Disguised Drug Proves Too Attractive
It's stronger than marijuana. Its highs are unpredictable. And it's legal. KSKA's Len Anderson reports on an over-the-counter drug whose popularity...
Division of Elections clears Southwest Alaska legislative candidate after complaint
Darren Deacon, the subject of the complaint, supplied housing, travel and employment records showing his residency in Kalskag.
Murkowski Defends Against Miller’s Accusations
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Senator Lisa Murkowski is the only woman on the US Senate’s Republican leadership team, and after only eight...
Cleanup continues for Cook Inlet diesel spill
Clean up and assessment work continues following a diesel spill in southern Cook Inlet over the weekend. The vessel in question is currently tied up in Seldovia, on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
Robert Lyons
Robert Lyons is a candidate for the 2022 U.S. House special election.
Ted Stevens denies guilt
Last night Senator Ted Stevens continued his refusal to resign or retire from the U-S Senate, despite calls from members of his...
Anchorage School District says rotating bus schedule will continue until further notice
District leaders had previously hoped to end its rotating bus schedule by the start of October. But not enough drivers are coming back from tourism jobs in time.
The risk of coronavirus remains low in Alaska, but empty Anchorage store shelves reveal rising anxiety
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Although she lives in Wasilla, Ann Williams was on a city-wide tour of Anchorage stores Wednesday, looking for one very specific...
US Army Corps extends comment period on Pebble’s draft EIS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment period on its draft environmental review of the proposed Pebble Mine.
Alaska’s Arctic and boreal ecosystems see climate change-driven ‘microbial awakening’
Permafrost thaw is creating opportunities for fungi and bacteria to thrive, transforming northern food webs, according to a new study.
In Alaska’s US House race, Galvin campaign goes big AND goes home
Rep. Don Young's challenger is running a $4 million campaign, much of it spent on ads. But in Galvin's Anchorage split-level, it's a more home-spun effort.
Juneau repeats as state champs
This year's statewide large schools football championship went to the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears. The title game against the Palmer Moose ended on a score...
Bill Popp enters Anchorage mayoral race
He's the fourth major candidate to enter the race, joining incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson, former Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance and former state Rep. Chris Tuck.
Senate plans technical session in Juneau Tuesday
The full Senate will not be required to attend the first floor session since lawmakers voted for a recess.
Parnell Signs SB99 To Allow POW Mine Loans
Gov. Sean Parnell was in Ketchikan on Monday to sign into law Senate Bill 99, which allows the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue bonds for two Southeast Alaska mining projects, plus a loan for Sitka’s Blue Lake Hydroelectric Project.
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.
Sitka to lose USCG Cutter Maple this summer
Sitka’s docks will look a bit different this summer. The US Coast Guard Cutter Maple will sail south for maintenance and then be reassigned a new homeport in the spring, leaving Sitka without a large Coast Guard vessel for at least six months. Listen now
Obama Turns off Loran System
A vestige of marine and aviation navigation during the last century is disappearing. The Obama Administration is turning off the Loran System.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 8, 2016
13 injured in RV crash on Richardson Highway; Delta power outage cancels and delays thousands of flights; replacing a legacy: running for Senate Seat J; Eagle River trap-shooter earns bronze in Rio; new report says 2015 was hottest year on record on Earth; 'And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind' gives a natural history of wind; new nonprofit seeks awareness and housing for mentally ill; teen dies after raft overturns in Anchorage's Eagle River; Wrangell sewer mainline breaks, allowing 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into harbor; Kodiak Island Borough has highest rent in Alaska; whale sculpture arrives in Juneau, fins to come Tuesday Listen now
Five Fires Threaten Tanana On the Yukon
Recent rain slowed wildfire growth around the interior, but there are still nearly 2 hundred active blazes, and over twenty staffed fires. The largest response is to a half-million-acre complex of fires near Tanana. Managers expect suppression and demobilization to take weeks.
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