Interior temperatures to drop this weekend
A forecast weather shift is expected to cool interior temperatures this weekend. National Weather Service meteorologist Christopher Cox said high pressure system that’s resulting in warmer than normal...
View ArticleFish and Game to shut down Southeast commercial and sport king fishing
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game is shutting down all commercial and sport fishing for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. Listen now The dual emergency order is unprecedented in recent memory. As...
View ArticleGCI launches cell tower near Coldfoot
For the first time ever, there’s some cell service along the Dalton Highway. GCI launched coverage late last month in the Coldfoot area. Listen now Company spokeswoman Heather Handyside said service is...
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US Senate passes marine debris bill
Crushed plastic debris on beach at Patton Bay, Montague Island. (Photo courtesy Chris Pallister) A bill targeting plastic waste in the ocean and other marine debris cleared the U.S. Senate last week....
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 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 Leaked climate...
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Walker receives national attention as example for politico independents
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck, and Budget Director Pat Pitney give a news conference in June 2016 in Juneau. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO) Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is...
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Solutions for Food Insecurity
Did you have enough to eat this month? Did your neighbor? About 15 percent of Alaskans are food insecure — many of them are children or elderly. But there are ways to help solve this problem. Join us...
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Sweeping government climate report warns of rapid warming in Alaska, Arctic
Winter sea ice locking in Nome for the winter. (Photo by Laura Collins/KNOM) A new government report warns that regions across the U.S. are feeling the effects of rapid climate change, with some of the...
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Alaska Highway open after clean up of spilled oil from overturned tanker
The Alaska Highway has reopened at milepost 686 near Swift River. Delays of 20-30 minutes expected. (http://www.511yukon.ca/en/) Canadian authorities reopened the Alaska Highway at 8 pm last night at a...
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Feds seek comments on Alaska’s in-state natural gas pipeline
The current route planned for the Alaska Standalone Pipeline — an in-state natural gas pipeline designed to bring gas from the North Slope to Alaska communities. (Map courtesy of the Alaska Gasline...
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City employees to see new health clinic in Anchorage
The Anchorage Assembly chambers at the Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage. (Staff photo) In an effort to curb skyrocketing healthcare costs, Anchorage is testing a new clinic specifically for...
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Necropsy planned for humpback hit by cruise ship
A humpback whale is seen lodged on the front of the Grand Princess Wednesday in Ketchikan. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) A Princess Cruise Lines ship traveling through Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage...
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North Slope well leak estimated at over 7,000 gallons
A “Super Sucker” truck helps with spill cleanup in July. Caelus first reported the spill in June. (photo by Wes Ghormley, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) The state reports that over...
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NTSB unsure what led to 2015 Lynn Canal plane crash, investigation completed
Eldred Rock(Wikimedia Commons image by Ryan Harvey, Flickr, Alaska Cruise 2008) In November of 2015, a private plane crashed near Eldred Rock in the Lynn Canal. The crash injured four Haines residents...
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Sign project revives 1967 Fairbanks flood history
National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb takes a measurement for installation of high water mark sign on an historic cabin near the Morris Thompson Center. (Dan Bross / KUAC) 50 years ago this...
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Caribou hunting limited in eastern Interior
(Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game) The state will limit caribou hunting in the eastern Interior, along the Taylor and Top of the World Highways. An Alaska Department of Fish and...
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Juneau Empire, Peninsula Clarion, Homer News sold to GateHouse Media
The Juneau Empire is located at 3100 Channel Drive. Its building was not included in the sale to GateHouse Media and will be retained by the Morris family. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO) The Juneau...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017
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Want the freshest Unalaska fish? You’ll have to go to Europe.
Unalaska brings in more fish than anywhere in America. All of it is for export. (Sarah Hansen/KUCB) Unalaska is America’s most productive fishing port – hauling in over 780 million pounds of seafood in...
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State revokes Skagway police chief’s certification, but he’s still on the job
The old Skagway Police Department. (Emily Files) Skagway’s longtime police chief is working without state certification. The council that oversees those accreditations revoked Ray Leggett’s...
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