State Names Jim Pickett Firefighter of the Year
The State of Alaska has named Kodiak volunteer firefighter Jim Pickett as Alaska’s Firefighter of the Year.
Japanese Sailor Wintering in Kodiak Harbor
Hundreds of boats are docked at downtown Kodiak’s St. Paul harbor. In one of them lives a 74-year-old Japanese man who left his recycling business in Osaka to travel across the Pacific Ocean.
Alaska News Nightly: October 12, 2011
Magistrate Issues Wilde Decision, Both Sides React to Wilde Decision, Dead Killed Whale Found to be Pregnant, North Slope Communities Land Three Whales, Mental Health Trust, Forest Service Look to Land Swap, Mental Health Trust Offering 11,000 Acres in Mat-Su for Exploration, Development, New Airline Offering Service in Southwest Alaska, Redistricting Plan Approved by Justice Department, State Names Jim Pickett Firefighter of the Year, Japanese Sailor Wintering in Kodiak Harbor
Fairbanks Hatchery May Go into Operation in December
The state’s new sport fish hatchery in Fairbanks could go into operation by December. The behind schedule and over budget facility has been plagued by problems with a water treatment system that has failed to work at high water flows.
Car Crashes into Anchorage House
An Alaska woman escaped serious injury by mere inches in an auto accident – while sitting in her living room today. Nadine Lefevre of Anchorage was still in her bathrobe, sitting in an easy chair Tuesday morning when an SUV crashed through the front wall of her house. By the time it stopped, the vehicle was entirely inside her living room, and barely missed her purple chair.
Sled Dogs Prepare for New Season
With the approach of winter, Alaska’s sled dogs prepare for a new season. Some teams train for races, others mush with tourists, and many run for recreation. For Denali National Park’s 34 sled dogs, though, winter means work.
Alaska News Nightly: October 11, 2011
Division of Elections Rejects Johansen Recall Application, Report Faults UAF in Musk Oxen Deaths, Former EyakTek Employee Accused of Bribery, Money Laundering Appears in Court, NSB Mayor Race Heading for Runoff Election, Wales Man Gets Jail Time for Child’s Truancy, RCA Approves Purchase Agreement Between Chugach Electric. Fire Island Wind, Geothermal Energy Interest Grows in Alaska, Fairbanks Hatchery May Go into Operation in December, Car Crashes into Anchorage House, Sled Dogs Prepare for New Season
Searchers Find Missing Boater’s Body
The body of a missing boater from Western Alaska was found after a three-week search effort.
Over 200 ‘Occupy Anchorage’
More than 200 Alaskans spent a good part of their Saturday afternoon and early evening in downtown Anchorage’s Town Square, showing solidarity for the Occupy Wall street gatherings that are ongoing around the country.
Alaska News Nightly: October 10, 2011
Lt. Governor Receives Petition to Revive Coastal Management Program, NOAA Scientists Investigating Killer Whale Deaths, ‘Super Committee’ Proceedings Remain A Mystery, Nome Man Arrested in Woman’s Death, Searchers Find Missing Boater’s Body, Over 200 'Occupy Anchorage', Newtok Residents Steadily Relocating to Mertarvik, Two Wounded, Two Dead in Anchorage Shooting, New Ferry Service Gets Federal Loan
Native Brotherhood, Sisterhood Meet in Klawock
The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood are celebrating a big anniversary.
Timber Task Force Meets in Coffman Coves
A state-sponsored economic development panel wants suggestions for creating new timber industry jobs.
Talkeetna Voters Oppose Massive Hydro Dam Proposal
Tuesday’s election saw changes in communities across Alaska. In the tiny Susitna Valley town of Talkeetna, voters made a choice that could have repercussions far from the community.
Resource Policy Trip to Norway Expenses Exceed 90,000
The state has paid more than $91,600 in expenses for lawmakers who attended a recent policy tour in Norway.
Orcas Caught Miles Upriver from Dillingham
Three Killer Whales, or Orcas have been spotted between the villages of Ekwok and New Stuyahok, about 60-70 river miles up the Nushagak River from Dillingham. Scientists from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service say it is not unusual for the whales to head upriver after salmon, but it is odd that they’ve gone so far up this late in the season and that they’re lingering so long.
Plastic Bag Fight Isn’t Over
A Juneau-based nonprofit that aims to curb the use of plastic shopping bags in the Capital City won’t be deterred by voters’ rejection this week (Tuesday) of a citizen’s initiative to tax those bags at certain retailers.
One Newspaper will serve Bristol Bay and Dutch Harbor
It’s been just about two months since the residents of Bristol Bay and Dutch Harbor have seen an issue of their community newspapers. The new owner pushed back the publication dates of the papers and announced that when they do come out they will be combined into one newspaper.
Conoco May Get Access to NPRA
The state and Conoco-Phillips are getting federal support for drilling plans in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska – NPRA. Conoco-Phillips has several leases in the area, but has so far been blocked from developing them by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ refusing to allow the construction of a bridge over the Colville River.
BC Gold Mine Plan Irks Ketchikan Residents
A Canadian mining company is hoping to launch a major gold mine near the headwaters of a tributary of the Unuk River, which flows into Behm Canal near Ketchikan. Toronto-based Seabridge Gold says the KSM deposit is one of the largest in the world, second only to the proposed Pebble Mine in Western Alaska.
Dive Fisheries see High Prices
Southeast Alaska’s commercial dive fishing seasons are underway this month (October) for red sea urchins, sea cucumbers and geoduck clams. The dive fisheries continue to see impacts from the region’s expanding population of sea otters.