Sitka Herring Fishery To Open Wednesday
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is scheduled for a 3 p.m. opening Wednesday. It is the first opening of the season as fishermen try to catch more than 11,500 tons of the small silverfish. Herring eggs are valued on the Japenese market.
SEARHC To Close Bill Brady Healing Center As Sequester Hits
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, is closing down its residential drug and alcohol treatment program. The closure was announced Tuesday and comes after massive reductions in federal funding, also known as sequestration.
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Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame: Mary Joyce
As part of Women’s history month, Alaska Public Media brings you the voices of influential Alaskan women who have helped shape and define the social, cultural and political discourse in Alaska. 15 women were recently inducted into the Alaska women’s hall of fame at a ceremony in Anchorage. Former Anchorage Assembly chair and hall of fame steering committee member Jane Angvik tells us more about the late, Mary Joyce who was honored for her achievements in Business and adventure! Mary Lou Gerby accepted the award on her behalf.
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Anchorage Assembly Narrowly Passes Labor Ordinance
The Anchorage Assembly passed a rewrite of municipal labor law by a vote of 6-5 at their regular meeting Tuesday night.
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FWS Offers Reward For Information Regarding Eagle Deaths
A reward of $ 2500 is being offered for information in the death of two Golden Eagles, whose bodies were recently found near a hiking trail near Chickaloon.
Report Offers Findings On Status Of Alaska Women
A report released Tuesday offers stark findings on the status of Alaskan women. Women in the state earn much less than their male counterparts, have been imprisoned at a higher rate during the last decade and are committing suicide at a rate twice as high as the rest of the United States.
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Save our Schools Rallies Support For Public School Funding
The more than 30 speakers at Monday’s Save Our Schools hearing were preaching to the choir; that is, the Alaska House and Senate Democrats who called it to bolster their fight for increased public school funding.
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Koniag Inc. Head Steps Down
There’s been a major shake-up at the top of Koniag Incorporated, the regional Native Corporation for the Kodiak Islands area. In a release Tuesday, it was announced that Will Anderson has agreed to step down as the president and chief executive officer, positions he has held for the past seven years.
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Interactive Map Lays Out Alaska Earthquake Potential
A new interactive map lays out the earthquake potential across Alaska. The online map uses a color coded system to identify locations that have experienced earthquakes.
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Japanese Students Visit Fairbanks On Cultural Exchange
A school group from earthquake and tsunami ravaged cities in Japan visited Fairbanks over the weekend. The Japanese government sponsored cultural exchange includes 26 high school students and their teachers.
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Seldovia Family To Hike Cook Inlet Coast
A Seldovia family that has made a habit of taking on long journeys around some of the wildest parts of Alaska is at it again. Later this month, they’ll be taking off from their yurt on the south side of Kachemak bay for an 800-mile walk along the entire coast of Cook Inlet.
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New Public Art Piece Makes A Trip To The Ketchikan Public Library
The newest piece of art for the new Ketchikan Public Library building is an installation called “A Trip to the Library.” Artists Evon Zerbertz and Rich Stage were at the library after hours last weekend, working out the logistics of hanging the complex piece.
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Kulluk Departure Delayed Until Friday
The Kulluk and the Xiang Rui Kou heavy lift vessel have left their anchorage in Unalaska -- but the ships aren't on their way to Asia yet. The vessels have been moved to Broad Bay, just outside of town, says Coast Guard Lt. Jim Fothergill.
A Baby Polar Bear Press Conference
The media was invited to attend a "press conference" for Kali, the orphaned polar bear cub, as he explored the outdoor area of the ConocoPhillips Infirmary at the Alaska Zoo on Friday, March 22 at 5:20 pm.
Alaska Legislature Passes Genetically Modified Salmon Resolution
The Alaska Legislature has passed a resolution about genetically modified salmon. The resolution, which passed the House last month and the Senate unanimously on Monday, asks the FDA to take another look at the potential risks of allowing the so-called "franken-fish" on the market.
Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame: Jewel Jones
As part of Women’s history month, Alaska Public Media brings you the voices of influential Alaskan women who have helped shape and define the social, cultural and political discourse in Alaska. 15 women were recently inducted into the Alaska women’s hall of fame at a ceremony in Anchorage. Former Lt. Governor Fran Ulmer was inducted herself in 2009. She was on hand to introduce one of this year's inductees-public health and community development advocate Jewel Jones.
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Write-in Moe Challenges Hall for Assembly Seat D
A write-in candidate is challenging Anchorage Assembly Chair Ernie Hall for Seat D, representing West Anchorage, in the upcoming municipal election -- his name is Nick Moe. KSKA's Daysha Eaton has the story.
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Federal Judge Dismisses Alaska’s Challenge of Roadless Rule
A federal judge has dismissed Alaska’s court challenge of the roadless rule for national forest land. Alaska had the last remaining legal case against the 2001 nationwide rule, which prohibits new road construction, reconstruction or logging on large undeveloped areas of national forest land across the U.S. That includes parts of the Tongass and Chugach national forests in Alaska.
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U.S. Senate Passes Budget
Early Saturday morning the U.S. Senate passed a budget, a first in four years. Joining us from the Capitol to recap the vote and what it means for Alaska is APRN’s Washington correspondent Peter Granitz.
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First Lady Speaks Against Public Safety Cut
A move to reduce funding for a new sex trafficking investigation unit has one high-profile critic: Alaska First Lady Sandy Parnell.
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