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All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Police reveal how they solved the Cynthia Henry murder

State prosecutors won a conviction earlier this month in an Anchorage murder case that dates back to 2002. The victim, Cynthia Henry, was...

Alaska Airlines pledges not to abandon in-state service

Alaska Airlines says high fuel costs and a weaker economy will not result in any major in-state service cutbacks in the near future. Some...

Stock managers say Southeast halibut ruling will harm conservation efforts

Halibut regulators say they would have done things differently if they had known a one-fish charter limit would be blocked. The International Pacific Halibut...

"Incidental Take" clause weakens Polar-Bear protection act

Despite a recent Endangered Species Act listing for polar bears, the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service has issued so-called "incidental take" regulations. The rules...

Chiswell Island sea lions adopt unusual behavior

June is the month when most of Alaska's major mammal species give birth to their young, and the Stellar Sealions on Chiswell Island in...

Solstice brings annual Memorial Park Cemetery tour

The summer solstice is often celebrated with evening hikes, late night cookouts or camp fires. But Saturday evening in Anchorage a crowd of...

Joel Southern leaves APRN after 20 years in DC

For close to twenty years, APRN listeners have heard reports from Joel Southern in Washington, D.C. But today Joel gave up his seniority...

CIRI Corporation pursing Anchorage retailing centers and renewable energy investments

Wind energy and commercial development are just two new ventures that Cook Inlet Region Incorporated has embarked on in the Anchorage and South Central...

School District student construction training achieves success

In recent years the Anchorage School District has expanded courses leading to jobs in construction. This summer the effort is producing results--in the...

$1,200 each – Governor Palin unveils her new energy assistance plan

Governor Sarah Palin this afternoon released her plan to help Alaskans meet the high cost of energy throughout the state. It will give...

Rising energy costs driving up rents in Kotzebue

As the legislature grapples with how to help Alaskans with high fuel prices, the increasing cost of energy is affecting other living expenses like...

Shell chooses not to drill this year in the Beaufort Sea

For the second straight year, Shell is scrapping its plans to perform test drilling for oil in the Beaufort Sea. Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage

Legislature wraps up AGIA hearings in Anchorage

State lawmakers are wrapping up their public hearings in Anchorage on whether they should grant approval to the AGIA-backed TransCanada plan to build an...

Mitsubishi partners with Alaska Gas Line Port Authority

Mitsubishi Corporation is partnering up with the Alaska Gas Line Port Authority.  The Japanese corporate giant is the latest company to try to help...

Southeast Halibut charter operators win a victory in Federal court

Southeast charter halibut clients will continue to be allowed to catch up to two fish a day. A federal judge has  granted a preliminary...

Deshka closed to sport king salmon fishing

Tonight’s unexpected closure of sport king salmon fishing on the Deshka River has rattled Matanuska Valley anglers. Dismal king salmon runs on the Deshka ...

State writer laureate Jerah Chadwick moving to the lower 48

After 26 years, state writer laureate and Unalaska resident Jerah Chadwick is leaving the state.  Member station KIAL Hillman spoke to him about his...

Lost Denali hikers decompress after rescue

The National Park Service describes backpackers Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson as “grinning ear to ear” after being re-united with family members yesterday.  The...

TransCanada addresses legislative doubts

TransCanada-Alaska today took the opportunity to respond to doubts that have arisen at legislative hearings in Anchorage this week. Lawmakers are considering whether to...