Can crab and fish in Alaska adapt to more acidic oceans? Scientists aim to find out.
Researchers are looking for ways that crab and fish in Alaska may be able to adapt to more acidic ocean water.
With carbon dioxide levels...
Dead herring, poison mussels found on Unalaska shorelines
Hundreds of dead herring washed up on Front Beach in downtown Unalaska on Tuesday.
Anchorage School District says students benefit from longer lunch and recess
The first results of the Anchorage School District Wellness Initiative that increased student lunch and recess time show largely positive outcomes.
LISTEN: Bear spray can blast bruins despite wind, cold and age, study says
The research is published in the Journal of Wildlife Management and shows that even in a strong headwind, bear spray still travels far enough to hit a bear, and that it also remains effective at temperatures well below zero.
Coexisting with Wildlife
Wildlife managers always give the same advice – let wildlife stay wild. They say do not feed the animals, do not let your pets go after them, and do not allow them to become habituated to humans. But what if the wildlife comes to you? And your pets?
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APRN: Tuesday, August 26, at 10:00 a.m.
Lawmakers approve $66.7M appropriation to run Alaska ferries
The Legislature has approved a budget that lawmakers say should keep the Alaska Marine Highway System running year-round. In the past year, cost cutting, a summer labor strike and mechanical failures resulted in months-long service gaps, both planned and unplanned, for Alaska’s ferry system.
Many 911 call centers are understaffed, and the job has gotten harder
The question of whether to send police or mental health clinicians usually rests with 911 workers, who are often overworked and overstressed.
Unalaska City Council enacts temporary mask mandate as COVID-19 infections rise
Businesses will be able to remain open, but all customers and employees over the age of two are now required to wear a face covering while inside.
AG Barr announces $42 million in tribal grants to combat crime and help victims in rural Alaska
The money is slated to go to tribal councils, women's shelters, youth programs, substance abuse programs and policing.
Elim Gathers River Data as Safeguard Against Uranium Mining
Forty miles from Elim up the Tubuktulik River, a small gauge sits at the water’s edge, just downstream from the state-owned Boulder Creek site—the largest known uranium deposit in Alaska, and a hot spot for potential mining.
Republican candidate LeBon joins court case reviewing contentious HD1 ballots
The Republican candidate in the disputed House District 1 election is joining the court case reviewing the ballot count.
Village Corporation, Tribe at Odds Over Mineral Deposits
Interest in a potential gold and copper deposit near Nondalton has put the village’s tribe and corporation at odds. Nondalton’s village corporation, Kijik, has entered into an agreement to explore the Groundhog claims, and that action doesn’t sit well with all shareholders.
Begich Raps Colleague for Blocking Unemployment Benefits
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) issued a statement on Friday in response to an attempt in the Senate by one lawmaker to block the...
Fishermen on Yukon lose economic opportunity when buyer becomes overloaded, cancels opening
Fishermen are selling more salmon than the Yukon River’s only buyer can handle. On Monday, record-breaking sales closed a commercial opening for fishermen upriver. Those fishermen spent Tuesday watching tens of thousands of dollars swim by during the river’s first opportunity to sell king salmon this decade. Listen now
USGS nominee inclined to show data to Interior bosses
If confirmed as USGS director, James Reilly says he'd likely share sensitive data with his higher-ups at the Interior Department if they ask to see it. A demand to release data about the NPR-A led two USGS staffers to quit this winter. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019
Fishermen are expressing alarm that the Coast Guard hasn't been able to restore a VHF signal across much of coastal Alaska. Plus: As part of a new federal rule, Fort Wainwright officials are evicting the union that represents federal employees from the on-base office it's held since the 1970s.
Yukon River communities balance conservation, survival amid near-total salmon fishing closures
The recently signed seven-year agreement to close chinook fishing was “the bold step that needed to be taken,” a federal manager says.
Anchorage Walmart shooting was murder-suicide, police say
Police say 29-year-old Saina Fa’atoafe shot a woman in a crime of domestic violence outside the Dimond Center Walmart Sunday, then took his own life.
For moderators of a Facebook group for Juneau’s missing people, it’s personal
The group’s moderators are people who've lost loved ones themselves. Their work with the group means they’ve had to make tough choices while processing their own losses.
Alaska’s rural schools could get a boost in internet speed
For the last five years, the state has helped Alaska schools pay for faster internet — up to a point. As technology has advanced, some say it’s time to raise the bar. A pair of bills before the Legislature would do just that.