, delicious fry bread. Fry bread, that high calorie treat that can go savory or sweet, has generations of history in many Alaska Native families, where the untraditional food has become a cultural fixture.
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Which Is The Best Alaska Book?
Some Alaskans were drawn to come here by a book – for instance “Coming into the Country,” or “Two in the Far North,” or “One Man’s Wilderness.” We’ll be building a list of the Best Alaska Books on the next “Talk of Alaska.” Let us know which is your favorite.
APRN: Tuesday, 6/24 at 10:00am
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House Ethics panel: Young Misused Campaign Funds, Accepted Improper Gifts
The U.S. House Ethics Committee today issued a letter of reproval to Alaska Congressman Don Young for accepting multiple hunting trips as gifts in violation of the House Gift Rule. The committee says he should repay $59,000 for gifts and expenses related to 15 hunting trips between 2001 and 2013.
Preserving Our Homestead on Dandy Lake
We found the property by accident in 1971. An ad in the paper offered a plane ride to view a 120-acre parcel of land outside Palmer.
We’d been in Alaska five weeks to teach at a local elementary school and had just begun exploring the area.
Read more. Former Haines Police Dispatcher Speaks Out On Alleged Harasser
Gov. Sean Parnell wants the hiring process for state employees examined after it was revealed a former police officer hired with the ferry system has a checkered past. Several people who talked about Jason Joel’s job performance for a previous story did not want to share their identity, including a former Haines Police Dispatcher who alleges Joel harassed her on the job. Now she is speaking out.
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U.S. Senators Work to Allow Foreign Students Back in Fish Plants
In Congress today, a bill that would allow foreign students to work in Alaska fish processing plants cleared a major committee. The provision is part of a spending bill now headed to the Senate floor. Both Alaska senators say they pressed for the return of the J-1 visa program to help meet demand for seasonal seafood processors. But, the program is controversial.
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Alaska News Nightly: June 19, 2014
Former Haines Police Dispatcher Speaks Out On Alleged Harasser; U.S. Senators Work to Allow Foreign Students Back in Fish Plants; Remains of 17 Servicemen Identified from 1952 Crash; Army Changes Training Procedures In Wake Of Stuart Creek 2 Fire; New Oil Tax Proponents Argue In Favor Of Law; ADF&G Shuts Down Little Su Kings for the Season; Learning Language Through Alutiiq Culture and Tradition
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Remains of 17 servicemen identified from 1952 crash
The remains of 17 service members who died in a 1952 plane crash near Mount Gannett have been identified by the Department of Defense and will soon be returned to their families. An Alaska National Guard Blackhawk helicopter crew discovered the crash site two summers ago on Colony Glacier during a training exercise. A team went back to the site to recover what they could later that month. Some of the family members reflected on the experience.
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Army Changes Training Procedures In Wake Of Stuart Creek 2 Fire
It’s been one year since the Stuart Creek 2 Wildfire was reported burning in the Yukon Training area northeast of Fairbanks. The blaze, ignited during an Army artillery training exercise, burned more than 87,000 acres. It was one of the largest wildfires in the United States in 2013.
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ADF&G shuts down Little Su kings for the season
Days after lifting restrictions on one river in the Susitna drainage, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is shutting down king salmon fishing entirely on another. On Wednesday, a Fish and Game emergency order states that, starting at 12:01 am on Friday, the Little Susitna River south of the Parks Highway bridge will be completely closed for kings.
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Learning Language Through Alutiiq Culture and Tradition
The Alutiiq Museum held a language immersion retreat this week in Kodiak. More than 30 participants gathered to learn traditional games and practice their language skills with speakers of all different generations.
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High Chinook Restrictions Increase Chum Harvests, ADF&G Working to Sustain Fishery
With Chinook harvests shut down on the Yukon, summer Chum harvests are on the rise, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game wants to make sure Chum stocks are managed sustainably.