Line One: Celebrating Sobriety
Sobriety can be one of the most consequential changes someone can make in their life. It has the potential to improve your mental and bodily health, but it’s also a difficult path that faces stigma and barriers in the healthcare system. March is Alaska’s Sobriety Awareness Month, and on this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton talks with Recover Alaska’s sober heroes about their stories, and the ways sobriety has changed their lives.
Even with a slimmer Permanent Fund dividend, low oil prices generate deficits in Alaska
Lawmakers say they’re prepared to spend from savings to cover the gap in the current fiscal year, but the picture for the next fiscal year is unclear.
After the fatal polar bear attack in Wales, a collective approach to healing
Questions still linger about what caused the bear to kill a woman and her baby — but more important for Wales is the question of how to move on.
Uh-oh. A new tropical mosquito has come to Florida. The buzz it’s creating isn’t good
Scientists say climate change appears to be a factor making Florida and other parts of the U.S. welcoming to non-native mosquitoes.
State tracks a bump in Alaska homicides over the last five years
A state report on the most recent data shows that Alaska’s annual homicide rate increased steadily and significantly over the last decade.
Willow protesters dog Biden as he touts his environmental achievements
The protests haven't been huge, but the focus on the Willow project could tarnish Biden's climate legacy.
Blizzard set to bring snow, winds from Girdwood to Turnagain Pass
A blizzard warning overnight Tuesday calls for 7 to 20 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 50 mph, the heaviest in the Turnagain Pass area.
Alaska state ferries, troopers renew ride-along program to offer security at sea
The program allows Alaska State Troopers to ride state ferries for free on personal trips in exchange for law enforcement presence.
Pedro Bay deal blocked Pebble before EPA’s veto, but still protects salmon habitat
Late last year, the Pedro Bay Corporation closed a $20 million deal that blocked the Pebble Limited Partnership’s proposed transport route.
Lower Kuskokwim School District measures Yugtun in a Yup’ik way
The district has rolled out an innovative language test based on Yugtun, or central Alaskan Yup'ik, for students up to sixth graders.
Southeast humpback populations are improving, but the fallout of the Pacific marine heat wave lingers
A Glacier Bay National Park biologist says things are looking up for Southeast Alaska’s humpback whales, nearly a decade after a Pacific Ocean heat wave.
Palmer to set up interim library after roof collapse
Residents of Palmer have rallied to support the Palmer Public Library since the building suffered a partial roof collapse on Feb. 15.
Lawsuit accuses Alaska of unconstitutionally mismanaging Yukon, Kuskokwim salmon fisheries
In a Monday hearing, a state attorney sought to have the case thrown out of a Bethel courthouse.
Record high 1.5M cruise passengers expected in Ketchikan this summer
Altogether, Ketchikan is expecting 632 port calls throughout the season, with 1.1 million passengers arriving directly in the downtown area.
Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon
Between the pandemic, an acute shortage of semiconductors and other supply chain snarls, vehicle production has never really returned to normal.
The big problem for endangered orcas at center of Southeast Alaska salmon suit? Inbreeding
A 2018 study found that just two male southern resident killer whales had fathered more than half the group's calves since 1990.
Dunleavy nominates CDQ executive for North Pacific council
Rudy Tsukada is COO of Coastal Villages Region Fund.
Nome woman recovering after serious snowmachine crash
A GoFundMe account has been set up for Ivory Okleasik, who crashed during the annual Nome-Golovin snowmachine race on March 12.
Alaska state school board supports barring transgender female students from girls’ sports
The Alaska State Board of Education has approved a resolution that supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports.
Hometown Alaska: Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage
This week on Hometown Alaska we're joined by Erin Baldwin Day, lead organizer of Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage, to find out about the grassroots, community-minded organization filling gaps other groups cannot meet.