Cowdery steps down as chariman of the Legislative Council
Anchorage Republican Senator John Cowdery – under federal indictment on conspiracy and corruption charges – today resigned his powerful position as chairman of the...
Congressional critics take aim at earmarks
Critics of the congressional practice of earmarking federal spending for projects back home are hoping for a showdown later this week when the Senate...
Family remembers man who died at AFN
Anthony Choquette’s brother-in-law said the family did everything they could to help him before he committed suicide last month at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage.
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Marine Hiway System Looking for New Laundry
The Alaska Marine Highway System is looking for a new laundry. Since 1985, inmates at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau have done...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015
House approves TransCanada buyout; Plane goes down near Haines - 3 passengers OK, 1 critical; FBI practices nuclear bomb drill at Anchorage port; Fire marshals investigate Kilbuck disaster; Therapeutic foster care program struggles to get off its feet in YK Delta; WEIO champ Big Bob Aiken dies at 62; Study: Carbon emissions from northern fires likely underestimated; Subsistence harvest of emperor geese on hold until 2017; Southeast shelters assist 40+ animals rescued from Ketchikan house
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Craig crews working to restore water service, but boil notice remains in effect
Crews in Prince of Wales Island’s largest community are working to restore service after a water outage that began Sunday.
In Ketchikan, Dunleavy presents arguments for big budget cuts
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Monday visit to Ketchikan included a 90-minute question-and-answer session with residents. Outside about 30 demonstrators picketed the venue.
Citing executive order, Fort Wainwright evicts public employee union
In an emailed statement, Fort Wainwright officials said they’re evicting the union, “in accordance with Executive Order 13837, which prohibits government agencies from providing free or discounted office space to labor organizations.”
Bethel City Council Votes To Protest Liquor Licenses
It’s been four decades since Bethel had a liquor store, and for now, that status will continue. The Bethel City Council voted Tuesday to protest two liquor store license applications from the Bethel Native Corporation’s Bethel Spirits and the Alaska Commercial Company
Vehicle access to subsistence grounds at issue in three-day trial
Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg heard closing arguments on Wednesday in the case of Rosalie and Reuben Loewen versus the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and co-defendants. The trial centered on vehicular access to a popular hooligan fishing spot on the Chilkoot River owned for seven years by the Loewens.
Alaskans will have a chance to see a total solar eclipse… in 9 years
A total solar eclipse will occur on March 30, 2033. The path of totality will be visible in Nome, Kotzebue and Utqiagvik.
Friday’s Three to Read: catch up on Iditarod 44
The teams that have been lurking behind the front runners in the spotlight are about to come out of the woodwork. Leading teams are done with their 24-hour layovers (or soon will be) and head to the flat expanses of the Yukon River, where a new race opens up to the Bering Sea coast.
Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale attracts just one company
The state offered 2.6 million acres, but just one company -- Hilcorp -- bid on 16,636 acres. Listen now
Obama Appoints Alaskan to National Tourism Advisory Board
President Obama has appointed an Alaskan to an advisory board for U.S. Travel and Tourism. He chose the CEO of Alaska Wildland Adventures. The appointment is part of a push to boost the tourism economy.
Interpreter center opening in Anchorage
A new interpreter center has opened its doors in Anchorage. The center will offer a training program for interpreters and provide a referral service...
Local Alaska egg producers fill cracks during shortage
Staff at the Poiema Farm say their 200 chickens and 80 ducks are yielding four dozen eggs a day, amid low winter production.
Woman Wounded After Shootout With Wildlife Trooper
A woman was wounded by an Alaska State Trooper after an exchange of gunfire on the Sterling Highway near Anchor Point Sunday night. Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Megan Peters says the shooting began Sunday evening on the Sterling Highway near Happy Valley – about 10 miles north of Anchor Point – after Troopers received multiple calls from motorists concerning the erratic driving of a yellow SUV.
Reconsideration vote puts bond package before Anchorage voters
In a rare occurence last night, the Anchorage Assembly reversed itself in a reconsideration vote. The result was a 27 million dollar bond...
Buccaneer Ramps Up for Drilling Project Near Homer
Buccaneer Energy’s jack-up rig Endeavour has moved from the Cosmopolitan Unit in Cook Inlet to the Southern Cross Unit, but has yet to spud a well. Onshore, the company is planning to move the Glacier drilling rig from Kenai to the West Eagle Unit east of Homer.
Sea Otter Hunts Increase In Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska and the state as a whole has seen an apparent upswing in sea otter hunting in recent years. That’s according to numbers compiled by the US Fish and Wildlife Service which says this year will yield the biggest reported harvest on record for the marine mammals, which can only be hunted by Alaska Natives from coastal communities.
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