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Do Arctic villages need oil? Point Lay leaders say no
BOEM director Abigail Ross Hopper and Wainwright Mayor John Hopson prepare to testify before the Senate Energy Committee. Photo: Liz Ruskin/APRN. If oil companies are ever going to return to drill for...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: May 19, 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 Numerous bills...
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Happy Cannabis moves forward with retail store construction.
The owner of Diamond C Café and Happy Cannabis is moving forward with construction of a proposed marijuana business in Wrangell’s commercial district. Owner Kelsey Martinsen hopes he will receive...
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49 Voices: Greg Martinez of Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from Greg Martinez in Anchorage. Martinez is a UPS worker who moved to Anchorage from New York 12 years ago. Download Audio Greg Martinez of Anchorage (Photo by Wesley Early,...
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AK: Palmer, where the bison roam
Earlier this month, President Obama signed into law the National Bison Legacy Act, making the American bison the nation’s official mammal. The unusual legislation has no other purpose than to make...
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New tribal court programs aim to reduce recidivism
Two new tribal court programs are getting off the ground at Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. They’re focused on reducing recidivism. Download Audio The Andrew Hope Building is...
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State, Southeast Conference agree to rework ferry system
The state and a regional development group are combining forces to come up with a new business and management plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Download Audio Gov. Bill Walker shakes hands...
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Tudor, Old Seward intersection closed through at least part of Saturday
The intersection of Tudor Road and the Old Seward Highway will remain closed through at least part of Saturday as crews repair a broken water main. A backhoe on East Tudor helps to fix the water main...
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Flights grounded for Obama stop in Alaska
President Obama dances with and greets students at Dillingham Middle School on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Photo: Eric Keto/Alaska Public Media. President Obama is coming back to Alaska. But only for a few...
View ArticlePerson of interest in Gambell woman’s disappearance dies by suicide
A body found outside the Bering Sea island community of Gambell has been identified as a missing village woman. Download Audio Alaska State Trooper spokesman Tim DeSpain says the woman was 22-year-old...
View ArticleMat-Su school board selects new superintendent
The Matanuska Susitna Borough school board has announced a replacement for outgoing school superintendent Deena Paramo. On Wednesday, the board offered the Borough’s top school administrator job to...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, May 20, 2016
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Totem pole fragments provide lost details
Ketchikan Museums staff has been working to catalog, document and store totem pole fragments that have been in the museum’s collection for 40 years. The fragments can provide details lost on many of...
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Scientists use deer pellet DNA to study populations in Southeast Alaska
Deer populations around Petersburg’s Mitkof Island have been low in recent years. Hunters are only allowed to shoot one buck in a two-week open season in October. Keeping track of the population is...
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The Permanent Fund and the budget
“There is no perfect plan, other than the plan that gets done,” Walker said. “The worst plan [is] the plan of doing nothing, and continuing on the course that we are on.” Photo: Rachel...
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Legislature convenes for special session
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.) Alaska...
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Leaner ferry budget could lead to selling of ferry Taku
Next winter’s ferry schedule will be leaner than this year’s, and that was pretty lean. It’s the result of budget cuts, which could lead to the sale of the ferry Taku. Download Audio The ferry Taku...
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Scientists across fields focus on Aleutians
For years, Debbie Corbett was regional archeologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She retired in 2013 and began freelancing. She also started working on organizing a forum for scientists...
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UAF works to reduce rural energy costs
Electric energy is a fundamental factor of modern life. But in rural Alaska the cost of keeping lights on and machines running is extraordinarily high, putting villages at an economic disadvantage....
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Observation group launches info hub on Cook Inlet beluga whales
The Alaska Ocean Observing System recently rolled out a new information hub that’s all about beluga whales. The Cook Inlet Beluga Ecosystem Portal is a one-stop shop for beluga data that its creators...
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