August 16 float plane crash claims final victim
A three-year-old Oregon girl who survived a float plane crash near Ketchikan two months ago died yesterday at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center. Allison Smith...
DOT Puts Out New Juneau Access Project Document
DOT puts out new Juneau Access Project document
Thursday, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities put out a draft document that addresses environmental issues stemming from the battle to extend Juneau’s only highway north toward Haines and Skagway.
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FERC Concerns Slow Dam Project
A proposed hydroelectric project in Southcentral Alaska has drawn of comments from concerned Alaskans. The Susitna Watana dam is expected to provide Railbelt energy needs for a hundred years, but at what cost?
STD infections rise in Alaska
The state's Department of Health is reporting an increase in sexually transmitted diseases in Alaska. In 2013, Gonorrhea and syphilis infections were up more than 50 percent from 2012. Alaska was ranked first in the nation for Chlamydia infections in 2013. And in just the first five months of this year, 23 new cases of HIV have been diagnosed and reported. That's one less than last year's total.
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Hoonah is attempting to form a borough again. Juneau is opposing some of it.
A portion of the proposed borough overlaps with land that Juneau once made an effort to annex.
Senator Stevens berates Transportation Department
Senator Ted Stevens gave top Transportation Department officials an earful today about the Bush Administration’s proposed cuts in aviation programs next year. Stevens was...
Bill Would Help Preserve Alaska Native Languages
The Alaska Senate State Affairs committee heard testimony Tuesday on Senator Donny Olson’s bill to create an Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council. Annette Evans Smith, the President of the Alaska Native Heritage Center, says the time for action on keeping languages alive is now.
Pavlof Eruption Picks Up Again
The eruption at Pavlof Volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula, has picked up again. The volcano is spewing ash to 28,000-feet, the highest it’s reached since the unrest started in early May.
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Hometown Alaska: Teaching in Rural Alaska
A shortage of textbooks and classroom supplies, subsistence seasons, fluctuating populations – these are just a few of the issues teachers in rural Alaska...
‘We crossed a line today’: Dunleavy orders statewide shelter in place, limits travel
People can still go outside, under the new mandate, but they must remain six feet or more away from individuals not in their households.
RUNNING: Anchorage School Board
Tonight at 7:00pm we begin our traditional candidates debate program as voters prepare to head to the polls for the next Anchorage Municipal election...
How a state court and a tribal court collaborate on the Kenai
What if a state judge and a tribal judge could work together to tackle community substance abuse cases. That's happening right now on the Kenai Peninsula. Let's check in with the two judges and find out how it's working.
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Pamyua Double Album: A Soundscape of Identity
Pamyua has a new album. The group, made up of three Yup'ik men and one Inuit woman from Greenland have been performing together since the 90s. Their music is based on traditional chants and drum songs. Their new double album “Side A Side B” offers traditional songs on one side mirrored by modern versions on the other.
Federal Shutdown Could Delay Crab Fisheries
Fishermen are gearing up for the start of the Bering Sea’s lucrative crab season. But they may be off to a late start this year, because of the federal government shutdown.
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Cobalt and Admiral – two harbor seal pups rescued in Kasilof – return to Cook Inlet
Both pups were brought to the Alaska SeaLife Center in June in rough shape – emaciated and dehydrated. Cobalt even had rocks in her stomach.
Alaska News Nightly: Tues., June 6, 2017
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017
Motor fuel tax would triple under bill, but remain below national average; Following winter storms, Governor Walker declares disaster in Savoonga and Gambell; Due to damaged reservoir, St. George Island waits for water delivery; Alaska senators ultimately split as DeVos becomes Education secretary; State looks to sell royalty oil to Petro Star; Fairbanks considers becoming a sanctuary city; North Pole municipality expands water system to areas impacted by sulfolane spill; Spike in alcohol related calls straining Bethel resources; Court to issue opinion on possible DNA testing in decades-old Juneau homicide; Dawson serves as marathon racing test for Yukon mushers Listen now
Bingo! Eating Spicy Food for Points
D-43, C-12, Eat lunch at a food truck. Playing "Bingo" has never been this fun.
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Park rangers shoot aggressive black bear in Seward
Hikers who encountered the black bear near Tonsina Creek in Seward said the bear wasn’t afraid of dogs or humans.
DEC asks for Fairbanks, North Pole air to be evaluated separately
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency no longer consider Fairbanks and North Pole together when it comes to air quality regulation.