Electricity conservation still urged to refill Southeast hydro lakes
Petersburg’s utility director doesn’t foresee the need for more diesel power generation this spring but says the community’s conservation measures will continue to help hydroelectric reservoirs refill this spring.
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Galena Man Arrested For False Search And Rescue Call
A Galena man is being held at Fairbanks Correctional Center after making a fake emergency call that triggered a major search and rescue operation.
Seattle-Based Seafood Company Fined by EPA
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
After five years of negligence, a Seattle-based seafood company agreed to a pay a hefty fine to the EPA for...
Alaska House votes to broaden membership of injury, death review panels
Alaska operates medical committees examining maternal and child mortality, overdose deaths, and cases where a child was born with syphilis.
Protesters Show Support For Hammond, Fischer in Pebble Mine Case
Protesters gathered in Anchorage on Wednesday in support of Vic Fischer and Bella Hammond. The crowd was demanding the state call off its efforts to recover $1 million in legal fees from Fischer, Hammond, and their co-plaintiffs in case over the Pebble Mine.
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Panel Advises Curbing Halibut Bycatch in the Bering Sea
The advisory panel to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has come out in favor of reducing halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea.
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President’s budget proposal gets mixed reviews from Alaska Senators
President Obama’s proposed 3.8 trillion dollar budget for the next fiscal year was unveiled today (Monday) in Washington. It includes hits for Alaska programs,...
Alaska News Nightly: September 26, 2014
Judge Sides with State on Merged Campaign; Parnell Asks Military Official to Resign; Small-scale Hydro Project Called for Talkeetna River; Seismologist Asks for Quake Discussions; Homeless Conference to Start in Next Week; Biologists Search for Orphaned Cubs
Dungeness crab catch up in Southeast Alaska
State estimates say Southeast Dungeness fishermen took more than 3.5 million pounds of crab this summer. The overall value was up about 58% over...
Final Chen Case Resolved
A Ft. Wainwright based soldier implicated in a hazing case is being discharged from the Army. Lieutenant Daniel L. Schwartz is the last of 8 Stryker Brigade members charged related to physical and verbal abuse that resulted in the suicide of an army private last year in Afghanistan.
Atwood Foundation Donates Art To Anchorage Museum
The Atwood Foundation is in the process of donating two original Eustace Ziegler Alaskan paintings and two original Sydney Laurence paintings to the Anchorage Museum. The foundation will also contribute an original Nunivak mask.
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Man charged with murder in shooting outside downtown Anchorage bar
Responding officers shot and wounded the man, Kaleb Bourdukofsky, as he ran from the scene with a gun, according to the police chief.
Kenai plant closure leaves 150 jobless
One of the largest employers on the Kenai Peninsula closed its doors for good today. The Agrium fertilizer plant in Nikiski is laying...
B.C. Pipeline Plans Could Mean More Bering Sea Traffic
Last month, the Canadian government gave conditional approval to the Northern Gateway pipeline in British Columbia. If it’s built, it’ll bring hundreds more oil tankers through the Bering Sea. That’s putting pressure on the Aleutian Islands to get ready for an increase in vessel traffic.
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ANCSA at 50 | Special Edition of Alaska Insight
Fifty years ago this December, Alaska Native leaders joined forces with national lawmakers to create legislation that ensured certain native land rights in our state. How has that legislation evolved over the decades? What does the next generation of Alaska Native leaders want to see moving forward?
Alaska without ANCSA? Look to Metlakatla.
At first glance, Metlakatla looks similar to many of the other villages in Southeast Alaska: glacier-cut coastlines, dense temperate rainforests, dramatic mountains in the backdrop. But locals know better — there is something distinctly different about the place.
Alaskans weigh in on this year’s smaller dividend check
It’s PFD announcement day in Alaska — but it’s a little less exciting than usual. That’s because this year, for the first time in the program’s history, it’s been cut. Governor Bill Walker announced in a pre-recorded video on Friday exactly how much Alaskans would receive in this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend check: $1,022.
Walker administration appoints climate adviser, promises new policy “soon”
Nikoosh Carlo began work this month in a newly created position: senior adviser for climate. Listen now
House, Senate wait for other to act on conference committees
The Legislature appears to be stuck. The House and Senate haven’t named members to the conference committees that would meet to resolve the two chambers’ differences. Until that happens, the fate of the state’s budget remains uncertain. Listen now