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St. Paul’s fur seal pups at lowest level in 100 years
Northern fur seals at St. Paul Island’s Reef rookery. (Photo: John Ryan/KUCB) Northern fur seal pup production on St. Paul Island has hit its lowest level since 1915. Listen now Every other year...
View ArticleFuture of Wishbone Hill coalmine uncertain as permit is examined
An Alaska Native tribal council and environmental groups are applauding the decision by a federal agency to inspect the permit for a planned coalmine near Palmer. Listen now The decision from the...
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Bill would have gun owners forfeit weapons if found to be threat by judge
Rep. Geran Tarr addresses the Alaska House of Representatives on April 7, 2014. Tarr has introduced a measure that would allow judges to issue protective orders against Alaskans who are deemed a threat...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 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 Bill would have gun...
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State agency could offer public comment period on fracking projects
A rig drilling in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. A number of Kenai Peninsula residents advocated for more opportunity to weigh in when companies apply for hydraulic fracturing permits in Alaska....
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From the bush to Congress, Willie Hensley straddles rural and urban divide in...
(Left) Now-Lt. Gov Byron Mallot, Willie Hensley and Roy Huhndorf testify before Congress. (Photo: Willie Hensley) One afternoon in the mid-1970s, journalist John McPhee and an influential Alaska Native...
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Native leaders concerned over Trump presidency implications
Demonstrators in downtown Anchorage protest the Dakota Access pipeline in September, 2016. (photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska Public Media) President Donald Trump angered many Native activists by...
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First tsunami survival capsule deployed on Pacific Northwest coast
Jeanne Johnson of Ocean Park, Washington, is the first U.S. buyer of a tsunami pod sold by Mukilteo, Washington-based Survival Capsule LLC. (Photo: Tom Banse/NNN) A new tsunami survival option has come...
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Ask a Climatologist: Snowflake sweet spot
Snow piles up Jan. 23 at Alaska Public Media in Anchorage. (Photo: Annie Feidt/Alaska’s Energy Desk) The ingredients for picture perfect snowflakes came together in Southcentral Alaska this past...
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Planned Parenthood applauds Sen. Murkowski for going against ‘global gag rule’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (Photo: Liz Ruskin) Planned Parenthood is praising U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for signing onto a bill that would permanently repeal what’s known as the “global gag rule” or the...
View ArticleFairbanks student arrested after making a school shooting threat on Twitter
A Fairbanks student is charged with terroristic threatening due to a social media post. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District spokeswoman Sharice Walker said staff at West Valley High School...
View ArticleSouthcentral warm weather to dissipate this weekend
A warm weather front in Southcentral Alaska is expected to dissipate Thursday, making way for cooler weather over the weekend. Listen now National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Ahsenmacher said...
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An Alaskan couple looks back at romance and upheaval in the wilderness
Sonja Woodman-Corazza (left) and Rich Corazza in 1976 on a boat in Cook Inlet, Alaska. (Photo: Sonja Woodman-Corazza) During the 1970s, a small number of tough-minded young people moved into what is...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017
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State leaders seek business input on effort to develop economy
Department of Commerce’s Britteny Cioni-Haywood, left, director of Community and Economic Development Division, Development Manager Ethan Tyler and Commissioner Chris Hladick deliver a presentation on...
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Anchorage School District faces another budget gap
As the legislature tries to develop a viable solution to Alaska’s budget woes, school districts are exploring options to deal with flat state funding anticipated during the next fiscal year. Though the...
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49 Voices: Jannelle Trowbridge of Nome
Jannelle Trowbridge of Nome. She’s currently a student at the University of Alaska Anchorage. (Photo by Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) This week we’re hearing from Jannelle Trowbridge from Nome....
View ArticleWater overflows on Richardson Highway
Water is flowing across a section of the Richardson Highway south of Paxson. Department of Transportation northern region spokeswoman Meadow Bailey said flooding is an issue between mileposts 184 and...
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Sitka to lose USCG Cutter Maple this summer
(Photo: USCG) Sitka’s docks will look a bit different this summer. The US Coast Guard Cutter Maple will sail south for maintenance and then be reassigned a new homeport in the spring, leaving Sitka...
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Alaskans show the flag at Washington March for Life
A small group of Alaskans from Eagle River and JBER participated in the annual March for Life. Photos by Liz Ruskin. It was another day of massive demonstration in Washington, D.C. today, this time for...
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