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Another Juneau restaurant empire is taking form with the opening of an Italian restaurant next month in the space recently known as the Silverbow Bakery. In Bocca Al Lupo will be the newest restaurant venture by the people who run The Rookery Café, Panhandle Provisions and The Taqueria. Download Audio

The Holy Bible is now available in the modern Yup’ik orthography after nearly half a century of work put in by fluent Yup’ik speakers in the Bethel area and the American Bible Society. A number of elders were involved with the project.Download Audio

That’s a large enough return to allow commercial fishing on this side of the border and an allowable catch of 1,100 Chinook. Catches of Stikine kings are managed under the Pacific Salmon Treaty between the U.S. and Canada.

Pilot killed after plane crashes in downtown Anchorage; 4-year-old fatally shoots himself in Bethel trooper housing; High wind warnings persist in Southcentral; High winds trigger power outages in Fairbanks; Alaska IDs good for air travel, for now; Fisheries coastal change committee to convene in January; Basketball teams converge on Anchorage for tourney; Would-be drone entrepreneur thwarted by regs; Drones to monitor endangered Cook Inlet belugas; Murre die-off hits Kachemak in the thousands; State committee looks to improve, economize jury selectionDownload Audio

One person is confirmed dead after a small plane struck an office building in downtown Anchorage at 6:18 a.m Tuesday morning. Investigators say the pilot was not sanctioned to fly the aircraft.Download Audio

Tournament organizer Heath Day said the Alaska Fellowship of Christian Athletes organized the tournament to give teams from across Alaska a chance to play each other before the state tournament in region.Download Audio

Most villages in the region have old National Guard armories. There was a time when they were all manned by guardsman from the community but now they are mostly vacant. A statewide effort is underway to strengthen the dwindling guard presence in rural Alaska villages.

High winds in the Portage area and along Turnagain Arm Monday morning closed the Anton Anderson Tunnel to vehicular traffic. The tunnel links Whittier to the Seward Highway.Download Audio

One of the dangers tied to drug abuse is the risk of transmitting disease through needle sharing. Dirty needles are a common vehicle for HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and other serious infections. A proven solution is providing access to clean needles and a safe place to dispose of dirty ones. A local doctor wants to start Homer’s first syringe exchange program.

The governor's proposed budget calls for the elimination of a $2 million pre-kindergarten program, which serves six school districts in Anchorage, Juneau, and Western Alaska.Download Audio