Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat
In the fallout from the state’s primary elections, seven legislative incumbents have lost their seats. How this will change the course of the next session has yet to be seen. Representative Lynn Gattis...
View ArticleEl Nino is out. Will La Nina follow?
One of the strongest El Ninos on record ended in May. A strong La Nina would normally follow. But that isn’t a sure bet this time around. Brian Brettschneider is a climatologist in Anchorage who...
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Fire Island Wind sees expansion on the horizon
After years of talks and setbacks, there’s momentum to expand the Fire Island Wind project. The first turbines started spinning on the island near Anchorage four years ago, but a planned expansion has...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 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 District 38 has...
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Homer Tribune back in print with new owner
The Homer Tribune has new owners as well as a new look. The weekly newspaper is issuing a print edition again right in time for its 25th Anniversary this August. The first print issue of the Homer...
View ArticleSitka brown bear mauling victim medevaced to Sitkoh Bay
A helicopter from Air Station Sitka medevaced a woman from Sitkoh Bay Thursday afternoon, after she was mauled by a brown bear. Listen now According to Christopher Austin, the rescue swimmer on the...
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49 Voices: Omega Smith of Anchorage
This week we’re hearing from Omega Smith, who manages the UAA planetarium in Anchorage. Listen now Omega Smith poses for a photo at the Planetarium and Visualization Theater in the ConocoPhillips...
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AK: Knowing the unknown
Since Russian priests began establishing missions at the end of the 18th century, the Orthodox Church has become part of the landscape of Alaska. What’s less visible today than Orthodox crosses and...
View ArticleEielson Air Force Base has new construction plan for incoming F-35 fighters
$500 million in new construction is planned for Eielson Air Force Base to support the upcoming deployment of F-35 Fighters, and local hire for a portion of that work is a top priority. Fairbanks...
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Department of Defense strives to provide better, smarter military healthcare
The Department of Defense is in the middle of a massive makeover in how it provides healthcare to soldiers and their families. The top official in charge of the new Defense Health Agency came to Alaska...
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Voters in one village were allowed to cast ballots in both primaries
The result of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for House District 40 remains in doubt. And now, there are also concerns over how voters in the Northwest Arctic village of Shungnak were able to cast ballots...
View Article2 bank robbery suspects arrested at Anchorage airport
Two men suspected of robbing an Anchorage bank were arrested early Friday at the city’s main airport. Listen now The FBI says airport police recognized 23-year-old Kaleem Fredericks and 23-year-old...
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Justice Sotomayor visits Anchorage
Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage. (Hillman/Alaska Public) Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke in Anchorage on Wednesday to a crowd of 1,200 people. While answering...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, Aug. 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 Voters in one...
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Is the Arctic ready for the Crystal Serenity?
The Crystal Serenity is the largest passenger ship to traverse the Northwest Passage, traveling from Seward to New York City. Photo: Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk The luxury liner Crystal...
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Pioneer homes won’t take new residents, at least for now
The Sitka Pioneer Home was the first such facility. It and others in Ketchikan, Juneau, Anchorage, Palmer and Fairbanks have lost staff due to budget cuts. (Photo by Emily Kwong, KCAW – Sitka) Alaska’s...
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Climate resilience workshops
The village of Shishmaref voted to move their village and along the coast of Alaska, discussions are taking place about how to adapt to survive into the future. Workshops designed to move beyond...
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Researchers developing cheaper, faster monitoring method for PSP
Researchers are developing a field test kit that would make it easier to monitor for paralytic shellfish poisoning. Project partners include NOAA researchers from the lower 48 as well as community...
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Tribal leader optimistic after State Department, EPA meeting
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal organization said this month’s meetings with the U.S. State Department and Environmental Protection Agency were productive. Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian...
View ArticleFlood warning issued for Seward area
National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Seward until 4 p.m. Tuesday. Christian Cassell with the National Weather Service said the rain isn’t expected to ease up anytime soon. He said...
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