Nunapitchuk turns to tradition after COVID-19 outbreak
The village of Nunapitchuk went into strict lockdown after it discovered positive cases, but also used traditional medicine.
Haines residents are still recovering from last year’s landslides
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The human toll from climate change effects in Alaska are real. The small community of Haines in Southeast Alaska experienced a deadly landslide late...
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Chris Bye is a candidate for the 2022 U.S. House special election.
Salmon Fishing Restrictions Down
As the Sockeye and Chum runs pick up on the Kuskokwim River, salmon fishing restrictions have eased for lower river fishers.
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Man shot in front of Anchorage elementary school; suspect in custody
Anchorage police say a shooting in the parking lot of a downtown Anchorage elementary school Wednesday morning sent one man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Listen now
Illegal alien proposal troubles public safety committee
On Wednesday the Public safety committee of the Anchorage Assembly unanimously recommended the full Assembly reject a proposed ordinance its sponsor said would help...
Looking to fill niche and begin enterprise, Anchorage teen opens streetwear store
For Alaskans trying to purchase the latest Air Jordans, or the styles they see in a Drake music video, there really aren't a lot of options. A young Anchorage entrepreneur is looking to change that. Listen now
Protesters greet damaged Shell icebreaker as it arrives in Oregon for repairs
Environmental activists in Portland are protesting the arrival of the Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its Arctic offshore drilling project after it's repaired.
Weidner Program For Property Management And Real Estate Launches At UAA
The demand for rental housing is on the rise, but because of a lack of university-level programs, there aren't many people prepared to manage properties.
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300 Villages: Anchor Point
This week we're heading to Anchor Point, a small community 14 miles north of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula. Bobby Ness lives in Anchor Point:
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Ask a Climatologist: Long temperature streak ends
For the first time since February, the statewide temperature index for Alaska dipped below normal earlier this week. Sunday and Monday were both slightly below normal, interrupting a 218 day stretch of above normal temperatures. Listen Now
Alaska News Nightly: January 11, 2012
Embedded Journalists Talk About Experience With Stryker Brigade, Missile Defense Will Have Long Presence In Alaska, Clive Thomas Explains Art Of Lobbying, Price On Fuel To Be Delivered To Nome Still Unknown, Coldest Villages Paying Highest Prices For Fuel, Up To 16 Inches Of Snow Expected In Anchorage, Plows Brace For Another Big Snowstorm, Yukon’s Year Round Swan Population Growing
Report Faults UAF in Musk Oxen Deaths
A U.S. Department of Agriculture report blames the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the death of a dozen musk oxen at the University’s Large Animal Research Station last fall.
Service High principal placed on administrative leave amid ‘community concerns’
The Anchorage School District says it has initiated an “investigation into community concerns” about Allen Wardlaw.
Over 11,000 Alaskans Receiving Health Insurance Refunds
More than 11,000 Alaskans are getting refunds from their health insurance companies. As part of the Affordable Care Act, companies have to spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars on medical care and wellness. If they don't hit that target, they are required to send refunds to customers.
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Plans for a Skatepark Get Rolling in Kwethluk
Village youth in the Kuskokim village of Kwethluk will soon have a chance to do something few of them have done before: Skateboard. Construction of a new skatepark there will begin next month. The park is the first of it’s kind in the YK Delta.
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King Cove Residents Still Hopeful For Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Road
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service came out against a controversial proposed road through the Izembek National Wildlife refuge today. Residents of the Aleutian community of King Cove are disappointed, but as KUCB’s Stephanie Joyce reports, they’re not giving up on the project.
On ‘Dance Battle America,’ Wasilla dancers shoot for the stars
Dance Team Alaska lost their battle round on national television, but they caught the attention of commentators and audience alike.
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The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jennifer Canfield
Coming up this week: Fish and Game reduces limits for two popular sportsfishing rivers in Kodiak, a Southeast village corporation is seeking a federal takeover of the Chatham Strait fisheries and the Sitka Tribe protests a dramatic increase of the Sitka sac roe herring guideline harvest level.
KSKA: Friday, 3/30 at 2:30pm
Obama Releases Oil Due to Supply Disruptions
Thursday morning, the Obama Administration announced it was releasing 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and the price of crude on the futures market went down $5 a barrel.