Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 1, 2022
Federal funds will help relocate villages threatened by climate change. Also, public safety organizations are starting to use a stronger version of a medication to prevent overdoses. And a sneak peek at the 2023 Yukon Quest Alaska sled dog race.
EPA edges closer to banning Pebble Mine in Alaska. A veto is now just one step away.
Federal regulators are one step away from action that would permanently protect the Bristol Bay watershed
Alaska officials hope switch to stronger opioid reversal drug will help quell rise in fentanyl
In May, the state switched from distributing Narcan to Kloxxado, an overdose reversing medicine that's twice as strong.
Anchorage School District could increase class sizes to close budget gap
Increasing it by one across all grades would save the district $7 million and require 60 fewer teachers than the district needs to operate now. Increasing it by five would save the district $32 million and require 274 fewer teachers.
12-year-old girl dead, boy held in Muldoon shooting
Anchorage police have released few details about the shooting, saying the investigation is ongoing.
Biden administration delays release of new environmental review for drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The report’s release will now be delayed until the second quarter of next year.
Man still missing, woman rescued after fishing boat runs aground in Southeast Alaska
The woman survived for 24 hours on a rock island with her dog before a passing boat picked her up.
It’s river eel season on the Kuskokwim, and fishermen are lining up to catch their fill
These river eels, also known as Arctic lamprey, are headed upriver.
Alaska’s 2nd fatality-free year of commercial fishing could be part of a trend
The U.S. Coast Guard says the credit belongs to the fishermen themselves.
Alaska certifies November election results
The closest race is House District 15, where Republican incumbent Tom McKay leads Democrat Denny Wells by just seven votes.
‘You can pretty much name your price’: Critic says Kroger-Albertsons merger would hurt Alaskans
Twelve Fred Meyer and 35 Carrs Safeway stores owned by the companies are the major competitors in Alaska's main urban areas.
School principals say culture wars made last year ‘rough as hell’
A survey saw more than two-thirds of 682 principals report "substantial political conflict" with parents or members of the community last year over several controversial topics.
4 candidates file to replace Charlie Pierce as Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor
The borough is holding a special election for the mayoral seat on Feb. 14.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
For only the second time on record, Alaska had no fatal accidents among commercial fishers. Also, a huge elder fraud case comes to a close. And Sitka is the central character in a new documentary about energy resilience.
Alaska Native corporations embroiled in legal dispute over millions of dollars in carbon credit revenue
Three Native corporations are suing three others, who've made at least $100 million and likely more selling carbon credits.
Anchorage Mayor Bronson issues vetoes to city budget
Among his vetoes: $1.2 million to permanently increase capacity at Brother Francis shelter.
NTSB recommends new safety measures for Ketchikan flightseeing tours
The National Transportation Safety Board says that the Federal Aviation Administration should tighten rules about minimum visibility during flights and require more weather training for pilots who fly around Ketchikan.
Missing Ketchikan man presumed dead after video shows fall into water, police say
Ketchikan police say a video shows missing man Rex Sowell, 32, falling into the water near a local cruise ship dock.
Carbon monoxide suspected cause in 2 North Pole deaths
Investigators say emissions of the invisible, deadly gas from a portable generator and a woodstove may have killed two men and sickened a woman in a North Pole workshop.
Board of Fisheries to consider 15 options to protect Bristol Bay’s Nushagak king salmon runs
At this week's statewide Bristol Bay finfish meeting, the Board of Fisheries will decide on an action plan to address the struggling Nushagak king salmon run.