Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood dies at 75
The Exxon Valdez grounded on Alaska’s Bligh Reef on March 24, 1989, spewing nearly 11 million gallons of oil into the rich fishing waters of Prince William Sound.
Walt Monegan announces run for Anchorage Mayor
Former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan plans to run for Anchorage mayor. Monegan is a former Anchorage police chief. Governor Sarah Palin fired Monegan...
After vandalism, museum continues to share Jewish life in Alaska
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Incidents of antisemitism have been on the rise nationally and worldwide. Here in Alaska, a series of events last year highlighted the need for...
Our 24 favorite photos from this year’s Yukon Quest Alaska sled dog race
From frosty dogs to frosty mushers.
Hilcorp, BP want many of their answers to state regulators’ questions kept confidential
The companies are petitioning the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to keep a list of documents and other information confidential, including details about whether the recent turmoil in the industry has impacted Hilcorp’s ability to pay for the $5.6 billion deal.
ASD data dashboard helps people glimpse what’s happening in local schools
The Anchorage School District has a new public web page that lets community members comb through district data. Listen Now
Winter crab commercial fishery opens for Norton Sound
Norton Sound’s winter crab fishery finally opened Monday after poor sea ice delayed commercial crabbers for about a month.
Schools push back on proposed midyear budget cut
While school districts may have already spent money they counted on the state sending them later, the state’s new budget director says they shouldn’t have.
An Alaskan abroad wins international reporting Pulitzer
Clare Baldwin and two of her colleagues with the Reuters news agency won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for their series on a brutal, ongoing drug war in the Philippines. Listen now
Naknek augments power supply with new solar array
In the search for cheap, renewable sources of energy to power rural Alaska, solar seems to have rarely gotten a look. But solar panel technology is constantly improving, and one small company set up an array in Naknek this year to prove it can work. Listen Now
Cowdery sentenced to 6 months home confinement
Former Alaska state senator John Cowdery has been sentenced to six months home confinement and fined $25,000 on federal bribery charges. Cowdery, a former...
Volunteers rescue Homer crane shot with an arrow
Kachemak Crane Watch's Nina Faust says shooting cranes outside the fall hunting season isn’t only illegal — it’s also cruel.
Princess Cruise Lines To Pay $20,000 In Fines
Princes Cruise Lines has agreed to pay $20,000 in fines for dumping water from on-board swimming pools into Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in 2011. The fine was announced by the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday.
Parnell: Don’t Blame State for Refinery Shutdown
Governor Sean Parnell said the state is not to blame for Flint Hills decision to close its North Pole refinery. Costs related to the cleanup of sulfolane groundwater contamination, from historic spills of the industrial solvent at the refinery, are identified by Flint Hills as a factor that went into the decision to stop production. The state recently set a strict sulfolane contamination threshold for ground water cleanup, but speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Parnell downplayed the significance of state regulation in the refinery’s shutdown.
State proposes regulations for nuclear facilities, asks public input
The state is asking for public comments on new rules for siting small nuclear reactors, like one planned for Eielson Air Force Base.
From Aniak to Bethel, Y-K Delta residents discuss the risks of Donlin Gold Mine
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has released two draft permits that tackle one of the mine’s thorniest issues: how the company plans to dispose of chemicals like arsenic next to a river of subsistence fishermen.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 25, 2017
ACA repeal bill now peppered with Alaska money to draw Murkowski; Valdez spill response continues as Alyeska investigates cause; 60 Alaska Guardsmen deploying to fight ISIS; How much could electric vehicles put the brakes on Alaska’s oil economy?; Unwanted Unalaska fishing nets find second life in Denmark; 2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year nominee: Ben Walker; Changing the way you think to stay out of prison Listen now
David Hughes
David Hughes is a candidate for the 2022 U.S. House special election.
Matanuska Creamery Co-Owner Indicted
The U.S. Attorney's office in Anchorage on Wednesday announced an indictment by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and false statements to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The indictment is in connection with the construction and management of Valley Dairy, doing business as, Matanuska Creamery in Alaska. The six-count indictment named Kyle E. Beus, 48, as the sole defendant.
Conoco’s big plans for NPR-A are getting even bigger
Conoco thinks it's sitting on so much oil that the company is considering building a major new project in the Reserve, a processing facility. Listen now