Friday on Alaska News Nightly:
Delays for Alaskans seeking government benefits like food stamps and disability payments persist. Plus, Southwest Alaska residents remain wary of Pebble Mine as its parent company's lawsuit continues. And, Indigenous Southeast residents paddle canoes to Wrangell to see the first totem pole raising in decades.
Reports tonight from:
Rachel Cassandra, Wesley Early, Casey Grove and Chris Klint in Anchorage
Evan Erickson in Bethel
Kendra Hanna in Dillingham
Clarise Larson and Eric Stone in Juneau
Hannah Weaver in Petersburg
This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early with audio engineering from Toben Shelby and producing from Tim Rockey.