Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 7, 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 House and Senate...
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The challenges of being the only woman on a pipeline crew
Diane Schenker (far right) poses with “Pops” (center right) a heavy equipment operator. (Photo courtesy of: Diane Schenker) Diane Schenker had recently graduated from Reed College and was living in...
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Big ships asked to slow down to reduce noise for iconic whales
Critical habitat for endangered southern resident killer whales overlaps with busy shipping lanes in the Salish Sea. (Joan Lopez / Echo) If you think trying to carry on a conversation in a noisy...
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Could LKSD support of Alaska Native teacher training put an end to teacher...
Isabelle (left) and Hugh (right) Dyment, at their home in Bethel. Isabelle is one of the first four assistant level teachers in the LKSD Two and Done program. Photo taken June 27, 2017. (Christine...
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Bethel scientist returns home to study climate change
Jasmine Gil, originally from Bethel, is studying the effects of wildfires on permafrost with the Polaris Project, 50 miles north of the YK hub. (Katie Basile / KYUK) What happens after fire scorches...
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From Anchorage, Walker tells lawmakers to get back to Juneau
Reporters hear from Gov. Bill Walker on a variety of issues during a Monday press conference in Anchorage. (Photo by Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) Lawmakers have been meeting in Juneau for nearly...
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Murkowski speaks with constituents about health care during Senate recess
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Wrangell got some national attention on the Fourth...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, July 10, 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 Murkowski speaks...
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Frauds, scams, and schemes cost Alaskans millions last year
(Photo illustration by Flickr user photosteve10) In 2016, Alaskans lost $2,745,716 to financial frauds and scams. And that’s just from the people who filed complaints. Officials suspect many more...
View ArticleAfter months of fighting, House offers Senate a compromise on oil, gas tax...
After five months of back and forth, the legislature may be close to compromising on changes to the state’s oil and gas tax credit system. Listen now Lawmakers in the House and Senate seem to agree...
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Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex participates in missile defense test
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak during flight test on July 11, 2017. The THAAD weapon system successfully intercepted...
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Deep-release puts the pressure on rockfish survival
Take your pick: Whether homemade or a commercial design, every sport fishing boat in Southeast Alaska must have a deep-release mechanism on board beginning August 1. (Photo by Robert Woolsey/KCAW) For...
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Peratrovich dollar coin will either have her likeness or a symbolic Tlingit...
Ryan Strickland, a security and information specialist for the state of Alaska, works the front desk of the Alaska Capitol on Tuesday in downtown Juneau. In the front lobby a bust of Alaska Native...
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Enstar Natural Gas asks for permission to boost residential rates
ENSTAR Natural Gas Company provides natural gas to more than 142,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in and around the Anchorage and Cook Inlet area. (Photo courtesy ENSTAR) For three...
View ArticleFormer head of Alaska railroad workers union sentenced for felony embezzlement
The former head of Alaska’s railroad workers union has been sentenced to a year in jail for felony embezzlement. Listen now According to the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Anchorage, Jeffrey Davies...
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Someone may want to buy the ferry Taku, but they need more time
The ferry Taku sails into the Wrangell Narrows on its way south in 2014. It’s since been pulled out of service and is being stored until it can be sold. (Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News – Juneau)...
View ArticleSome Alaska firefighters head to Lower 48 to assist combating blazes
Some of Alaska’s firefighters are headed to the Lower 48 to help with blazes ranging from Washington to New Mexico. The state’s Division of Forestry said they are retaining enough resources to respond...
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Ask a Climatologist: Remembering the record breaking July snow
The Climate log from the July 19, 1970 record snow event at the Summit weather station. When it comes to weather in Alaska, anything is possible — including snow in July. According to Brian...
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EPA takes step toward ending ‘pre-emptive veto’ of Pebble Mine
Activists hold anti-Pebble Mine posters at an EPA meeting in 2012. Photo by Daysha Eaton. The EPA has announced its intention to reverse course on an action that would have thwarted the proposed Pebble...
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Feds agree to shore up Alaska’s insurance market
Alaska’s U.S. senators with Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, center, in the office of Sen. Dan Sullivan. (Photo by Liz Ruskin) The U.S. Health & Human Services...
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