Alaska news

• Traveling Music 1-28-17

  24-05-2017 23:19
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  5-28-17
   
  Format:
  Song TitleArtist / Composer
  CD Title
  Label
  Duration
   
  Wolfe’s Head (instrumental)
  Al Petteway / Al Petteway
  Whispering Stones
  Maggie’s Music
  3:07
   
  More Love
  Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott / Tim O’Brien
  Real Time
  Full Light Records
  4:05
   
  And So It Goes
  John Denver and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
  Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2
  MCA Records
  4:37
   
  Comin’ Down
  Ri
  
  Read more

• Community in Unity: Pathways in and out of Homelessness

  24-05-2017 22:31
  
  Anne Hillman interviews community members, social service workers, and others about the causes of homelessness and some of the solutions.From lost jobs to family emergencies to mental health conditions, everyone who has experienced homelessness has a different story. Many people are just one paycheck away. This open community conversation was held on April 25, 2017, at one of Anchorage’s overflow emergency shelters. People spoke about the pathways into homelessness and the strategies diffe
  
  Read more

• Alaska man charged with murder after a bullet from a failed suicide attempt killed his girlfriend, DA says - ABC News

  24-05-2017 21:26
  CBS News
  Alaska man charged with murder after a bullet from a failed suicide attempt killed his girlfriend, DA says
  ABC News
  Victor Sibson appears for his arraignment in Anchorage Superior Court, May 23, 2017, in Anchorage, Alaska. He's accused of shooting himself, but authorities say the bullet went through his head and killed his girlfriend, Brittany-Mae Haag. more +. 0 ...
  Alaska man accused of killing girlfriend when bullet passed through his head and struck herCBS News
  Man Attempting Suici
  
  Read more

• Conservation groups aim to build climate change resiliency in the classroom

  24-05-2017 19:51
  
  Utqiagvik, Alaska (File photo by Steven Kazlowsk)A handful of research and conservation groups received a grant this month that will fund a program aimed at engaging students in western and northern villages in real-world problem solving. The two-year grant will train teachers to integrate climate change adaption, oil spill response and several other hazards facing their communities into their classroom.
  The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is based in Homer and is one of five conservation and
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Alaska Justices Rule Victim Can Sue State's Foster Care - U.S. News & World Report

  24-05-2017 16:16
  Alaska Justices Rule Victim Can Sue State's Foster Care
  U.S. News & World Report
  The Alaska Supreme Court has decided a woman who had been sexually abused by her foster brother in 2012 will be able to sue the state Office of Children's Services. | May 24, 2017, at 10:20 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel.and more »
  
  Read more

• Why Little Alaska Airlines Has the Happiest Customers in the Skies - Bloomberg

  24-05-2017 12:04
  
  Bloomberg
  Why Little Alaska Airlines Has the Happiest Customers in the Skies
  Bloomberg
  The Western-U.S.-based airline has one of the most valuable loyalty programs in the business. Now it's expanding routes across the continent. by. Nikki Ekstein. @nikkiekstein More stories by Nikki Ekstein. Wed May 24 2017 02:04:07 GMT-0700 (PDT).
  
  Read more

• How Alaska Airlines Became the Best Airline in the U.S. - Bloomberg - Bloomberg

  24-05-2017 12:04
  
  Bloomberg
  How Alaska Airlines Became the Best Airline in the U.S. - Bloomberg
  Bloomberg
  The Western-U.S.-based airline has one of the most valuable loyalty programs in the business. Now it's expanding routes across the continent.and more »
  
  Read more

• Top Alaska general talks foreign threats to local business leaders - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  24-05-2017 10:47
  
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Top Alaska general talks foreign threats to local business leaders
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Alaska's top military leader allayed some fears Tuesday about the potential for attacks from Russia or North Korea but also expressed concerns about future threats. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the leader of Alaskan Command, spoke at a ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Alaska House, without budget deal, breaks for Memorial Day - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  24-05-2017 09:42
  
  Alaska House, without budget deal, breaks for Memorial Day
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Less than a week after Gov. Bill Walker called legislators back to work for a special session, the Alaska House announced it would take a break through Memorial Day. In an announcement, the Democrat-led House majority coalition said the ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Alaska Aquiver: State Hosts Plate Tectonics Research Effort - U.S. News & World Report

  24-05-2017 09:12
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska Aquiver: State Hosts Plate Tectonics Research Effort
  U.S. News & World Report
  The federal agency that supports basic science research is taking a close look at what's under the ground in Alaska. | May 24, 2017, at 3:06 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Alaska Aquiver: State Hosts Plate Tectonics Research ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Agency Takes Tectonics Study to Earthquake-Prone Alaska - U.S. News & World Report

  24-05-2017 09:12
  U.S. News & World Report
  Agency Takes Tectonics Study to Earthquake-Prone Alaska
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and it's about to have its ground examined like never before. | May 24, 2017, at 2:02 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Agency ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Human leg washes up on Alaska beach - The Denver Post

