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Prince of Wales deer season extended, wolf season ended
A proposed delay in the start of “doe season” is meant to protect fawns — but may not make sense biologically. (Creative Commons photo by Kenneth Cole Schneider) Subsistence hunters seeking deer on...
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Bogoslof spews lava in fourth eruption
A plume from Bogoslof volcano’s second eruption was visible in Unalaska. (Photo courtesy Lynda Lybeck-Robinson) Listen Now A volcano in the eastern Aleutians is erupting again. For the fourth time in...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Dec. 26, 2016
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen Now Freezing temps mean...
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Juneau schools make the honor roll for AP testing
A multiple choice exam. (Creative Commons photo by Alberto G. ) The Juneau School District is one of the first in Alaska to make the AP District Honor Roll, a prestigious recognition for districts that...
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Weak snowpack heightens avalanche danger in Southcentral Alaska
(Graphic by the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center) Heavy snow over the weekend in parts of Southcentral Alaska has forecasters urging caution in the backcountry due to heightened...
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Managing Aleutian volcanoes from Homer
Recent eruptions have changed Bogoslof Island. (Courtesy Bill Burton and Dave Schneider, AVO/USGS) A volcano in the eastern Aleutians has been erupting for the past week. Bogoslof volcano is an...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen Now Undercover...
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Capital City Fire/Rescue got hit with hundreds more calls in 2016
Capital City Fire/Rescue Assistant Chief Tod Chambers in the apparatus bay of the Juneau Fire Station in downtown on Saturday. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO) At the Juneau Fire Station downtown on...
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Naknek augments power supply with new solar array
A solar panel in Dillingham (Photo by Dave Bendinger, KDLG – Dillingham) In the search for cheap, renewable sources of energy to power rural Alaska, solar seems to have rarely gotten a look. Ample...
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Juneau’s cruise ship head tax spending pitches due next week
Three cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau July 14, at the height of the tourist season. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News) Proposals to spend Juneau’s cruise ship passenger fees are due...
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Kenaitze Tribe launches joint-jurisdiction court
Kenaitze Chief Judge, Kimberley Sweet standing with the seal of her tribe and flags at the tribal court in Kenai. (Photo by Daysha Eaton/KBBI) Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Kenai is partnering with the...
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UAF research facility device could boost use of renewable energy
Alaska Center for Energy and Power research engineer Jeremy Vandermeer shows the ST100 to a visitor at ACEP’s Power Systems Integration Center on the UAF campus. (Photo by Tim Ellis/KUAC) Engineers at...
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Young, striking Trump-like note, reflects on 2016
U.S. Rep. Don Young will start his 23rd term in January. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Alaska Congressman Don Young showed no enthusiasm for Donald Trump during the...
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State delays renewal of Pebble land use permit
Easterly view of rehabilitated area in the vicinity of a borehole in the Pebble claims, as inspected by state regulators in July 2016.(Image courtesy Alaska DNR) Alaska’s Department of Natural...
View ArticleCuts to state jobs prompt union outcry
The largest state employees’ union isn’t happy with some of the cuts in Gov. Bill Walker’s budget. In a class action grievance filed Tuesday, the Alaska State Employees Association said the governor...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen Now Cuts to state jobs...
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Anchorage schools taking proactive approach to security, safety
Image from the Anchorage School District Incidences of gun violence at schools in the U.S. are increasingly dominating the national spotlight, raising questions about school security and what can be...
View ArticleWinter fire pops up in Delta Junction
State wildfire officials report a rare winter incident in Delta Junction. An Alaska Division of Forestry post said a 20 by 50 ft. fire was called in by passerby December 20th, who spotted the burn on...
View ArticleNo missing people or property damage reported after avalanche scare over...
This video posted to Facebook today shows an avalanche coming down Mount Juneau at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. Listen Now While downtown homes are visible in the foreground, the path of the avalanche is...
View ArticleIn wake of impending snowstorm Golden Valley Electric preps for outages
With heavy snow and wind in the forecast, Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks is bracing for power outages. GVEA vice president for member services Brian Youngberg said there were already...
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