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Nathaniel Herz

Anchorage-based independent journalist Nathaniel Herz has been a reporter in Alaska for nearly a decade, with stints at the Anchorage Daily News and Alaska Public Media. Read his newsletter, Northern Journal, at northernjournal.com.

Trawl-caught pollock harvested during an Alaska research survey.

Big fight looms at Board of Fish meeting over Prince William Sound trawl bycatch

Conservation and tribal advocates seeking a crackdown on Bering Sea bycatch are turning their attention to a smaller pollock trawl fishery in Prince William Sound.

Yereth Rosen

Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Alaska Beacon maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Andrew Kitchenman for questions: info@alaskabeacon.com. Follow Alaska Beacon on Facebook and X.

Brian Venua

The Anchorage Museum and downtown Anchorage covered in snow on December 3, 2019. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, December 13, 2024

Anchorage officials brainstorm solutions to the looming natural gas shortage. Plus, Ketchikan residents speak out against school funding cuts at a contentious meeting.

Anchorage officials say advocacy and energy consumption are ways city can address looming natural gas shortage

While gas and electric utilities will be the main drivers for addressing the issue, Anchorage officials say the city has a role to play as well.

Cozy reading recommendations for the fall and winter | Talk of Alaska Rewind

We revisit our September 2024 show on reading recommendations for Alaska's colder seasons on this Talk of Alaska Rewind.

Yup’ik engineer named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Charitie Ropati, a 23-year-old water engineer from the Kuskokwim Delta coast, has been named to the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Education list for her work with her nonprofit education organization, lilnativegirlinSTEM.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District office located in Palmer Alaska. May 30, 2024.

Mat-Su Borough schools abandon remote learning

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District's change came after a policy shift by state Education Commissioner Deena Bishop.

James Brooks

Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Alaska Beacon maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Andrew Kitchenman for questions: info@alaskabeacon.com. Follow Alaska Beacon on Facebook and X.

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