AK: Preservation
In June, the Keku Cannery in Kake was named one of the 11 most endangered historic places in the country by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The building is an artifact of Alaska’s salmon canning industry and its a reminder of the different people that worked there.
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A new approach to thinking about brain health and the aging brain
The authors of American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society argue that the cure for Alzheimer's Disease will not be found in pharmaceuticals but in our ability to live our lives in a way that promotes positive Brain Health.
Alaska News Nightly: October 24, 2011
High Tech Maps Help Assess Potential LNG Pipeline Routes, Alaska Native, Environmental Groups Challenging Shell Air Permits, Omnibus Lands Bill Could Include Sealaska Measure, Alaska Survival Files Suit Over Susitna-Matanuska Area Plan, Murkowski Holds Suicide Prevention Hearing, The Last Yellow Flag, Richardson Roadhouse Quietly Disappears, Coast Guard Reality Show to Debut November 9
Alaska News Nightly: August 13, 2013
Congress Shows No Urgency On Voting Rights Act; Petersburg Concerned With Future of USCG In Community; FBI Tapes Indicate Keyes Victims In Washington; With Arctic Growth Looming, Airlines Put Off Planning; Ft. Wainwright Helicopters To Conduct Night-Flying Training; Mississippi Fire Continues To Grow; Hass Reels In Juneau Derby’s Biggest Fish; State Fails To Meet Yukon Chinook Escapement Into Canada; Skagway Sees Abundance Of Kings
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Alaska News Nightly: February 2, 2012
US Attorney’s Office Recommends Reduced Sentence For Fuglvog, Bethel Cab Driver Found Dead, Northern Waters Task Force Report: Opportunities and Challenges , January Sets Cold Records Across State, Bethel Experiences Record Cold, Geological Crack Threatens Haines Homes, Roads, Enstar Sold to AltaGas, Some Customers May Get Refund From Fairbanks Utility, Push For New Information On Old Fairbanks Murder Gains Momentum, Anchorage Receives $13.2 Million To Help Start Small Businesses, Chickaloon Author Releases ‘The Snow Child’
Algo Nuevo: August 3, 2008
Here’s the music playlist from the August 3, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo — Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018
Walker announces pay raise for troopers; BSEE employee claims whistleblower protection; Kenai and Sitka newspapers misreported voter eligibility before primary; Anchorage bans plastic bags, starting in 2019; Fourth suspected arrested in Anchorage attempted murder case; Agencies map tectonic fault that touches southeast Alaska; GCI updates emergency alert system; Donlin Gold says they can clean up their proposed mine, and pay for it too; UAF program helps science-oriented youths ‘broaden expertise’ with hands-on learning; Kunniak's Spices brings new flavors to Native dishes
Alaskans at the Olympics
More than a dozen Alaskans are representing the U.S. in the winter Olympics that recently kicked off in South Korea. They're competing in traditional sports like ice skating and nordic skiing. And newer events, like snowboard cross- where snowboarders race down a mountain course that includes jumps. LISTEN HERE
Algo Nuevo: April 27, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the April 27, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
Critics say shutdown will doom Arctic projects in court; Port project cost estimate doubles to nearly $2B; Rockslides, icy roads lead to Anchorage highway crashes; King Salmon find PFAS contaminants in groundwater; Cannabis advocates wary of Dunleavy’s Marijuana Control Board appointments; Pending inspection, second marijuana cultivation facility to open in Nome; Two Valley sled dog races canceled, another potentially in jeopardy; New school accountability system flags more schools for improvement; AK: New Sitka TV show hopes to promote authenticity in area; 49 Voices: Linda Sampson in Noorvik
Alaska News Nightly: December 20, 2011
TransCanada, Exxon Mobil Hold Off On Filing Resource Reports, Mysterious Seal Disease Gets 'Unusual Mortality Event' Designation, NPS Banned From Spending Money On Yukon Charley Law Enforcement, Ethics Committee Clears Rep. Young Of Alleged Violations, APOC Issues Decision On RBG Bush Planes Investigation, Petersburg Drops Redistricting Challenge, Pacific High Plans Include Commons, Roof Garden, Bethel Volunteers Raise $2,000 Towards Swimming Pool
Is An Ambitious Arctic Agenda Economically Viable?
An ambitious set of priorities has been put together for the American chairmanship of the Arctic Council that begins this year, but neither the federal government nor the state has much money to pay for implementing those priorities. Climate change is amplified in the Arctic, and the Arctic nations want to work together to respond.
APRN: Tuesday, 2/6 at 10:00 a.m.
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 18, 2020
A village in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is in lock down after a confirmed case of COVID-19. And, some Alaska couples get married in spite of the pandemic. Plus: a seasonal worker that traveled to Dillingham tests positive for COVID-19.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 8, 2021
The Anchorage Assembly hears another long night of testimony over a proposed mask mandate. And Alaska legislators are in their fourth special session, with no sign of progress. Also: The University of Alaska Fairbanks is getting the famous "Into the Wild" bus ready for exhibit.
The Challenge of Teacher Retention in Alaska | Alaska Insight
Across the country, states, including Alaska have difficulty keeping good teachers, principals and superintendents in their positions. Especially in remote parts of the state....
The Story of the Spenard Windmill
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100 Years Since the Big One
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Alaska News Nightly: October 28, 2011
States Files Suit OverPebble Mine Initiative, Alaska Touts Lowest Neonatal Mortality Rate In Nation, State Dismisses Militia Charges, Federal Charges Remain, Energy Authority Files Preliminary Permit Application for Hydro Project, Bering Sea Polluck B Season Limping to Close, Brain Injury Network Attempts to Curb High Injury Rates, Sawmill Cove Board Looks to Dock, Marine Services, Murkowski Suggests Gas Line to Fairbanks, AK: Palmer Reindeer Farm's Spooky Surprise, 300 Villages: Naknek and Ruby
Talk of Alaska: Work
The Office (NBC)
The world of work keeps changing. Retirement has to be managed and job security is becoming a thing of the past....
I Am The Gingerbread Village Builder
850 pounds of icing, 40 houses of gingerbread and chocolate - Joe Hickel has been creating Marina's Village in the lobby of The Hotel Captain Cook for 35 years.
This year's creation took six days to build and features a new country scene.