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Here’s the Sunday, April 28th, 2019 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music...

Playwright Kristen Ritter's "Blanche Stuart Scott" is a historical comedy about a daring woman's ambitious road trip across America in 1910.

The novel coronavirus is a global public health emergency according to the World Health Organization and many countries, including the U.S., have restricted travel from China or closed their borders. But questions still remain about how lethal the virus is. How likely are you to contract the virus?

FEMA assesses issues after national emergency alert test; Bryce Ward wins 4-way race for Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor; Sitka and Juneau elect new mayors in municipal elections; Bethel local option fails in unofficial election results; Man shot in front of Anchorage elementary school; suspect in custody; $5M in federal money coming to combat Alaska drug trafficking; Arctic sea ice minimum continues; downward trend, with implications beyond the Arctic; Kodiak district approves closure plan for rural school; Ketchikan union, school district agree to mediation meetings; To institutional gatekeepers, indigenous artists say, ‘share your power’; Alaska nurses help with hurricane relief in North Carolina Listen now

Your high school might have had a wrestling team, but how many wrestlers were girls? There are more than a dozen girls on Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe High School wrestling team, and they regularly beat boys in their weight class. Download Audio

With every spike in solar activity, flares are sent off from the sun and come cascading over the magnetosphere, where the energy is released in various shades of undulating greens, blues and reds we call the Aurora. It’s always a challenge to capture these silky forms, but a few preparatory measures can ensure you get the best possible image to wow your friends and family. Find out more.

Winter has arrived in Alaska and it's time to play in the snow! On this Outdoor Explorer we'll have Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News columnist and Rick Roth from Alaska Mountaineering and Hiking answering questions about winter recreation.

Youth Employment in Parks offers Anchorage High Schoolers the opportunity to work on trails and parks in Anchorage. Host Paul Twardock visits a trail crew at University Lake to learn about the program

While conducting research in Seattle, Diane Rodill came across a 1915 photograph of her father, Denis, participating in a 4th of July celebration at a salmon cannery in Larsen Bay, Alaska. She had no idea what he was doing there, how he got there, how and when he left and why he was wearing a dress! Listen as Dr. Rodill shres her remarkable story of her "rascal" father and his experience as a Filipino cannery worker, and "Alaskero". LISTEN HERE

Homeschool families remain in limbo after a court decision. Plus, Kwethluk was the hardest-hit by breakup flooding on the Kuskokwim River.

On this week's Outdoor Explorer host Paul Twardock discusses art and the US Forest Service's Voices of the Wilderness Program.

Helping veterans and active duty military members cope with service-related trauma to lead healthy, happy lives, takes normalizing the need for mental health care and connecting with people who know the struggle.