An Anchorage Doctor Learns How To Talk About Death
Doctors deal with death all the time. But they still struggle to tell a patient they're dying or help them live with a terminal disease. A specialty called Palliative Care is trying to change that. It's been around since the 1990s. But a lot of people, even in the medical profession, still don't know it exists.
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Bill Could Ease Way To Arctic Port
The U.S. Senate is expected to a pass a sweeping bill authorizing dozens of water projects on Wednesday. A provision is included that Alaska’s senators say could ease the way to an Arctic port.
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Opponents Of Wastewater Discharge Bill Pass On Referendum
When voters head to the polls next year, they could be faced with questions on oil taxes, the minimum wage, and the use of recreational marijuana. But one thing that won't be on the ballot is a referendum on a controversial bill concerning cruise ship waste.
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Rescued Polar Bear Cub Heads To New York’s Buffalo Zoo
Kali, the orphaned male polar bear cub that has been kept at Anchorage’s Alaska Zoo, spent Tuesday afternoon waiting patiently in his carrier for boarding on a UPS cargo jet bound for the East Coast. Kali is heading to his new permanent home at New York’s Buffalo Zoo.
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Musk Ox Herd Spotted Along Kuskokwim River
A herd of musk oxen was seen on the frozen Kuskokwim River recently. It’s a sign that the population is expanding in the region.
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Two Bering Sea Catch Processors Accused Of Tampering With Scales
Two Bering Sea groundfish catcher-processor vessels have been accused of tampering with the scales used to weigh their harvest. As KUCB’s Stephanie Joyce reports, the alleged violations carry hefty penalties for the vessels’ parent company, American Seafoods.
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Parnell Meets In New York About Alaska’s Economic Outlook
Governor Sean Parnell is in New York meeting with banks and rating agencies about Alaska’s budget and economic outlook.
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Long-Term Unemployment Benefits To Experience Cuts
As federal agencies are beginning to furlough employees because of sequestration, the long-term unemployed in Alaska are about to see a reduction in their unemployment benefits.
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Dillingham Volunteer Monitors For Invasive Beetles
Some invasive species of bark beetles, if they make it to Alaska, could pose a serious threat to our trees and forests. In ten years of surveys, none have been detected, but state and federal forestry officials are coming to rely on volunteers to help monitor for them across the state. KDLG’s Dave Bendinger reports on one such volunteer who’s keeping an eye out the beetles around Dillingham.
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Blazing New Bike Trails at Kincaid Park
Anchorage’s Singletrack Advocates are planning to build more mountain bike trails this summer – a six mile extension of the popular trails they have already built at Kincaid Park.
This ambitious goal is the way this can-do group rolls.
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Couple Escapes As Landslide Destroys Cabin
Two people are safe after a massive landslide destroyed the cabin they were camping in Sunday morning near Sitka. An air taxi pilot rescued the pair from a debris field estimated to be 20 feet deep. All their belongings were buried in the slide. Their dog remains missing.
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Scientists Detect Eruption at Peninsula Volcano
Alaska’s most active volcano appears to be erupting. Mount Pavlof, on the Alaska Peninsula, started rumbling Monday morning, according to Alaska Volcano Observatory scientist-in-charge John Power.
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Man Dies After Bulldozer Falls Through Ice Near Stephan Lake Lodge
A fatal accident that took the life of a bulldozer driver near Stephan Lake Lodge north of Talkeetna on Friday occurred only hours after a state Department of Natural Resources team had flown over the site on an inspection tour. The work is being done to build an airstrip to support studies on the Susitna Dam project.
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Kenai Peninsula Razor Clams Appear To Be Declining
Alaskans who make an annual habit of digging for razor clams on the Kenai Peninsula may have noticed something odd over the last few tears – there just doesn’t seem to be as many clams on the beaches as there used to be. Scientists have also noticed the trend.
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Wildfire Season Expected To Start Later Than Normal
The federal government is predicting a normal wildfire season in Alaska this year, but it could be later than normal.
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Mining Company Pulls Out Of Exploratory Project Near Tok
A Canadian mining company is pulling out of an exploration project near Tok. The move comes as the price of gold has fallen about 15 percent from unprecedented highs in recent years, and may signal a slowdown in the mining industry.
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Cold Returns To Interior Alaska
Break up will slow down this week as cold air returns to the Interior. National Weather Service meteorologist Scot Berg says a cold front is rapidly moving across the region.
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Denali National Park Expected To Open On Time Despite Lingering Snow Cover
The start of the tourist season in Interior Alaska is coming up, and Denali National Park will be ready, despite lingering snow cover.
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Alaska Cultural Connections: Food And Culture
Some people crave ice cream or fresh vegetables or pasta. Others prefer dried fish or caribou. As part of our series exploring culture in rural and urban Alaska, APRN’s Anne Hillman found out how strong links between food and culture are common throughout the state.
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Southcentral Experiencing Chilly Spring
It's a chilly spring in the Anchorage area. National Weather Service Meteorologist Chris Burling says temperatures in recent days have been just a few degrees below normal, but that comes after a winter and early spring with lower temperatures than usual.