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River otters use latrines as social hubs
A still image captured at an otter latrine site.(Photo: Adi Barocas) When it comes to picking a good place to socialize, the bathroom probably isn’t high on your list. For coastal river otters in...
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Thousands march statewide in support of women’s rights far into the future
Participants in the Women’s March in Ketchikan on Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Leila Kheiry/KRBD.) On Jan. 21, Alaskans held local Women’s Marches across the state from Adak to Barrow to Homer to...
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Civil asset forfeiture rule change debated in Juneau
APD police vehicles (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Lawmakers are seeking to prevent law enforcement from requiring those accused of crimes – and their family members or...
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The lure of John McPhee’s “Coming into the Country,” 40 years later
John McPhee watches as Pat Pourchot patches their kayak so they could continue down the Salmon River. McPhee traveled to Alaska in the late 1970s for a series of articles that eventually became the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Jan. 23, 2017
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 Thousands march...
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Activism as endurance test: Alaskans march on DC
Protestors at the foot of Capitol Hill before the rally started. Photos by Liz Ruskin. In addition to the thousands who marched in Alaska the day after President Trump’s inauguration, hundreds of...
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Boulder on the inside: a pot lawyer grows up fast
Jana Weltzin at her midtown Anchorage office. (Photo: Zahariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) It’s a tricky time for commercial cannabis in Alaska. Stores around the state are beginning to...
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Seward declares local emergency after heavy snowfall
Snow removal crews are working to dig out the city of Seward after heavy weekend snow. (Photo courtesy of the City of Seward) After receiving well over two feet of snow over the weekend, the city of...
View ArticleHeavy snow factors in collapse of ‘The Dome’ sports complex
The collapse of “The Dome” – an Anchorage sports complex – over the weekend, has left some people wondering whether their own roofs can withstand the weight of the recent heavy snowfall. Listen now...
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More snow means moose move to roads
(Photo via U.S. Fish and Wildlife) Recent heavy snow accumulation is pushing moose onto Alaska roads. That’s increasing collision danger. When snow piles up, you’re more likely to encounter moose on...
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State studies how to clean up 4,000-gallon fuel spill
An estimated 4,329 gallons of diesel fuel leaked out of the forward compartment of a 10,000-gallon fuel tank that overturned when the driver wrecked on Jan. 10 around milepost 164.4 of the Richardson...
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Funding for opioid overdose kits offers “hope” for Alaska’s drug epidemic
The Yukon Kuskokwim Ayagnirvik Healing Center in Bethel offers alcohol and opioid addiction treatment. (Photo: Dean Swope / KYUK) The state government is gearing up for a major battle against the...
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Even before leading John McPhee down the Salmon River, Pat Pourchot landed...
Pat Pourchot rafting an Alaskan river in the 1970s. (Photo: Pat Pourchot) John McPhee’s book Coming into the Country starts with a river trip: six men, nine days- floating nearly the entire length of...
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New legislation could make hiring vets less cumbersome
Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, in April. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North) When business owners seek to advertise that they want to hire military veterans, they face an obstacle. People who aren’t...
View ArticleEgegik man sentenced for intent to distribute meth
A young man from the Bristol Bay community of Egegik has been given a 20-month jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than three pounds of methamphetamine....
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
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 New legislation...
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Rain, warm temperatures forecast throughout much of Southcentral Alaska
Rain and temperatures reaching into the 40s are forecast for Seward and Anchorage. (Image via NOAA) After about a week of negative double-digit temperatures, rain and warmer weather is expected...
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Researchers say Kenai Peninsula permafrost thawing rapidly
Retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife researcher Ed Berg probes for permafrost on the Kenai Peninsula(Photo: U.S. Geological Survey) Permafrost is thawing at a brisk rate across Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula...
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Another eruption and growing unrest for Aleutian volcanoes
Takawangha Volcano is on uninhabited Tanaga Island in the western Aleutians. (Photo: AVO / U.S. Geological Survey) One Aleutian volcano has erupted again, and another is showing signs of life. Listen...
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Murkowski praises Trump pipeline initiatives
Donald Trump signing legislation expediting energy projects (Photo: The White House) On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump signed memos aimed at advancing two controversial pipelines and speeding...
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