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Westlake leads Nageak as DOE works to resolve District 40 election
The Alaska Division of Elections is still working to certify the results of the House race for the district that includes North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs. Dean Westlake is challenging Barrow...
View ArticleAT&T donates $750K to help Anchorage high school graduates
AT&T is donating $750 thousand dollars to an Anchorage program aimed at helping at-risk and homeless youth graduate high school. “Back on Track” is a collaboration between United Way, the Anchorage...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 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 Westlake leads...
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Forest service gives go ahead for Kuiu Island timber sale
Kuiu Island in 2014. At the time, the U.S. Forest Service was repairing streams on the island damaged by logging from the 1970s. Now, 23 million board feet could be harvested on the north part of the...
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For first time in a generation, Skagway School has single-grade classrooms
For more than 20 years, Skagway School was small enough that all students were taught in multi-age classrooms. Denise Caposey teaches first graders at Skagway School. This school year is the first in...
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Want to learn Tlingit? There’s a new app for that.
There are only a few hundred Tlingit speakers in the world, according to linguists and researchers. Sealaska Heritage’s Katrina Hotch, left, and Kathy Dye both worked on the recently-released Tlingit...
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Bethel family clinic breaks ground for new facility
The Bethel Family Clinic recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of their new building. Board and staff members said that replacing the aging red building has been a long...
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Heroin laced with fentanyl in Dillingham too, says Bristol Bay law enforcement
This month in Quinahagak four people overdosed and one young woman died after using heroin that contained a large amount of fentanyl. Authorities say the heroin supply in other parts of Western Alaska...
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Enhanced IDs help some tribal members cross borders
Enrolled members of Alaska’s largest tribal government are getting enhanced photo IDs. They can be used for border crossings and some other situations where official identification is necessary. But...
View ArticleFive people dead in midair collision in western Alaska
Alaska State Troopers say all five people aboard two small planes died in a midair collision in the western part of the state. Troopers say the crash occurred northwest of the village of Russian...
View ArticleAlaska GOP chair suggests new election for state House seat
The chairman of Alaska’s Republican Party is suggesting that another election be held in a state House district where ballot issues during the primary prompted questions about the election results....
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Federal money for water and sewer systems floods the Delta, but more is needed
A flood of federal funding is coming to rural Alaska for water and sewer projects, and a big chunk of that is going to the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta. Listen now Members of several agencies met to announce...
View ArticleFollowing robbery and assault, Fairbanks man fatally shot by police
Fairbanks police fatally shot a man yesterday. FPD spokeswoman Yumi McCulloch said officers were called to a robbery and assault at the Alaska Motel on South Cushman Street. She said a man, later...
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No survivors in mid-air plane collision north of Russian Mission
There are no survivors from a mid-air plane collision that occurred around 11 a.m. today six miles north of Russian Mission. There were five people total on board both planes. Listen now Screenshot of...
View ArticleFairbanks North Star Borough first to be certified Storm Ready
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is the first in Alaska to be certified as Storm Ready. The recognition was awarded yesterday as part of a program run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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As summer ends, daily high temperature records fall around the state
A dog swims in University Lake in Anchorage on Aug. 31, 2016. (Photo By Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage) In climate terms, Wednesday marks the official end of summer. That’s because June,...
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Marijuana social clubs are illegal, attorney general says
Private clubs that allow people to consume marijuana in exchange for a fee are illegal, according to Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth. Listen now (Creative Commons photo by Brett Levin) She...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Aug. 31, 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 No survivors in...
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Cooperative Extension to keep doors open in Anchorage, Sitka
Cooperative Extension Services maintains nine district offices and five service centers. (UAF website) The Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Alaska Fairbanks planned to close two...
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Western Arctic Caribou herd smaller than original estimates
(Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Fish and Game) Originally thought to total 206,000, the Western Arctic Caribou herd is smaller than first estimated. Listen now A new photo survey done by the...
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