Doc Martin
Martin Clues (Men Behaving Badly) returns for the fifth season of DOC MARTIN as the brash doctor Martin Ellingham, whose blunt opinions and tactless manner cause mayhem in a small Cornish community. Ellingham - once a celebrated London surgeon - flees from his position after developing a phobia to blood. After retraining a s a general practitioner, Ellingham gets a job in a the beautiful but sleepy village of Portwenn replacing their deceased local doctor. But his abrasive personality doesn't exactly mesh with the pace of life in Cornwell.
State Gets First Federal Waiver for “No Child left Behind”
The state would be allowed to freeze its student proficiency targets –formally referred to as Annual Measurable Objectives -- for one year if Alaska commits to applying for a larger package of waivers by September sixth.
Researchers Find Surprising Plastic Pollution Levels In Pacific Northwest
Researchers in British Columbia using migratory sea birds from Alaska have found surprising levels of plastic pollution off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Dive Team Recovers Body From Matanuska Lake Canoe Accident, Searching For Second
One body has been recovered from a Matanuska Susitna Borough lake after a canoe accident. Dive teams from the Borough’s Emergency Services division recovered the body, as yet unidentified, after people noticed an overturned canoe on Matanuska Lake around 10 a.m. Friday. Stefan Hinman, Borough spokesman, said the dive team is looking for a second body, but could offer little more information.
Search Efforts Intensify For Missing Mt. Marathon Runner
The search for missing Mount Marathon runner Michael LeMaitre has intensified, but with no results yet. LeMaitre, a 66-year-old-Anchorage man, ran the annual July 4 race in Seward, and was seen near the top of the mountain Wednesday, but not since.
Shell’s Oil Response Barge Awaiting USCG Approval Before Heading North
Shell’s oil response barge is stuck in Bellingham, waiting for approval from the Coast Guard before it can begin its trip to the Alaskan Arctic. Federal inspectors want the company to make improvements to ensure the ship can withstand the harsh Arctic environment. Shell had hoped to be transiting through the Bering Sea by now with its fleet of ships.
Area Fishing Industry Expresses Ambivalence Toward Greenpeace Mission
The last time Greenpeace was in Unalaska, they didn’t get a warm welcome. The local fishing industry shunned the group in part because of campaigns against trawling in the Bering Sea. But when the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza came into port this week to prepare for a campaign against Arctic drilling, opposition to the group wasn’t as fierce.
AK: A Tribute
The famous late singer-songwriter John Denver loved the outdoors. Denver got a taste of Alaska’s wilderness on a visit to the state in the 70s. One of his stops was to the McCarthy-Kennecott area. Thirty years later, residents there pay tribute to that visit with a concert. KCHU’s Tony Gorman traveled to McCarthy to attend the fifth and final John Denver Tribute Concert and has this story.
300 Villages: Nikolaevsk
Now its time for 300 villages. This week, we’re visiting the Russian Old Believer village Nikolaevsk, on the Kenai Peninsula with Nina from the village of Nikolaevsk.
Group Learning Nearly-Traditional Kayak Making Techniques
The Aleut and Alutiiq people invented the kayak over 5,000 years ago. Since 90 percent of their diet came from the ocean, the kayaks were traditionally used for hunting sea life. At the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, a group of adults are learning the traditional methods of building a kayak. Well, almost traditional.
Runner Missing After Mt. Marathon Race
Efforts continue Friday to locate a missing runner who failed to return from Mt. Marathon in Seward after the July 4 race. As KSKA's...
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World
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The PBS Arts Summer Festival will explore art and culture around the world. This week travel to nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to explore the astonishing artistic and architectural riches of Islam. With the insights and commentary of leading art scholars from around the world, the film delves into the art of religious life in Islamic culture and into the secret world inside the palaces of the elite. From the extraordinary array of metalwork, textiles, paintings and architecture that illuminate the culture, filmmaker Rob Gardner sheds light on the shared histories of western and Islamic societies, revealing more continuity than division. Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon narrates.Troopers Shoot Man Brandishing Gun In Wasilla
A Wasilla shooting involving an Alaska state trooper is at least the seventh shooting involving authorities around the state this year. Troopers say Albert Samoa Maifea sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting Wednesday night after the 35-year-old Anchorage man ran a red light and sped on the Parks Highway, driving toward oncoming traffic while passing vehicles.
APD Shootings Spark Rally, Community Concern
The Polynesian community is leading a Rally to raise awareness about recent shootings by Anchorage Police Officers. Protesters want the APD to adopt a policy of shooting to disarm rather than to kill. But the APD says that’s not likely.
Alaska Teachers Attend National Education Association Conference
Over 50 Alaska teachers are among 10,000 delegates assembled in Washington, D.C. this week for the annual National Education Association representative assembly. The NEA is the union that represents teachers across the country. NEA Alaska president Barb Angaiak says the convention, which wraps up Thursday, is used to decide on the organization’s direction for the coming year, including endorsement of a candidate for U.S. president.
More Fire Crews To Assist With Lower 48 Blazes
About 100 village-based emergency fire fighters deployed Wednesday to work a wildfire in the Lower 48. State Division of Forestry spokeswoman Maggie Rogers says the crews from the communities of Shageluk, St. Michael, Koyuk, Selawik and Scammon Bay are the second group sent out to fight fires in western states this month.
Scientists Search For Answers To Low Chinook Runs
Scientists are looking for answers about why this year’s Chinook Salmon returns are so low on so many rivers across the state. The answer is going to be hard to find, because the fish spend longer than any other Salmon species at sea. And the sea, especially the Bering Sea, is changing.
Assessment Aims To Document Arctic Biodiversity
The Arctic is home to about 20,000 known species. And a team of scientists is working on documenting them for the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. The assessment is being conducted by the Arctic Council with the goal of describing the current state of the Arctic ecosystem. The lead scientist for the assessment was in Barrow recently to see the Alaskan Arctic first hand.
Alaska Territorial Guard Gains Recognition With Bethel Memorial
Alaska Territorial Guard members have not gotten the recognition that many local historians and veterans believe they deserve. The ATG was a World War II military reserve force also known as the “Eskimo Scouts,” because many of its members were Alaska Natives. As KYUK’s Mark Arehart reports, they are finally getting some local recognition in the form of an ATG memorial park in Bethel.
Earliest Matanuska Valley Residents Shrouded in Mystery
Somewhere North of what is now Trapper Creek, an ancient hunting party stopped for lunch. That was about 8,000 years ago, according to carbon dating on some of the artifacts that have been located at the site by archaeologists. The dig has yielded rudimentary stone tools, but, as yet, little information about the mysterious people who stopped there.