Senate Work on Immigration ‘Dead on Arrival’ in House
As the Senate readies its bill reforming the nation's immigration system, people are paying more attention to whether anything can pass the House.
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Lightning Strikes Ignite More Wildfires
The Alaska Interagency Fire Coordination Center is reporting dozens of new wildfires in the state.
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AK: Paddles
Remember the Tlingit paddlers who lost their canoes on a recent journey through Southeast? High winds and rough seas capsized the watercraft, dumping hand-carved, red cedar paddles into the ocean.
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300 Villages: Napakiak
This week we're heading to the village of Napakiak, near Bethel. Samuel Roberson is from Napakiak.
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A snowshoe hare has tested positive for Tularemia in Fairbanks. The sick animal was found by member of the public and brought it to a local vet, where it was dead upon arrival.
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Where Are Anchorage’s Homeless Coming From?
The majority of chronically homeless people in Anchorage are Alaska Native, and most of them are from Northern and Western Alaska. That's according to a new analysis of data by researchers with the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation during a one-day point in time survey.
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Wildlife Troopers Investigate Moose Calf’s Death
Alaska Wildlife Troopers are investigating the death of a moose calf on Fort Greely near Delta Junction.
Congressman Don Young
Congressman Don Young has been in Congress for more than 40 years. He’s the state’s sole Representative in the U.S. House. Hear Alaskans talking directly with Don Young on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 6/25 at 10:00am
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Parnell Signs Bills, Resolutions Supporting Gun Rights
Governor Sean Parnell signed a package of bills and resolutions today supporting gun rights. The signing took place at the Matanuska Valley Sportsman’s Shooting Range, near Palmer. Parnell says he wants to send message.
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Anchorage Pediatricians Quietly Protest High Hospital Charge
Patients have a difficult time getting information on hospital costs. And the doctors who work in those hospitals are no different. They rarely know the hospital charges they generate for patients when they perform procedures. But last year, two of the largest pediatric groups in Anchorage discovered what Alaska Regional Hospital is charging for a simple infant procedure. And they decided to take a quiet stand against a fee they feel is unreasonably high.
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Traditional Foods Program Hosts Gathering In Wrangell
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Traditional Foods Program is hosting a gathering this week in Wrangell.
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Artist Making Masks Representing Top-10 Diseases In Alaska
On a recent sunny afternoon, Alaska Native mask carver Drew Michael puts the finishing touches on an enormous mask under a canopy in his backyard in east Anchorage. Michael is creating three foot by five foot wooden masks that will be painted by artist Elizabeth Ellis to represent the cells of the top ten diseases in Alaska for a show called Aggravated Organizms.
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Hilcorp Handed $115,000 Penalty
Citing aggressiveness in its operations, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has handed down several orders to energy producer Hilcorp, including a $115,000 civil penalty.
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Electric Cars Slow To Catch On In Sitka
It was just a few years ago that Sitka’s electric utility predicted a significant increase in the number of electric vehicles on the road, especially in communities with relatively inexpensive electric power. Despite steady high fuel prices, the community’s interest in electric cars — after an initial spike — has been flat.
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Alaskans Dealing With Large Mosquito Crop
Anchorage residents are complaining of more mosquitoes this year than usual. And Interior Alaska residents are also dealing with what appears to be an unusually large mosquito crop. University of Alaska Museum curator of insects and professor of entomology Derek Sikes says there’s no scientific data to back it up, but that’s the local talk.
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Man Dies After Moose, Motorcycle Collision
A motorcycle collision with a moose on the Glenn Highway left a man dead and his passenger in critical condition. Driver Ryan Beachy, 29, of Sutton was southbound at Mile 92.5 Tuesday night, when the moose went into the road and got hit. Beacy and the moose were dead at the scene. Injured was Tracy Bushnell, 25, of Indian.
USCG Suspends Search For Missing Fisherman
The Coast Guard suspended its search late Tuesday night for a fisherman who went overboard from a boat north of Hoonah.
Steller Sea Lion To Give Birth to New Pup
Alaska’s Western stock of Steller sea lions is critically endangered. The Alaska SeaLife Center’s Lori Polasek is trying to figure out why. She and her colleagues hope that breeding sea lions in captivity will help them better understand those in the wild. Although recent sea lion pregnancies at the SeaLife Center haven’t been successful, scientists say the latest one could go exactly as planned.
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Murkowski Endorses Gay Marriage
Senator Lisa Murkowski becomes the third Republican senator to announce support for same sex marriage.
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Alaska Couples Await Supreme Court Decision On DOMA, Prop 8
With only two decision days left for the Supreme Court, rulings that could impact same sex marriage could come as early as tomorrow. But for same sex couples in Alaska right now, the only option is to head out of state if they want to get married and some say that’s not likely to change anytime soon.
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