Anchorage looks for solutions to local bear attacks
Has Anchorage outgrown its ability to coexist with the bears who roam within municipal boundaries? Last night the public safety committee of the Anchorage...
Alaska News Nightly: June 3, 2014
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, State Argue Education Funding; Pavlof Volcano Eruption Sends Ash Toward Cold Bay; Unusual Seismic Activity Continues Near Noatak; Increased Mat-Su Property Crimes May Be Linked To Increased Drug Use; Kobuk Meeting on State-backed Ambler Mining Road Weighs Promise of Jobs against Local Concerns; Anchorage Ranks Among Nation’s Top Bike Commuting Cities; Shipyard Program Sets Students On Career Path
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New GOES satellite will aid weather forecasting in Alaska, Western US
A satellite scheduled for launch Thursday will aid weather forecasting in the western US, including Alaska. Listen now
Rio Tinto Gives Up On Pebble Mine
Mining Giant Rio Tinto announced Monday it will divest its holdings with Northern Dynasty, the sole owner of the Pebble mine prospect in Bristol Bay. Rio Tinto held 19 percent of Northern Dynasty’s publicly traded shares. But the company is not selling those shares. Instead, it will split them evenly between two charitable organizations.
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Alaska could become climate change refuge for tropical fish
Researchers from the University of Washington used 80 years of data to figure out how much warming fish could withstand. They discovered fish in the tropics are already living in water at the upper end of their threshold. Listen now
Federal Budget Deal Might Include Higher Air Travel Taxes
Brace yourselves for higher airline ticket fees, maybe. In Congress, budget negotiators are trying to craft a deal that would keep the government running and avoid automatic spending cuts without raising taxes. But lawmakers say the deal may include higher user fees, among them, a doubling of the security fee air passengers pay - from $2.50 per flight segment to $5.
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Eagle Knocks Out Power; Juneau Airport Evacuated
Approximately 100 passengers and employees were evacuated Monday morning when the smell of diesel fumes started to fill the Juneau International Airport terminal shortly after a power outage occurred in Mendenhall Valley.
Jury deliberations in the Ted Stevens trial on hold until next week
Jury deliberations in the trial of Senator Ted Stevens are ON HOLD. Judge Emmet Sullivan decided to send the jury home this morning, in...
LISTEN: Alaska’s population keeps shrinking
The estimate says Anchorage lost about 3,000 residents from July 2019 to July 2020, while Fairbanks gained about a thousand people, associated with a buildup related to F-35 fighter jets stationed nearby. And the Matanuska-Susitna Borough continued its long-term, steady increase with about 520 new residents.
An Alaska tribal court judge breaks down ICWA’s past, present and future
Judge Debra O’Gara has spent over a decade working on Indian child welfare cases and directing trainings on the Indian Child Welfare Act for guardians, case workers and lawyers.
Earthquakes last longer and feel stronger in parts of Interior Alaska, research finds
It’s all about the reverberation.
New Anchorage school start times have families wondering where they’ll find care for young kids
Childcare experts say the sector is already facing a crisis, and worry the new school start times will make it even more difficult for families to find care for young children.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020
Banks around the world say they won't finance new oil and gas projects in the Arctic. Plus: An investigation uncovers dozens of illegal and stolen firearms. And, the village of Noorvik grapples with a lack of safety officers.
Cable ship finishes undersea fiber optic link to Southeast’s Prince of Wales Island
Plans for the 214-mile cable were unveiled in 2020 when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $21.5 million in funding for the project.
Bird flu concerns mean there will be no chickens, turkey, geese or ducks at the Alaska State Fair
Fair organizers say they’re concerned about the spread of bird flu.
Alaska News Nightly: January 2, 2014
Exxon, Chevron Make Big Contributions To Preserve New Oil Tax Law; New Energy Politics Changes Likely To Affect Alaska; CH2M Hill Selected to Rescue Anchorage Port Project; Legislative Task Force Clashes Over Education Funding; New Mat-Su Trooper Unit Gets First Arrests; Expansion Planned For Nome Graveyard; Alaska Air National Guard Finds Missing Snowmachiner; Climate Change, Arctic Activity Expected To Multiply Pollutant Concentrations; ‘Targeted Hunt’ Aims For Moose Near Roadways; Yukon Commercial Fishermen May Be Able To Use Purse Seine Gear
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Alaska Halibut Fisherman Facing Quota Cuts
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
Big quota cuts are on the table for Alaska fishermen again as the International Pacific Halibut Commission is meeting...
Officials Investigating Oily Sheen Near Juneau
In 1952, a ship loaded with bunker C oil sank off Lena Point near Juneau. The vessel has remained submerged since then, but...
Novagold talks expansion, mine development in latest earnings call
Novagold, one of two companies developing the proposed Donlin Gold mine in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, is looking at building the mine in stages to reduce construction costs, according to its latest quarterly earnings call.
Chabott amendment may cut off timber sale road construction in Tongass
Proposed legislation against U.S. Forest Service road-building has proved to be a major stumbling block for members of the Tongass Futures Roundtable. The Roundtable...