  24-05-2017 08:12
  
  The Denver Post
  Human leg washes up on Alaska beach
  The Denver Post
  Southeast Alaskan commercial seiners and trollers gather in Gastineau Channel as the Star of the Sea approaches the dock for the annual blessing of the fleets Sunday, May 3, 1998, in Juneau, Alaska. By The Associated Press. May 24, 2017 at 12:12 am.
  Juneau police: debris removal in Gastineau Channel uncovers ...Alaska Dispatch News
  Human leg in a fishing boot washes up on Alaska beachMinneapolis Star Tribuneall 10 news articles
  
  Read more

• Alaska's lone women's prison welcomes men following facility shutdowns - KTUU.com

  24-05-2017 07:35
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska's lone women's prison welcomes men following facility shutdowns
  KTUU.com
  EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (KTUU) - Off the Glenn Highway, down a side road and just barely in the woods, lies what used to be Alaska's lone incarceration facility limited to female prisoners. That changed on the first of May, when Hiland Mountain ...
  
  Read more

• Man armed with sword taken in custody - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-05-2017 07:15
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Man armed with sword taken in custody
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage Police respond to an incident at a downtown law office at 813 West 3rd Avenue. Police say a male entered with a sword and exhibited signs of a mental disorder on May 23, 2017. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News). Anchorage police on ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Seattle man saves life of Alaska woman through heart transplant - KING5.com

  24-05-2017 07:11
  
  KING5.com
  Seattle man saves life of Alaska woman through heart transplant
  KING5.com
  Joel signed up to be an organ donor 10 years ago, and after his passing, his heart was shared with a woman in Anchorage, Alaska. Alex Rozier. Error loading player: No playable sources found. A West Seattle family has a tragic yet incredible connection ...
  
  Read more

• Dashcam captures moments before serial killer's shootout with Anchorage police - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-05-2017 05:32
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Dashcam captures moments before serial killer's shootout with Anchorage police
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage police have released dashboard camera footage that shows accused serial killer James Dale Ritchie in the moments before he opened fire on an Anchorage police officer in November. Ritchie was killed when officers returned fire in the early ...and more »
  
  Read more

• How Trump's proposed budget could impact Alaska - KTUU.com

  24-05-2017 05:26
  
  KTUU.com
  How Trump's proposed budget could impact Alaska
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) The Trump administrations proposed budget is hundreds of pages long, and could have a big impact on Alaska. President Trump's budget request contains a number of Alaska specific provisions which would slash federal ...
  Opening ANWR to oil drilling is priority in Trump's proposed budgetAlaska Dispatch News
  State economist says Trump's proposed budget could be bad for Alaska.KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alask
  
  Read more

• Legal weed: Alaska's newest tourist attraction - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  24-05-2017 05:24
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Legal weed: Alaska's newest tourist attraction
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  This is the first summer that pot shops are up and running around the state. The summer tourist season is bringing a boom in business for some retailers, such as Alaska Fireweed located in downtown Anchorage. General manager Will Ingram says curiosity ...
  
  Read more

• JPD sends Capitol slap case to Office of Special Prosecutions

  24-05-2017 04:55
  
  Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, during a Senate Floor Session on Feb. 6, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The Office of Special Prosecutions now has the case in which a state senator is accused of slapping an Alaska Dispatch News reporter in the state Capitol.
  This follows the Juneau Police Department wrapping its investigation into what Lt. David Campbell characterized as a harassment case.
  Chief Assistant Attorney General Andrew Peterson confirmed Tuesday that his office had received the case
  
  Read more

• Alaska acquisitions, upgrades exceed $700 million for shipper Matson - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-05-2017 04:29
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska acquisitions, upgrades exceed $700 million for shipper Matson
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The 710-foot Matson, Inc. vessel Matson Tacoma is readied for an evening departure to Kodiak on Tuesday afternoon at the Port of Anchorage. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News). A California-based transportation company has spent more than $700 million ...
  
  Read more

• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 23, 2017

  24-05-2017 03:35
  
  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
  3 things for Alaskans to know about Trump’s budget
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  President Trump is proposing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. He’s also proposing cuts that will fall hard, particularly on rural Alaska.
  Violent streak in Fairbanks
  
  Read more

• Wide array of Alaska programs face elimination under president's proposed budget - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-05-2017 03:26
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Wide array of Alaska programs face elimination under president's proposed budget
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney holds a briefing on President Trump's FY2018 proposed budget in the press briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. REUTERS / Jim Bourg. WASHINGTON – President ...
  How Trump's proposed budget could impact AlaskaKTUU.com
  Trump wants to sell US oil reserves & drill in Alaska —
  
