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The largest health insurer in Alaska is likely to get a lot bigger next year. Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield is one of two insurance companies that will offer plans on the new federally run marketplace under the Affordable Care Act. The company is expecting to serve thousands more customers in the state, but that growth will come with the kind of uncertainty the insurance industry has never had before.Listen Now

The Chilkat Valley near Haines in Southeast is known as the Valley of the Eagles. But some residents are trying to bring the valley back to its roots, literally. Agriculture is making a comeback in the where longtime resident George Campbell believes he has the largest crop of garlic in the state this year.Download Audio

On October first, the federal government is scheduled to have its health insurance marketplace up and running in Alaska under the Affordable Care Act. If you're not sure exactly what a health care marketplace is, you're not alone. So, on Thursday, the Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Susan Johnson, announced grants to two organizations to help Alaskans figure out how to use the new marketplace. Download Audio

Alaska Republicans Worry Of Shutdown Fallout; ‘Navigators’ To Help Alaskans Learn To Use Health Care Marketplaces; Unalaska Women Miss Out On Mammograms; Rare ‘Red Lightning’ Garners National Attention; Medevac Insurer May Get License Back; Tenakee Residents Search For Way To Reopen School; Bethel Tundra Tram Project Is CompleteDownload Audio

Here’s the music playlist from Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:Song TitleArtist / ComposerCD…

Alaska's Congressional delegation has been urging the Pebble Partnership to submit its application for its Bristol Bay mine. Download Audio

A 17-year-old boy was rescued by Alaska Air National Guardsmen on Monday. The teen, who suffered a leg injury while on a float trip down the Gulkana River, was picked up after the 11th Air Force Rescue Center at JBER received distress signals from a personal locater beacon and a SPOT beacon before 6 p.m. Monday night.Download Audio

Details Sparse For Spring Creek Prison Incident; Federal Judge Rules Shell’s Spill Plan Sufficient; Scientists Use Glacier For Glimpse Into 1,000 Years Of Climate Change; Pilot Unharmed In Helicopter Crash At Mine; Teen Rescued After Sustaining Injury On Float Trip; Yup’ik Teen Takes Gold Medal In Junior Olympics; Death Penalty Not Sought In Coast Guard Shooting; Yakutat Cold Case Trial Delayed; Imaging Project Targets UA Museum Bones; Mat-Su Teacher Enters Running For Lieutenant Governor; USCG Celebrates 223rd Birthday; New Mountain Bike Trail Construction UnderwayDownload Audio

On the next Line One, our discussion the focuses on the facts and figures, the risk factors and warning signs,and the key research findings on suicide and suicide prevention. The guests are John Madigan, Senior Director of Public Policy for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Deborah Bonito, wife of Senator Mark Begich, and co-chair of a Senate spouse’s organization that focuses on suicide prevention.KSKA: Monday 8/5 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pmDownload Audio

Here’s the music playlist from Night Music with Connie G. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:Song TitleArtist / ComposerCD…