NOVA: Hunting The Elements
What are things made of? It’s a simple question with an astonishing answer. Fewer than 100 naturally occurring elements form the ingredients of everything in our world — from solid rocks to ethereal gases, from scorching acids to the living cells in our body.
KAKM: Wednesday, 4/4 at 8:00pm
Mushers Prepare To Tackle The Bering Sea Coast
With a climb through the Alaska Range and a run down the Yukon River now behind them, Iditarod mushers have only to tackle the Bering Sea coast before they cross the finish line in Nome. But there’s still a third of the race to go. Overnight, the front-runners left Kaltag for Unalakleet. It’s the longest run of the race. KUAC’s Emily Schwing caught up before they set off.
ANWR Hearing Spurs Fiery Remarks
As Congress struggles to find ways to bring down the national debt, Republicans in the House are offering a plan: increase oil and gas production to pay for repairs to America’s highways and jump-start the economy. Part of that includes opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to development. A House Committee held two hearings Friday in Washington on drilling in Alaska. It was a familiar litany of arguments, but also had some fireworks.
NOAA investigates death of whale calf near Juneau
NOAA is still investigating what happened to Tango, but a post-mortem exam on Saturday revealed injuries consistent with a vessel strike.
Kale yeah! Sitka chef is among 4 Alaskans nominated for prestigious James Beard awards
Trafton says in the last six years, her culinary voice has strengthened and she’s adapted to the challenges of running a Southeast Alaska restaurant.
From planting trees to fixing trails, Anchorage teens spend summer improving city parks
The 10-week YEP program hires highschoolers to work on park and trail improvements around the city, while also teaching them leadership and job skills.
Pebble Mine Opponent Visits Southeast Communities
A leading opponent of the pebble mine project is making his case against the mine in communities around southeast Alaska this week.
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Fairbanks hospital joins national study on convalescent plasma from COVID patients
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and the Blood Bank of Alaska are participating in a nationwide study on using the blood of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 to treat sick patients.
Work on $55 million bridge over slumping part of Denali Park Road could start next year
The affected stretch of the gravel road is at mile 45 in an area known as Pretty Rocks in Polychrome Pass, where subterranean ice is melting due to climate warming.
300 Villages: Dot Lake
Now its time for 300 villages. This week, we’re off to Dot Lake, an interior community of about 45 people. That was Bill Miller, President of the Dot Lake Village Council.
RUNNING: Republican U.S. Senate, Alaska
Joe Miller (R) and Lisa Murkowski (R) are running for U.S. Senate in the primary election on August 24, 2010....
Interior secretary nominee faces jabs over prior lobbying work
David Bernhardt has a lot of experience at the Interior Department. He has also represented the oil industry as a lawyer and lobbyist, and that drew a masked troll to his confirmation hearing Thursday.
Wrangell’s tax base shrinks as senior population grows
Wrangell has the second oldest population in the state, and the local borough is worried about the growing number of tax-exempt seniors. Those out-of-reach property tax dollars coupled with state cuts are putting aging communities in a tough spot.
Alaska senator proposes more armed staff or volunteers in schools
Senate Bill 173, from Republican Shelley Hughes, received its first hearing last week and has received a tide of opposition.
Bethel Pushes to Keep Rural Status
Bethel’s rural status is not immediately at risk. But once the population hits 7,000, it will be presumed to be non-rural unless it proves to have rural characteristics. The federal subsistence board is in a multi-year process of reviewing how it decides which communities have the critical rural priority for accessing resources on federal lands as described under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
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Examining Mount Spurr as a source of energy
The state of Alaska has taken another step toward harnessing the untapped geothermal potential of Mount Spurr.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019
The Haines community is shaken after an avalanche kills two young men. Plus, wildlife officials try to strike a balance between oil drilling and animal conservation. And, the city of Anchorage closes out the year by setting a new warm weather record.
Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane possibly spotted in the Pacific by exploration team
The discovery could solve the mystery of Earhart's disappearance with aviator Fred Noonan over the Pacific Ocean on a 1937 flight around the globe.
Katherine Gottlieb to resign from Southcentral Foundation
Katherine Gottlieb is resigning as president and chief executive of Southcentral Foundation. The news comes two weeks after Southcentral fired her husband.
Pilot Shares Story With LKSD Students
Several Lower Kuskokwim School District students interested in aviation gathered in Bethel earlier this week to hear one pilot’s story.