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Four more teens arrested in Palmer murder case
Renee Royal and family members hold signs at vigil for David Grunwald on Friday (Photo by Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Media- Anchorage) Hundreds of people turned out Friday night in frigid...
View ArticleUAA volleyball claims second in NCAA Division II national tournament
The women’s volleyball team from the University of Alaska Anchorage had its best-ever finish over the weekend. Listen Now The Seawolves claimed second place in the NCAA Division II National Tournament,...
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Where does the soot come from that peppers Juneau Icefield?
Hardcore science: Jason Fellman, research assistant at University of Alaska Southeast, opens one of the freezers containing snow and ice samples taken from the Juneau Icefield. (Photo by Matt Miller,...
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Pedestrian and bike friendly community planning
Working to make community streets safer for pedestrians, bicycle riders and public transit users can revitalize neighborhoods, boost the economy and help residents get more exercise. It also keeps the...
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Lake Clark search-and-recovery for missing plane stalled by ice fog
Husband Scott Blom and the two youngest Blom children, Zach and Katilyn, were lost last week when their plane went down, apparently in Lake Clark. (Photo courtesy the Blom family) Boat operations have...
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Few changes made in final Tongass forest plan decision
Part of the Tongass National Forest in April 2008. (Creative Commons photo by Xa’at) The Tongass Land Management Plan amendment, a 16-year transition toward young-growth logging, was finalized Friday....
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MAPP releases results of Community Health Needs Assessment
(Image courtesy of MAPP) The southern Kenai Peninsula’s health improvement coalition, MAPP, released the results of its most recent three-year survey on Dec. 9. MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through...
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Man indicted for January Point Woronzof murders
21-year-old Jamal Hall was indicted for the two murders at Point Woronzof on January 28, 2016. He is also wanted by Anchorage Police for a robbery at an Anchorage Walgreens. (Photo courtesy of...
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Funding for new Craig harbor will have to wait
Craig, Alaska (Photo courtesy of Tongass National Forest) A bill on its way to the president’s desk authorizes most of the money needed to build a new boat harbor in Craig. But the funding itself will...
View ArticleNew Fairbanks program looks to speed up international travel
Interior Alaska residents have easier access to a federal program that expedites international travel. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has opened a Global Entry Enrollment Office at Fairbanks...
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Beth Kerttula returns to Juneau with message: Time to plan for ocean’s future
Former state Rep. Beth Kerttula served as the National Ocean Council director for two years. She said marine planning is important. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau) Former Juneau state Rep....
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, Dec. 12, 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 Man indicted for...
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Anchorage pushing for port, more flexible finances from Legislature
Members of the Berkowitz administration meeting with the Assembly in September. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) In a departure from big wish lists of the past, Anchorage...
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Juneau man falls through thin ice, saves himself and then a babushka
Houston Laws Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center officials warn people winter after winter about the perils of walking across the lake ice. Listen Now On Sunday, that warning hit home when one Juneau man...
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Winter has a different meaning for Juneau’s homeless
It’s cold in Juneau. Earlier this month, the city saw one its heaviest snowfalls in at least a couple of years and, according to the National Weather Service, temperatures ranged between the teens and...
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Governor Walker recovering from prostate cancer surgery
Bill Walker and his family at a media event where he announced that he had prostate cancer. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Gov. Bill Walker has undergone surgery to treat...
View ArticleFairbanks recycling business falls on hard times
Bernie Karl and his business K&K Recycling, have kept a variety of materials out of Fairbanks’ landfill since the 1980’s, but recent years’ weak markets and high costs have forced downsizing of the...
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Five teenagers face adult charges for Palmer murder
(Photo courtesy of Erin Grunwald) A group of Mat-Su teenagers, ranging from sixteen to nineteen years of age, were arraigned in state Superior Court in Palmer Tuesday, in relation to the disturbing...
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Trump against F-35 program; Alaskan delegates think he’ll come around
An F-35 flies over Florida (U.S. Air Force photo) Alaska’s Congressional delegation is largely unconcerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of the $400 billion dollar F-35 fighter jet...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 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 Five teenagers face...
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