Cruise Ship Season Gets Underway in Juneau
Cruise ship season gets underway in Juneau on Tuesday. The 965-foot Norwegian Pearl -- with capacity for more than 24-hundred passengers – docked...
Juneau’s Housing First prepares to open its doors
Juneau’s Housing First project is opening its doors this week to the first eight residents. The $8.3 million Lemon Creek complex will soon house 32 of the community’s most vulnerable residents. Listen now
Troopers establish violent crimes unit in Bethel
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has a new Alaska State Troopers unit this week. The unit’s main goal is to investigate violent crimes faster, so case reports can make it to the district attorney’s desk quickly.
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Alaska’s big shift to renewable energy appears stalled, as future access to natural gas in doubt
Reporter Nat Herz with the Northern Journal says efforts to craft a mandate for utilities to pursue renewable energy haven't gotten very far.
Alaska Municipal League Wraps Up in Sitka
Meetings of the Alaska Municipal League wrap up Friday. About 100 mayors, city administrators and other community leaders are in Sitka for the organization’s summer conference, where it lays out priorities for next winter’s legislative session.
Unalaska plays host to NOAA research vessels
Unalaska is hosting multiple research vessels this summer. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s Oscar Dyson left for the Russian border yesterday afternoon to...
Entrepreneurs Get Second Chance for Awards
Southeast Alaska entrepreneurs are getting a second chance to win $40,000 to develop regional businesses. It's part of a partnership involving a Native corporation and a conservation group that made its first awards last year.
Doc Martin: Erotomania
Julie tells PC Mylow that she's pregnant; Louisa has doubts about moving in with Danny, so Aunt Joan asks Martin to intervene.
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Subsidized Air Travel In Alaska Included in FAA Reauthorization Bill
Federally subsidized air travel in Alaska is no longer under the threat of congressional budget cutting. Friday, the U.S. House passed a compromised version of the Federal Aviation Administration re-authorization bill. It keeps the Essential Air Service subsidy in place for rural Alaska communities, and it funds a number of airport improvements.
Valley Republicans Going Back to Juneau
There were no surprises in the returns of the Mat Su races after Tuesday's vote count was tallied.
Senator Stevens tells Southeast natives to support resource development
Ted Stevens is urging Southeast Alaska Native groups to organize in support of resource development. He told Native activists and leaders attending this week’s...
Dozens of homes, water treatment plant are without power in Selawik
As of Tuesday morning, 150 homes, an apartment complex and the water treatment plant were without power.
Alaska ferry officials consider fuel alternatives
Alaska officials have no plans to convert state ferries to electrical power. But they’re installing engines that could use natural gas as well as diesel. Listen now
2 Southcentral Alaska seal pups admitted to Alaska SeaLife Center
The pups are the third and fourth seals from the state to be admitted this season.
Ballot Initiatives Could Boost Younger, Liberal Voter Turnout
When the Republican-led Legislature went into overtime last week, they knocked a set of citizen’s initiatives onto an already packed November ballot. In the process, they changed the playing field in a fight for a U.S. Senate seat that their party needs to pick up if they want to take control of Congress. But the shift might not be in their favor.
‘Palpable evidence of voter fraud’ in primary election, according to state attorney
Alaska elections officials have asked criminal investigators to look into irregularities with absentee ballots requested in a neck-and-neck state House race in east Anchorage. Listen now
3 elementary schools to close in Fairbanks area due to low enrollment, budget challenges
The three schools that will close are Joy and Nordale elementary schools in Fairbanks and Anderson Elementary School on Eielson Air Force Base. Students will be moved to nearby elementary schools.
What drew this moose into an Anchorage hospital? Office plants.
There’s “never a dull moment here at the hospital," said director of security Randy Hughes.
State Weighs Options For Highway To Bypass Wasilla
The state Department of Transportation is considering a highway project that would route the Parks Highway around Wasilla, instead of through it. The small Matanuska – Susitna Borough community has long been at the center of Parks Highway congestion, since vehicles have to pass through traffic signals at local intersections while traveling through the city.
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Electric vehicle charging corridor may be on the road to reality in Alaska Railbelt
The Alaska Energy Authority plans to install between 10 and 14 electric chargers along the railbelt, from Homer and Seward to Fairbanks. Right now, sparsely distributed charging stations make electric vehicles impractical for long drives in Alaska.