Alaska Radio Reader Rambler: Anchorage Place Names
This month Sandy and Dick sit down with local author Rae Arno for a chat about her new book -- Anchorage Place Names: The...
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015
Pope wows Murkowski, Rep. Young's wife; Murkowski votes to protect Planned Parenthood; Wildfire defendants want more prep time; Task force to look at trafficking; Mexican Consulate to close; Questions raised about Nome's hosting patrol vessels; Contentious minor offenses ordinance to start; Bristol Bay sockeye included in school lunches; Kantner releases new book.
The strays of Anchorage and Alaska: Who worries about them?
Who deals with lost and abandoned animals in Anchorage? If you lose a pet, how do you find it? What city ordinances govern how we live with animals in the municipality? We'll talk cats, dogs, rabbits and more.
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, December 22, 2022
State officials say it could take months to clear a backlog of food stamps applications. Also, concerns over the high number of Alaska Natives who have died in Department of Corrections custody this year.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Congress funds cleanup of ANCSA lands. Plus, increased Russian oil tanker traffic through the Bering Strait has local communities concerned. And, a furry Juneau resident makes their way home nearly a month after devastating floods.
Bringing Light Back to the Forest
This spring a crew of carpenters will sweep the last of the winter snows from their sawhorses, ready for Alaska’s building season to begin. Though days are long, the summer is short – there’s no time to waste.
Bill and Carolyn Thomason, who own a small sawmill in the rainforest of Prince of Wales Island in the Alaska panhandle, are resuming work on a log cabin in a picturesque little town in Alaska.
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday Jan. 6, 2017
Anchorage man in custody for Ft. Lauderdale airport shooting; Anchorage weighs sales tax option; Mental Health Trust investments in legal "ambiguity"; Newtok asks: Can the U.S. deal with slow-motion climate disasters?; Miners dislike BLM's 'balanced' plan for Eastern Interior; Study documents tree species' decline due to climate warming; Wind gusts forecast up to 80 mph into the Juneau weekend; Orthodox Christmas in Sitka; AK: Garrison Keillor's Sitka pen pal; 49 Voices: Jack Bennett of Homer Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 12, 2024
The House rejects a constitutional amendment on the Permanent Fund Dividend. Plus, a former Alaska VPSO was arrested in Texas.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016
Cuts to state jobs prompt union outcry; State delays renewal of Pebble land use permit; Juneau’s cruise ship head tax spending pitches due next week; Young, striking Trump-like note, reflects on 2016; Capital City Fire/Rescue got hit with hundreds more calls in 2016; UAF research facility device could boost use of renewable energy; Naknek augments power supply with new solar array Listen Now
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, June 14, 2024
Trawlers say they're fishing legally, despite concerns from nearby residents. Plus, just one company bids for Cook Inlet oil and gas leases.
Conversations That Matter: Teen Suicide in Alaska
Conversations that Matter: Teen Suicide in Alaska
Suicide is difficult to talk about. But often, the conversations most worth having are the hardest to tackle.
Suicide can close us off from one another. It can divide a family and an entire community. And the suicide problem has reached a level of epidemic in Alaska. With Conversations that Matter, we hope to take the first steps toward opening up about suicide by beginning a statewide dialogue on this important issue.
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Alaska News Nightly: August 7, 2009
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Traveling Music: November 11, 2012
Concerts Mentioned:
Ellis Paul, tonight (11/11) 6 PM, Vagabond Blues, Palmer
Joy Kills Sorrow 11/17, 7:30 PAC, 11/18, 6 PM Vagabond Blues, Palmer
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Alaska News Nightly: May 30, 2014
Drug Stockpile Recovered From Unalaska Home; Amid Green Peace Protests, ExxonMobil Readies for Summer Project in Russian Chukchi; Alaska Journalist Bob Tkacz Found Dead; Bethel Test Fishery Starts Early; Rain Gives Crews Leg Up On Funny River Fire; AK: A Musical Celebration; 300 Villages: Rampart
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President Obama’s Jobs Speech; and the 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11
Some of the topics up for discussion this week include: response to President Obama’s jobs speech; taxi drivers; Mayor Dan Sullivan versus the unions; the US Postal Service; school vandalism; employment on the North Slope; vehicle emissions program; the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Alaska News Nightly: February 25, 2015
Air Force Officials Say F-35 Program Back On Track, Eielson Remains Preferred Location; NORAD Commander Visits Alaska; Cargo Ship Detained In Unalaska For Environmental Investigation; Attorneys Wrap Up Arguments In Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions To Medicaid-Funded Abortions; New Marijuana Bill Would Require Alaska Residency Of Sellers; Early Education Programs Facing Budget Cuts; As Legislature Eyes Budget Cuts, Public Media Funding Targeted; Rep. Nageak Taken From Capitol By Ambulance; Commercial Fisheries Commission Chief Reacts To Being On Chopping Block; Update: Tlingit-Haida OKs Same-Sex Marriages
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Algo Nuevo: March 24, 2013
Here’s the Sunday, March 24, 2013 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
49 Voices: Carlos Tayag of Unalaska
Now it’s time for 49 voices. This week we're hearing from Carlos Tayag in Unalaska. Tayag is the Teen and Leisure program coordinator for the city and moved to the island from Washington three years ago. Listen now
Alaska News Nightly: February 19, 2010
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Hometown, Alaska: U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championship
James Southam racing through Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Jan. 4
The U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships are happening in Anchorage, deciding the best skiers...