Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2017
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Amid evolving Afghan mission, Alaska soldiers ready to deploy
Airborne Army soldiers practice roll-over drills in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan (Photo: Zachariah Hughes – Alaska Public Media) As the United States approaches the 16th anniversary...
View ArticleCommercial pot growers paid GVEA more than $500,000 over the past year
The commercial marijuana industry is increasing demand for electricity in the Interior. Golden Valley Electric Association membership includes 47 licensed marijuana growers, who paid the co-op more...
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Juneau’s Housing First prepares to open its doors
Juneau’s Housing First project is opening its doors this week to the first eight residents. The $8.3 million Lemon Creek complex will soon house 32 of the community’s most vulnerable residents. The 32...
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New ethics complaint filed over Homer recall election
Homer’s canvas board counts absentee ballots in recall election. (Photo by Aaron Bolton/KBBI) A new ethics complaint has been filed in relation to Homer’s recent recall election. Three Homer City...
View ArticleFt. Wainwright soldier charged with assaulting infant son
A Ft. Wainwright soldier is charged with assaulting his infant son. Fairbanks Police say 22-year-old Ronald L. McGriff was arrested Wednesday and charged with first degree assault for severely injuring...
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Alaska could become climate change refuge for tropical fish
Ocean sunfish is captured in research trawl in July 2015. (Image courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Scientists are trying to better understand how the world’s fish will adapt...
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Flood watch for Kenai River drainage as dammed lake releases
The Kenai River (Wikimedia commons image) The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of the Kenai River drainage due to the release of water from a dammed glacial lake. The flood...
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Budget glitch could leave ferries without funding
Crew members stand on the front deck of the ferry Malaspina as it pulls away from Juneau’s Auke Bay Ferry Terminal Sept. 18, 2017. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News) One Southeast senator said...
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Gambell’s new health clinic now open to patients
One of the blue and white exam rooms in the new Gambell clinic. (Photo: Davis Hovey, KNOM) After several years of providing community health services in an overcrowded building, Norton Sound Health...
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New Hilcorp contract pushes Interior Energy Project along
IEP logo (Credit Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority) The Interior Energy Project has achieved a major milestone. On Thursday, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority...
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Significant layoffs hit ADN, with more changes ahead
Ryan Binkley speaks with reporters following the court hearing on the sale of the Alaska Dispatch News (Photo By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) As it struggles to emerge from bankruptcy...
View ArticleVP Pence calls in to Anchorage talk radio
The future of the Affordable Care Act appears to rest on how Sen. Lisa Murkowski will vote next week. And that means Alaska is getting a lot of extra attention, including a special caller to...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sep. 21, 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 VP Pence calls in...
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Should independents be able to run in a Democratic primary?
Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg observes Jon Choate, lawyer for the Alaska Democratic Party, on Sept. 21, 2017. Pallenberg heard oral arguments over whether the party can allow independents to...
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Gov. Walker cites uncertainty over funding in opposing ACA repeal
Gov. Bill Walker speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Capitol in April. Walker has opposed the latest attempt to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)...
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Small spill reported at Valdez Marine Terminal
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company is investigating the cause of a spill at the Valdez Marine Terminal. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Interior) The operator of the Trans-Alaska pipeline is reporting...
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49 Voices: Jay Stange of Anchorage
Jay Stange of Anchorage. (Photo by Samantha Davenport, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) This week we’re hearing from Jay Stange of Anchorage. Stange is a math teacher at Dimond High School. Download...
View ArticleGov. Walker pitches 1.5 percent income tax with a limit
Gov. Bill Walker is proposing a new tax to close part of the gap between what the state government spends and what it brings in. The tax would be a flat 1.5 percent of wages and self-employment income....
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AK: $15,000 and 2,000 miles later, Kotzebue High volleyball players show...
This is the team’s first trip to Southeast in over a decade. They played five matches in less than 48 hours. (Photo by Sarah Gibson, KCAW – Sitka) Alaska’s high school sports teams spend a lot of time...
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