Naknek man killed after falling overboard on Lake Aleknagik
A boating incident late Sunday on Lake Aleknagik claimed the life of 35-year-old Bryan Anderson of Naknek, the well-known boys varsity basketball coach at Bristol Bay. Listen now Anderson was on a...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 21, 2017
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Meet the machine handling Anchorage’s next election
Anchorage’s newest piece of equipment to handle the upcoming Vote By Mail system arrived in several boxes and cost $610,599 to purchase (photo: Zachariah Hughes – Alaska Public Media) Though still a...
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Never mind the rain, Sitkans take to the skies to view eclipse
Fly him to the moon: Sitkan Brant Brantman takes in Monday’s eclipse from the air between Portland and Minneapolis — a trip that was set in motion by listening to the song “Why Does the Sun Shine?” as...
View ArticleKodiak Island looks at internet solutions for island communities
The City of Kodiak has easy access to internet compared to many other rural locations in the state, but Kodiak Island’s village communities are struggling. Village residents, local Native corporations...
View ArticleSunday killing marks 2 dozen Anchorage homicides in 2017
Anchorage police say the city has had its 24th homicide of the year, after a suspicious death Sunday. Listen now According to police, that’s only one fewer than this time last year — which had the most...
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Haines’ Mud Bay spring water tests positive for E. coli
A Haines resident fills up buckets of water at the Mud Bay spring to use for drinking and cleaning. (Photo by Abbey Collins/KHNS) A popular but unregulated and untreated drinking water source in Haines...
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Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority moves to clear Juneau homeless camp
Campers gather near a small group of tents about noon Thursday, June 8, 2017, near the 300 block of Egan Drive in Juneau. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO) Residents in a homeless encampment in Juneau are...
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PenAir requests subsidy to sustain market in Pribilof Islands
(Pipa Escalante/KUCB) The only air carrier for the Pribilof Islands is asking for financial support to keep its remote market afloat. PenAir has requested the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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Ketchikan floods cause some damage, have fish swimming on roads
Flooding at Ketchikan’s Ward Lake Recreation Area. (U.S. Forest Service photo by Paul Robbins) It’s rained enough in Ketchikan the past couple of days that fish are swimming across the road. Listen now...
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New Pebble advisory committee meets indoors, while mine protesters gather...
Opponents of the Pebble mine project rallied in Anchorage Monday, August 21, 2017, while a new advisory committee for the company behind the mine held its first meeting inside the Hotel Captain Cook....
View ArticleHow could getting rid of for-profit medical insurance save the country money?
Congress has so far been unsuccessful in attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. There’s a lot of debate about how to best contain spiraling health care costs and some Americans say it’s time for a...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017
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Some old solutions still work: helping people buy food with SNAP
A sign outside of a store in midtown Anchorage announcing that they accept EBT Cards, the distribution method for SNAP benefits. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) Researchers say one of the most effective...
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New study suggests dental therapists improving oral health in YK Delta
Dental health aide therapist Renee Cheek shows a patient how to brush his teeth at the Emmonak YKHC Sub-Regional Clinic. (Photo courtesy Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation) Rural health aides have a...
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State works to interpret its newest oil tax credit overhaul
Ken Alper, Director of the Tax Division at the Department of Revenue, gives an overview of a bill to the House Resources Committee on Feb. 3, 2016, in Juneau. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) A group of...
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Bradley Lake hydro expansion moves forward
Bradley Lake Dam.(Photo by Quinton Chandler/KBBI) An expansion of the state’s largest hydroelectric facility is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Alaska Energy Authority’s Board of Directors...
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6-year sentence for heroin dealer nabbed in 2016 Dillingham bust
Joshua G. Rivera, 38, pictured at the time of his Jan. 2016 arrest. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was sentenced to six years after being caught dealing heroin in Dillingham. (DPD photo) On...
View ArticleDash and body cam footage of Fairbanks police-involved shooting backs up...
Dash and body camera video of Fairbanks Police shooting of a suspect backs law enforcement accounts of what happened. The video released at a press conference shows a high speed chase and fatal...
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Akiak attempts to banish former VPO, alleged bootlegger
Akiak residents confront Jacques Cooper, a former VPO who multiple community members claim sold alcohol and marijuana illegally. The confrontation was live streamed on Facebook.(Photo courtesy Mike...
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