Benefits bill for law enforcement, firefighters’ survivors falls short
The survivors of law-enforcement officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty continue to face uncertainty over health insurance. That’s because the two houses of the Legislature couldn’t...
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Tesoro gives up terminal to avoid antitrust case over gasoline
Port of Anchorage. Photo: Corps of Engineers Under pressure from the state, Tesoro has agreed to sell one of its two fuel storage terminals at the Port of Anchorage to avoid having a monopoly over the...
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State considers major changes to Alaska LNG project
This illustration shows what the liquefaction plant in Nikiski could look like if the Alaska LNG project is completed as planned. (Image courtesy of the Alaska LNG project.) Gov. Bill Walker’s...
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Three-day long ceremony marks consecration of first Buddhist temple in Alaska
For the first time in Alaskan history, a Thai Buddhist temple in Anchorage has been fully consecrated, or made holy. It was a landmark event for Buddhists from the state and around the world. Three new...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 21, 2016
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Mayor kicks off compost experiment
Anchorage’s mayor Ethan Berkowitz got down and dirty on Monday. The mayor wants to encourage local gardening, and part of that plan is a new city composting program Berkowitz introduced at the...
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Local farming in Alaska
From hydroponic basil grown in an Anchorage café basement, to high-tunnel green houses in Homer, to hot-springs heated tomato farms in Fairbanks to local produce at the base of Brooks Range, climate...
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Fairbanks classroom shows potential for 3-D printing
A classroom in downtown Fairbanks has the beginnings of a science-fiction story turning practical reality. There are 20 computers hooked up to 20 3-D printers in a lab at University of Alaska’s...
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Dip-netting open on Kasilof, Kenai Rivers
The Kenai River personal-use dip net fishery opened Sunday on a high point. Not only was the weather sunny and warm, but unusually high numbers of sockeye salmon greeted participants of the...
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Early numbers show strong brown bear hunt
Final numbers haven’t been tallied yet, but the spring bear hunt in the Bristol Bay region looks to have been a solid one. More than 200 brown bears were harvested in the Bristol Bay region this...
View ArticleVideo: How chilly seawater keeps an aquarium warm
The Alaska Sealife Center has managed to reduce its carbon footprint and cut its annual utility bills in half. The secret: In 2008, the aquarium used state and federal grants to install a seawater heat...
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Murkowski won’t attend GOP convention with primary looming
Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be traveling in Alaska next week as part of her re-election campaign and won’t be attending the national Republican convention. Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage: Senator...
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Legislature looks to move forward despite apparent gridlock
Whether the Legislature will take action in the special session remains uncertain today. The House is divided over whether or not to try to overturn Governor Bill Walker’s vetoes of Permanent Fund...
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Young promotes Chouest ship to fill ‘icebreaker gap’
U.S Rep. Don Young (2016 file photo by Jennifer Canfield/KTOO) Not only is the Coast Guard down to two working icebreakers, the sole heavy icebreaker still on the job is due to retire before a...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Officer-involved shooting leaves 1 dead in East Anchorage
Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley addresses reporters during a brief press conference following the shooting (Photo: Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media) A young man is dead after a police-involved...
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Walker gives ‘unprecedented’ address on local budgeting woes
Governor Bill Walker during a press conference last November in Anchorage. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Governor Bill Walker’s budget vetoes have carved at $17 million...
View ArticleBudget cuts lead to sale of popular Fairbanks well by DOT
The Alaska Department of Transportation is preparing to sell a popular well that provides Fairbanks area residents with water. Fox springs has long been a staple resource for cabin dwellers and others...
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Historic boat finds new berth in Kenai
There’s a new piece of history outside the Kenai Historical Society’s office, in the Old Town section of Kenai. It casts back to a time in the state’s commercial fishing industry before small boats had...
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After decades of research, Steller sea lion decline still puzzles scientists
Aerial view of Steller sea lions captured by a hexacopter. (Courtesy NOAA Fisheries) Every summer, biologists visit Alaska to count Steller sea lions. The western stock of the population has been in...
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