APOC recommends Skagway Assemblyman pay $22,000 fine for incomplete disclosures
An Alaska Public Offices Commission investigation of Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry’s annual financial filings found that he violated state regulations by providing incomplete information about his...
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EPA retiree, pulled back into Pebble, says he’s done
Retired EPA scientist Phil North. (Photo: Liz Ruskin/APRN) Retired EPA scientist Phil North, the man the Pebble Partnership says was the mastermind behind the effort to block its proposed mine in...
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49 Voices: John Giraldo of Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from John Giraldo of Anchorage. On most days John is working as a supervisor, but in his free time he’s an extreme alpinist. Download Audio John Giraldo (Photo by Kaysie...
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Low clouds a possible factor in Wrangell-Angoon plane crash
Weather may have been a factor in April 8th’s plane crash on Admiralty Island. The crash killed the pilot and two passengers and badly injured another person on board. Download Audio A photo of a...
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Final vote count: Girdwood to pay for police, Marsett beats Schuster
Election workers process results at City Hall on election night. Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media. A week and a half after ballots were cast, outstanding votes in Anchorage’s municipal...
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Former Fairbanks Borough Mayor to serve on pipeline board
The Legislature Friday narrowly approved former Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins to serve on the board responsible for developing the Alaska gas pipeline. Download Audio Luke Hopkins at...
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New proposal cuts all state funding to public television
Public television would lose its state funding in a budget proposal adopted by the Legislature’s budget conference committee Friday. Rep. Les Gara, D- Anchorage, was the only committee member to object...
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Renewable Energy Fund, casualty of budget crunch, may get new lifeline
Kwigillingok has five wind turbines. The project was supported in part with a grant from the Alaska Energy Authority’s Renewable Energy Fund. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN One casualty of the state’s...
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Proposed motor fuels, mining, and fisheries’ taxes rolled into one bill
Three tax proposals have been rolled into one bill being considered by a state House committee. Download Audio Rep. Steve Thompson, R- Fairbanks, co-chair of the House Finance Committee, believes that...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Apr. 15, 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 Download Audio Former...
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Number of foster kids at record high, caseworkers overloaded
Nearly 3,000 children are in out of home care in Alaska – an all time high – and as a result case workers are overburdened and can’t give foster kids or foster families the attention they need....
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With session past scheduled end, focus is on oil and gas tax credits
House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, wields the gavel during the first day of the second regular session of the 29th Alaska Legislature, Jan. 19, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North.) The...
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Community haven in Koyuk set to change hands
In Western Alaska, the options for socializing are limited. Most communities have a basketball court, some have a bingo hall, but there isn’t usually a place to just hang out, unless you’re in Koyuk....
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Southeast king salmon quota released, higher than last year
The Southeast Alaska king salmon quota for 2016 is out and it’s already looking better than last year. In 2015, no final harvest limit was ever announced, which left commercial fishermen in the dark as...
View ArticleMiddle Kuskokwim villages predict earliest river breakup on record
Middle Kuskokwim River villages reported that river ice is beginning to move out in what is expected to be the earliest river breakup on record for those villages. Download Audio Bethel Search and...
View ArticleBudget cuts could leave communities without health care
As lawmakers finish off their spending plan for state operations, a wide variety of programs are considering the impacts of budget cuts. One is the state public health center system, where reductions...
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Legislators go past the 90 day session to bring budget together
Lawmakers blew through their 90 day session end last night and are back at work today, trying to bring a budget together that all sides can agree to. APRN’s Juneau correspondent Andrew Kitchenman...
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Body of deceased fisherman recovered in Carl E. Moses harbor
Divers recovered the dead body of a fisherman Tuesday evening, less than 12 hours after his captain realized the crewman was missing. Download Audio The body of fisherman Matt Warn was found in the...
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Search for remains of Tuluksak resident halted as Kuskokwim ice continues to...
As the Kuskokwim river ice continues to shift and rot, Search and Rescue volunteers have suspended recovery efforts for the remains of 26-year-old Tuluksak resident Dillon Lamont. Download Audio River...
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Man mauled by a grizzly bear near Denali Highway
A man was attacked by a bear near the Denali Highway over the weekend. Alaska State Trooper spokesman Tim DeSpain says 77-year-old Glenn Bohn of Wasilla was bear hunting Friday afternoon near mile 68,...
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