Flying Over Fall Colors
Paramotoring over Eklutna Lake and Twin Peaks near Anchorage, Alaska - the golden fall scenery is amazing in September.
Craig Fleener Announces Lt. Governor Run
Alaska’s Deputy Commissioner of Fish and Game Craig Fleener has resigned his post to run for Lieutenant governor. Independent candidate for Governor Bill Walker held a press conference Monday afternoon in Fairbanks to help Fleener launch his campaign.
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Parnell Names Acting Public Safety Commissioner
Gov. Sean Parnell has appointed the director of the Alaska State Troopers as acting Public Safety commissioner.
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Smoking Rates Decline Among Alaska Teens
Teen smoking has fallen significantly in the last six years. That's the finding of a new state report, but there's still work to be done.
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The ‘Who’ And The ‘Why’ Of The Middle School Travel Ban
Public opposition to a middle school sports travel ban adopted by the Juneau School Board last month continues to be one-sided, and the anonymity of the ban’s community supporters is breeding skeptics of the official explanation.
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Alaska Guardsmen Deploy To Guantanamo Bay
About 50 Alaska Army National Guard members will deploy to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Southeast Hospitals Face Expensive Upgrades
Hospital facilities throughout Southeast Alaska are getting old, with many closing in on 50. Health care has changed quite a bit in the past half-century, and communities are facing expensive upgrades to keep up with those changes into the future.
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Marge Ford’s Got a Squeeze Box!
Marge Ford has been playing, teaching, writing and performing polka music since she formed the Alaska Polka chips in 1977.
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Searching for the Moon Over Alaska
Today we’re searching for the moon. Saturday was International Observe the Moon Night, and a group of staff at the Anchorage Loussac Library celebrated it for their third consecutive year.
Linda Klein is the youth services librarian at the Loussac, and is running tonight’s event. Right now, she's using a butter knife to scrape off different amounts of frosting on several cookies, displaying each phase of the moon.
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Shutdown Could Mean Total Loss for One Biologist, Big Financial Hit For His Pilot
Among the many Americans affected by the government shutdown, are scientists who rely on federal funding for their work. But that money doesn’t just go to the scientists. Lots of it trickles down into the community.
USCG Cutter Maple Commander Removed For ‘Poor Command Climate’
The commander of the Sitka-based Coast Guard cutter Maple has been temporarily removed from command after officials received reports of problems on board.
Officials Say White Powder At State Office Building Non-Hazardous
Officials now say there was no threat from a suspicious white powder found in a package at the State Office Building in Juneau on Friday. The incident prompted the building to be evacuated shortly after 10 o’ clock this morning.
Galena Residents Struggle To Navigate Assistance Programs
It’s been nearly 4 and a half months since a spring break up flood ravaged Galena. Much progress has been made to repair damaged infrastructure from power and water lines, to roads, and public buildings. Over 50 homes have been fixed or rebuilt, but many others remain in disrepair. Some Galena residents have struggled to navigate a tangle of assistance programs.
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AVEC On Schedule For Bethel Utilities Corporation Takeover
Meera Kohler, President of the Alaska Villages Electric Cooperative, says they are still on schedule for a Spring takeover of Bethel Utilities Corporation. AVEC is a non-profit electric utility serving Western Alaska. The buyout would cut electric rates for customers in Bethel, Napaskiak, and Oscarville. The coop’s other 52 villages should experience lower rates as well.
Sealaska CEO Announces Retirement
The president and chief executive officer of Sealaska Corp. has announced his retirement.
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Veniaminof Volcano Active Once More
A volcano on the Alaska Peninsula has again become active during a months-long eruption, with a trace of ash falling on communities up to 35 miles away.
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UAF Scientists Land Grant For Most Extensive Pacific Walrus Research To Date
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will spend the next four years studying various aspects of Pacific walruses in the far north. The $1.7 million project is funded by the National Science Foundation.
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300 Villages: Kenny Lake
This week, we’re headed to the community of Kenny Lake on the edge of Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Vicky Koelzer is co-owner of the Kenny Lake Mercantile.
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UAA Hockey Looks Forward To Fresh Start
The University of Alaska Anchorage's hockey team is putting its turbulent off-season behind it. And with a new athletic director and head coach at the helm, the team has an opportunity to take advantage of a clean slate of sorts.
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Diversity In News Coverage
This year’s University of Alaska Anchorage Atwood Chair of Journalism is the first Native to hold the position. Alaska residents come from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds and the state is home to half of the nation’s tribes, yet most of the reporters in the state are white. Does this matter? What changes when there is more diversity in reporting?
APRN: Tuesday, 10/15 at 10:00am
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