Su Dam Opponents Ask For Documents Explaining FERC Decision
Opponents of the Susitna Dam have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to release documents explaining their decision not to require in-depth climate change studies.
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Seldovia Family Completes Cook Inlet Trek
A family of outdoor adventurers from Seldovia has completed its latest epic adventure. Erin McKittrick and Bretwood Higman – joined by four-year-old Katmai and two-year-old Lituya – hiked and packrafted more than 800 miles around the entirety of Cook Inlet.
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Youth Crew Builds Memories at Spencer Glacier
This summer, five agencies came together to create a ten-week outdoor career program for Anchorage youth, aged 17 to 20. The program took them from city parks to the Chugach National Forest, clearing trees, building bridges, and cutting trails. The students' last project was at the Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop, where they spent a month building a new trail and learning about the environment -- and the employment options -- in their own backyards.
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Kodiak Coats Closing; May Remake Itself
The designer and creator of the popular line Kodiak Coats is moving on to leather and silks, and leaving Juneau. After making her trademark coats in Juneau for more than a decade, Bridget Milligan is moving to Washington state.
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I Inherited a Sled Dog Team
Elijah Goodfarm's father came to Alaska with the dream of mushing across the state, but would die shortly after arriving. After his father's death, Goodfarm packed up his life and took his father's place taking care of his 36 dog kennel.
Coast Guard Searching For People Missing After Boat Sinks In Southeast
U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard personnel and several fishing vessels are currently looking for two people, out of a group of three, after their boat sank Thursday night off Cape Ommaney.
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FedEx Plane Makes Emergency Landing At King Salmon Airport
A Fedex plane made an emergency landing at the King Salmon Airport today. The plane landed safely shortly before 1 o’clock this afternoon. The airport heard a call from a Fed Ex MD- 11 needing to land at the nearest available airport.
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Murkowski Demands Explanation For Artillery Use That May Have Started Wildfire
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants the Army to explain why artillery was used against the advice of fire manager in a training exercise, possibly starting a wildfire that has cost $19 million so far.
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Stuart Creek 2 Fire Ramps Up
Hot, dry, windy weather has operations ramping back up on the Stuart creek wildfire east of Fairbanks.
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Susitna King Salmon Numbers Looking Up
King Salmon numbers for the Susitna are looking better than other runs in the state.
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Fight Percolating Over Chugiak Solid Waste Project
A fight is percolating over a planned solid waste project in Chugiak.
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Galena Gets $900,000 Grant For Flood Recovery
City of Galena has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the federal government to help it recover from last spring’s devastating flood.
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Flood Water In Effect For Upper Tanana River Area
A flood watch is in effect for rivers feeding the upper Tanana River in the eastern interior.
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Fairbanks Hits 31st Day Over 80 Degrees This Summer
Thursday marked the 31st day this summer that it hit or surpassed 80 degrees in Fairbanks breaking a record set in 2004.
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Tragedy And Courage On The Bering Sea
A new documentary tells the story of one of the most riveting stories of disaster at sea.
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AK: Fish Camp
Dotting the coast line of Cook Inlet from Ninilchik to Nikiski are some of the Kenai Peninsula’s oldest businesses. Many of these commercial fish camps are still owned and operated by the families that started them two or three generations ago. KDLL’s Shaylon Cochran has a closer look at the family traditions that are at the center of the culture of setnetting.
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300 Villages: Wiseman
This week on AK, we're heading to Wiseman, a tiny community in Alaska's high Arctic. Jack Reakoff lives in Wiseman Alaska.
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Dispute Brews Over Chugiak Landfill Plan
A fight is percolating over a planned solid waste storage project in Chugiak. Eklutna, Inc, the Alaska Native corporation there, has requested Municipality of Anchorage approval to create a site for what the corporation is calling an "inert waste monofill" , but outraged neighbors are calling a "garbage dump".
Wrangell Sawmill Burns
One of the last major sawmill operations in Wrangell has been destroyed by fire. Mike Allen Enterprizes burned to the ground in Tuesday’s mid-afternoon fire at 13 Mile Zimovia Highway.
Anchorage Market’s Lease Renewed for One Year
The Anchorage Community Development Authority voted unanimously Monday to extend a lease agreement for the city's weekend market. 13 people testified.