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19-year-old Shishmaref man honored at the White House
A 19-year-old from western Alaska was honored last week at the White House for his work advocating on behalf of communities experiencing climate change first hand. Esau Sinnok spoke to me from his...
View ArticleAkiak holds emergency AVCP meeting
Akiak Native Community is calling for an emergency meeting of the Association of Village Council Presidents tomorrow and Wednesday in Bethel. Listen now Some village representatives say the sitting...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, July 18, 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 Listen now Senate gavels out...
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How Alaskans press their agenda in Cleveland
Photo: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media. Party conventions aren’t all about funny hats and nominating presidents. Alaska delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland are using the...
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GOP in Cleveland: Alaskans shout their say in floor chaos
Tuckerman and Kristie Babcock chat with Alaska delegate Jerry Ward in a lighter moment on convention floor. Photo: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media. A ruckus erupted on the floor of the Republican...
View ArticleWeather service: Red flag warning for fires in Anchorage
Early this morning, the National Weather Service in Anchorage issued a red flag warning effective until 10 p.m. tonight, highlighting that Anchorage would be at a higher risk for wildfires. The...
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Black Lives Matter and community policing in Alaska
In the wake of more police shootings of black men, the attacks in Dallas, and subsequent protests nationwide, including in Alaska, the time is ripe to have an open conversation about race and law...
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Juneau utility installs $22 million diesel turbine
Juneau’s privately owned electric utility, AEL&P, has already broken ground to build an industrial diesel plant to meet growing demand. And for the city’s residents that means the price for...
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Piping problem leads to dry taps, brown water in Haines
The Haines Borough is working to replenish its water supply after storage tanks drained so low Sunday that some neighborhoods were left with dry taps. The water shortage sprung from a problem with the...
View ArticleFormer hockey coach arrested for sexual abuse of minors
A former hockey coach at Kenai Central and Soldotna high schools has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing minors over a span of 14 years. So far, seven victims have been identified, according...
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With fall chum opening, Marshall and Russian mission urging Maserculiq to fix...
The first commercial fishing opening for fall chum starts Wednesday for Marshall and Russian Mission, but still no solution has been found for the villages’ broken ice machine. Listen now Maserculiq’s...
View ArticleWood River towers: where sockeye salmon are counted
Commercial salmon fishing in Alaska is closely regulated, with the Department of Fish and Game opening and closing fisheries based on calculations of the fish population. But where do they get the...
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Injured bear might still be at large in Dyea after shooting
A troublesome brown bear was shot and severely wounded by a Skagway police officer on Saturday night in the Dyea campground. The injured bear has not been seen after it hobbled into the Taiya River...
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St. George takes steps to protect their marine environment
An island in the Pribilof’s is taking steps to protect the marine environment in their backyard. St. George’s city council passed a resolution earlier this month that could establish a National Marine...
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Ethics of wolf control technique questioned
The state of Alaska uses radio collars to help find and kill wolves. The technique is part of an approved predator control effort aimed at growing the Forty Mile caribou herd in the Upper Yukon-Tanana...
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Alaska delegates part of ‘ruckus’ over GOP rules vote
ZACHARIAH HUGHES: APRN’s Liz Ruskin is reporting from Cleveland. What was the order of the day? Listen now Tuckerman Babcock, left, the chair of the Alaska GOP (Photo by Lawrence Ostrovsky) RUSKIN:...
View ArticleFt. Wainwright soldier found dead of apparent suicide
A Fort Wainwright soldier was found dead at his off-base home in Fairbanks on Saturday afternoon. Fairbanks police say 28-year-old Army Sgt. Philip Brandon Wright from Jacksonville, Florida died from a...
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Highway lanes re-open, but McHugh fire threatens nearby neighborhoods
Smoke rises from the McHugh Fire south of Anchorage along the Seward Highway on Monday night. (Alaska Division of Forestry photo) Updated: 11 p.m. State officials say the McHugh Fire burning in the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 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 Listen now McHugh fire delays...
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Alaska delegates cry ‘miscount’ as all 28 are tallied for Trump
Dave Donley, center, and other Alaska delegates confer Tuesday about what they say is a miscount of their votes. Photos: Lawrence Ostrovsky. Alaska delegates at the Republican National Convention say...
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