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A tale of two Metlakatlas: Part 1
Many Alaskans are not aware there are two Metlakatlas. The first is in British Columbia, a short ferry ride from Prince Rupert. It’s the original settlement founded by the followers of Anglican...
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Bill would speed Tongass-Mental Health Trust land trade
A bill before Congress would speed a timberland trade between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust. It’s part of a larger legislative effort to increase logging in the Tongass...
View ArticleLower 48 wildfires cause Alaska firefighters to head over and help
More Alaska firefighters have gone to the lower 48, as wildfires in western states there intensify. Listen now State and federal firefighting agencies in Alaska report that five, twenty person crews...
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Bringing UA under single accreditation not viable option, study finds
Jim Johnsen at a meet and greet in Juneau, July 7, 2015. Johnsen is a candidate for University of Alaska president. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) Each of the three main University of Alaska campuses are...
View ArticleBanner Helath suffers cyber attack potentially affecting millions
The company that runs Fairbanks Memorial Hospital has suffered a cyber-attack. Banner Health reports that the hack potentially compromises financial and personal information of over 3 point 7 million...
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Fall Yukon chum run starts stronger than anticipated
The Yukon River fall chum run is coming back stronger than initially predicted. Listen now Chum salmon migration. (Photo courtesy of USFWS/Togiak National Wildlife Refuge) The Alaska Department of Fish...
View ArticleWalker appoints Arctic policy advisor for D.C. office
Gov. Bill Walker has appointed his Arctic policy advisor to lead the state’s Washington, D.C., office. Listen now Craig Fleener will continue advising Walker on Arctic issues. Walker spokeswoman Grace...
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Attorneys argue for listing bearded seals as threatened
A federal government attorney says Alaska’s bearded seals deserve to be listed as a threatened species because of climate warming’s effect on their sea ice habitat. Listen now Bearded Seal pup...
View ArticleEPA under pressure from air quality advocates in Fairbanks to address air...
Air Quality advocates continue to press the Environmental Protection Agency to address Fairbanks area fine particulate pollution. Representing air quality groups, the law firm Earth Justice notified...
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Kombi Life shows two partners traveling from South America to Alaska
Driving the Americas is a once in lifetime adventure for most who undertake the epic journey from the southern tip of south American to Alaska’s North Slope, but for one couple, who recently completed...
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Majority Republicans worry about possible bipartisan coalition
Republican primary challengers in some races for seats in the Alaska House of Representatives fear that Republican control is threatened by members of their own party. Listen now They say it’s...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, August 4, 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 Walker appoints...
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BLM to review new ConocoPhillips project in National Petroleum Reserve
A Doyon drill rig putting in new wells at the ConocoPhillips CD5 drill site on the North Slope. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN The National Petroleum Reserve Alaska – or NPR-A – was first set aside for...
View ArticleHealth officials address opioid abuse at Wellness Summit
A group of Alaskan women met last fall with U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, telling the senator their emotional stories about facing addiction. The Wellness Summit is the product of that meeting. At the urging...
View ArticleCook Inlet Tribal Council sells detox facility to Southcentral Foundation
Cook Inlet Tribal Council runs one of only two detox centers in the state of Alaska. At the Alaska Wellness Summit in Palmer Thursday, CITC CEO Gloria O’Neil announced that the Ernie Turner Center in...
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49 Voices: Jovell Rennie of Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from Jovell Rennie. Rennie is an Anchorage based photographer who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but was raised in Alaska. Despite growing up in Anchorage, he never spent much...
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AK: YCC introduces Alaska kids to the Aleutians — and careers
Youth Conservation Corps crew members return from bird counts. (Photo by Zoe Sobel, Alaska’s Energy Desk, Unalaska) What happens when five teenagers pile onto a research vessel and go island hopping...
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Southeast pink harvest expected to be below recent years
The largest salmon harvest in Southeast Alaska, the pink salmon fishery, is ramping up. Harvests are forecasted to be below recent years. The dark areas are pink salmon between the falls in the Anan...
View ArticleKodiak Airport runway extension example of compromise
A recently completed runway extension at the Kodiak Airport originally produced environmental concerns among local groups and a tribal organization, but some members of the community say they’re...
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Study finds that benefits equalize pay rates of state and private sector workers
State and local employees in Alaska are paid less than private-sector workers, but benefits make up the difference. That’s according to a new study from the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute...
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