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  • A piece of the Utqiaġvik coastline in a residential area near downtown. Some of this bluff was eroded away during the September 2017 storm. Visible to the left are “supersacks,” part of the North Slope Borough’s current strategy for combating erosion. July 16th, 2018. (Photo by Ravenna Koenig/ Alaska’s Energy Desk)
    In Utqiaġvik, a growing erosion problem may soon outpace local efforts to slow it
    "We know that the berm isn’t the long-term solution," Scott Evans with the North Slope Borough said. "But that’s what we have the ability to do right now. So that’s what we’re continuing to do because we know it’s slowing everything down." Listen now
  • Thom Eley tests the water at Campbell Creek near Bancroft Park in Anchorage. He's in charge of a citizen monitoring run by Anchorage Waterways Council. (Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media)
    Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018
    Alaska crime up 6 percent, officials say; Moose hunters riled over new restrictions on military-training range access to camps; Number of bears at Brooks Falls may depend on the size of the salmon run; Galvin runs as Alaskan everywoman, vying for US House; Is swimming in Anchorage's waterways safe?; With few school buses, Lower Kuskokwim School District turns to Kusko Cab to transport students; At Kindergarten Boot Camp, kids get a head start on learning Listen now
  • Alaska crime up 6 percent, officials say
    Across Alaska, crime is up. That's according to data released today by the Department of Public Safety comparing 2017 to 2016. In its Uniform Crime Report, the department said that statewide, crime rose by 6 percent last year. Listen now
  • Ava Daugherty, of Juneau, grabs a pink salmon from Sara Gering, of Juneau, as the two work to offload more than 40,000 pounds of salmon from the fishing tender San Juan on July 19, 2018, in Juneau, Alaska. Bonny Millard, the captain, says it has been an unusual season for sockeye salmon in Southeast, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
    The mysterious case of Alaska’s strange sockeye salmon returns this year
    From exceptionally strong to exceptionally weak runs, sockeye salmon leave scientists scratching their heads this year in Alaska. Listen now
  • Donlin Gold’s general manager Andrew Cole (right) signs the permits with Colonel Michael Brooks (left), district commander for the Army Corps of Engineers (Photo by Krysti Shallenberger/KYUK)
    Donlin Mine nabs two major permits at Army Corps signing
    The Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Land Management gave the proposed Donlin mine two permits along with their joint record of decision during a signing ceremony on Monday. Listen now
  • A map of the earthquake southwest of Kakotovik (the westernmost and largest circle) and subsequent aftershocks. (Image from the Alaska Earthquake Center)
    Biggest-ever earthquake recorded on North Slope
    A large earthquake was recorded on the North Slope, 52 miles southwest of Kaktovik, at around 7 a.m. Sunday morning. Listen now
  • Top military officials visit Alaska bases
    Though national defense spending is up, the Army and Air Force are facing major recruitment challenges. Listen now
  • Night Music: Saturday August 11, 2018
    Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if…
  • Senator Dan Sullivan (Photo from Dan Sullivan)
    Sen. Sullivan talks erosion, Donlin Mine and jobs in Y-K Delta visit
    U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan visited 11 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta villages in four days last week. Listen now
  • A man in a hard hat works on a building.
    Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018
    Anchorage candidates vie for progressive bona fides ahead of primary; Alaskans may soon be able to finance energy improvements through their utility bills; Senator Sullivan holds discussions along Y-K Delta; Anchorage School District may have new school start times for students; New power plant will keep lights on in Togiak; Hundreds of dying seabirds found in Bering and Chukchi seas; With king restrictions, Wrangell tries out new Coho derby; Drag show brings gender play to Sitka Listen now
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