  Read more

• For the sake of the herring egg harvest, Sitka Tribe calls for smaller fishery

  24-05-2017 03:11
  
  From the air, ADF&G measured 63 miles of cumulative spawn in Sitka. Two years ago, ADF&G measured 84 miles. (Photo by Emily Kwong)At a potluck in April, organized by Sitka Tribe of Alaska, the star of the show is herring eggs. Some herring fans dunk their eggs in seal oil, while others mix them with mayonnaise. For council member Wilber Brown, the secret is a splash of soy sauce.
  Listen now
  “That first herring eggs of the year, when you bite into it, it just feels amazing!” B
  
  Read more

• 3 things for Alaskans to know about Trump’s budget

  24-05-2017 03:09
  
  OMB Director Mick Mulvaney. Photo: Whitehouse.govPresident Trump is proposing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. That’s one detail from the budget the White House delivered to Congress Tuesday. The document fleshes out the “blueprint” released in March. Here are three things an Alaskan should know about Trump’s budget plan, “The New Foundation for American Greatness.”
  Listen now
  The president’s budget doesn’
  
  Read more

• Violent streak in Fairbanks draws concern from officials

  24-05-2017 02:37
  
  A recent spate of violence in Fairbanks is drawing concern from local officials.
  Listen now
  ”Almost every day there’s some high-profile crime incident that’s happening,” Fairbanks city council member Joy Huntington said at a meeting on Monday.
  There have been three murders in the city this spring — as well as numerous serious assaults.
  The violence Huntington said has a big impact in a small community.
  ”A lot of times, I know these people,” Huntingt
  
  Read more

• Cape Greig walrus are back, ADF&G plans changed fishery boundary again

  24-05-2017 02:23
  
  A few of the couple thousand walrus hauled out at Cape Grieg north of Ugashik Bay in June 2016. ADF&G and USFWS says the walrus are back this year, but have not said yet how many. (KDLG photo)Last year thousands of Pacific walrus unexpectedly showed up at Cape Greig north of Ugashik Bay, delighting sightseers but complicating fishing and shipping in the busy fishing district. When they left in the fall, biologists were not sure if they would be back the following summer or not.
  Listen now
  &l
  
  Read more

• Navy to scan Kodiak waters for WWII explosives

  24-05-2017 02:06
  
  In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, returning home from his 15-day tour of the Pacific during which he conferred with Pacific force leaders in Hawaii and visited the Aleutian island bases, inspects a hollow square of troops at the Kodiak Island base off the southern coast of Alaska, Aug. 7, 1944.
  (U.S. Navy)Next month, the Navy will scan Kodiak and Unalaska waters for World War II-era munitions using underwater drones. It’s part of an ongoing effort to
  
  Read more

• Ask a Climatologist: The early arrival of ‘peak summer’ in Alaska

  24-05-2017 01:39
  
  (Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider)Alaskans may not have very warm temperatures to look forward to each summer, but the interior part of the state hits peak summer earlier than almost anywhere else in the country.
  What the heck is peak summer? To answer that, we turned to Brian Brettschneider with the segment, Ask a Climatologist.
  Brettschneider said if you imagine a chart, it’s the top of the annual temperature curve, or the warmest part of the year.
  Listen now
  Interview transcript
  
  Read more

• Trial Set for Alaska Man Charged in Girlfriend's Death - U.S. News & World Report

  24-05-2017 01:32
  U.S. News & World Report
  Trial Set for Alaska Man Charged in Girlfriend's Death
  U.S. News & World Report
  A trial date has been set for a 21-year-old Alaska man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend when he tried to kill himself and the bullet struck the woman after passing through his head. | May 23, 2017, at 7:47 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon ...
  An Alaska man put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger, but his girlfriend was the one who diedRare.usall 10 news articl
  
  Read more

• Ask a Climatologist: The early arrival of 'peak summer' in Alaska - KTOO

  24-05-2017 01:25
  
  KTOO
  Ask a Climatologist: The early arrival of 'peak summer' in Alaska
  KTOO
  Alaskans may not have very warm temperatures to look forward to each summer, but the interior part of the state hits peak summer earlier than almost anywhere else in the country. What the heck is peak summer? To answer that, we turned to Brian ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Anchorage aims to ease fee on ‘cottage food’ industry

  24-05-2017 00:56
  
  It might soon get a little easier for people selling things like baked goods, jams, jellies and fermented food in Anchorage.
  The municipal health department is proposing a lower fee for so-called “cottage foods,” which are typically sold by vendors at markets or other direct-to-consumer settings.
  An ordinance before the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday would lower the fee from $310 to just $50.
  DeeAnn Fetko, deputy director of the health department, explained the change is intended
  
  Read more

• Alaska Republican Claims Women Get Pregnant on Purpose for Free Seattle Trips - Rewire

  24-05-2017 00:41
  
  Rewire
  Alaska Republican Claims Women Get Pregnant on Purpose for Free Seattle Trips
  Rewire
  Rep. David Eastman's comments were not taken well, especially considering he made them in connection with a bill to raise awareness about sexual assault and child abuse. KTVA. Trending. Today; This Week. ACLU: Punishing Black Girls For Wearing Hair ...
  
  Read more

Follow @News_Alaska on Twitter!