Glennallen man selected to lead Denali Commission
The U.S. secretary of Commerce has appointed Jason Hoke of Glennallen to be the commission’s federal co-chair.
Mat-Su Already Thinking of Salmon
Even while below zero winter temperatures are freezing Matanuska Valley streams, folks there are already thinking about salmon.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage
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Alaska News Nightly: March 2, 2015
Gov. Walker, Republican Leadership Tangle Over Proposed LNG Line; Groups to sue Port of Seattle over Shell drilling fleet; Nearly $1 Billion Needed To Modernize Rural Sanitation Systems; State Auctions Off Enormous Number Of Caribou Antlers; Drones Don’t Fly At Alaska’s Board Of Fish; Below Average King Salmon Run Expected on Kuskokwim; Iditarod Trail Invitational Competitors En Route To Nome; Exploring The Dena'ina Past, Present And Future
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Railbelt electric utilities are facing a major energy crunch. Renewables may be the answer.
The region’s electric grid needs to find a replacement for Cook Inlet natural gas. One study suggests over the long term, the cheapest option is to ramp up renewable energy.
Assembly Overrides Mayor's Veto
Photo 1: Assembly Chair Dick Traini and Mayor Dan Sullivan attempt to persuade Assembly Member Bill Starr on the veto override vote. ...
49 Voices: Cherry Blossom Princess Caitlin Sweeney
This week on 49 Voices we're going to Washington D.C. Caitlin Sweeney was there last week to be Alaska's "princess" in the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Listen now
Unalakleet woman wins on appeal against U.S. Air Force for contaminating her land
A lawsuit alleges that PCB contamination left by the U.S. Air Force caused health problems in her family.
300 Villages: Hooper Bay
This week we’re headed to Western Alaska to the village of Hooper Bay near the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta. Fred Joseph Jr. is the tribal administrator there.
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What happened to the Bronson shelter plan in Anchorage and what happens next? Here’s what we know.
Why did a planned shelter pushed by a conservative administration get quashed by the mayor's ideological allies? And what will happen to the 400 people currently staying at the emergency shelter at the Sullivan Arena this winter?
NPR Foreign Correspondent Comes Back To Alaska Roots
Years before I even came to Alaska much less starting working for APRN, a young man from Fairbanks made his reporting debut at KYUK in Bethel. He then went to work as host and producer of this show, Alaska News Nightly, eventually making his way to NPR in Washington DC. Corey Flintoff has spent the last decade working as a foreign correspondent for NPR in the Middle Cast. Flintoff is back in Alaska this week helping out APRN, this time as more of a celebrity than reporter. He says the stories he was reporting on during his early career are very similar to the stories in the Alaska news today.
Feds demand armed backup to keep Prince Rupert ferry terminal open
Alaska’s cash-strapped ferry system may soon pay the wages of Canadian police in order to maintain its connection to British Columbia. The arrangement is in response to a demand by U.S. customs agents for armed back up.
Wrangell and Petersburg hope to come together over hydroelectric project
Some members of the Wrangell assembly are expressing hope that their community and Petersburg can work together on a proposed hydroelectric plant near Petersburg.
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Prince of Wales deer season extended, wolf season ended
Subsistence hunters seeking deer on Southeast Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island will have an extra month to hunt. But the island’s wolf season has been shortened. Listen Now
Anti-Pebble Initiative Clears Signature Hurdle
A group opposed to the proposed Pebble Mine has secured enough signatures to get their initiative on the ballot.
Tlingit Language To Be Officially Recognized In Federal Maps Database
For the first time, a Tlingit name for a peak in Juneau will be included in the Geographic Names Information System or GNIS. This makes it possible for that name to be printed on federal maps and publications. Getting the indigenous name for a Juneau peak officially recognized actually began as an attempt to give the point a Western moniker.
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Alaska attorney general recused himself from legal review of using public funds for private education
Treg Taylor’s wife, Jodi Taylor, is a major proponent of the concept and wrote in mid-May about her plan to seek up to $8,000 in reimbursement from public funding.
As Oil Tax Referendum Nears, Dems Try Making Bet With Governor
A pair of Anchorage Democrats are calling on Gov. Sean Parnell to pass legislation serving as a guarantee that the new oil tax system will lead to more production on the North Slope.
Extra-Tropical System To Bring Rain, Some Wind to Coastal AK
A tropical storm is making its way from Asia to Alaska. It’s expected to reach the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound later this week.
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EPA Releases Pebble Report; And Preschool Enrollment Declines
The Environmental Protection Agency reports on the proposed Pebble Mine. State judges have been sorting out if (and when) the Municipality of Anchorage can hold a referendum on the Sullivan Administration's labor laws. Mayor Sullivan refunds the city part of the money from municipal trips during which he raised campaign funds.
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Girdwood Skier Survives Washington Avalanche
A Girdwood Skier survived an avalanche on Sunday that killed three other skiers in Washington. Elyse Saugstad was swept nearly 2000 feet down a steep slope in the backcountry near Stevens Pass. The four were among three groups of skiers — about a dozen people in all — making their way through a foot and a half of fresh snow when the avalanche hit.