Alcohol may have been a factor in sinking of the Alaska Ranger
Mon, March 31, 2008
A surviving crew member from the Alaska Ranger told Coast Guard investigators on Sunday that he believed alcohol use may have been a problem on the ship, before and possibly while the ship sank in the Bering Sea a week ago. Another crew member disputed that account.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
HACA meets with Anchorage School Superintendent about supporting Latino students
Mon, March 31, 2008
This weekend Anchorage School Superintendent Carol Comeau met with a local Hispanic council to discuss improving overall Latino student performance in district schools.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
House resurrects Susitna dam study
Mon, March 31, 2008
The State House has approved spending a million dollars to resurrect and update a study done in 1984 to help determine the viability of a hydroelectric dam on the Susitna River. Sponsor Craig Johnson says the work the Alaska Energy Authority would be a first step toward creating renewable energy for the entire railbelt.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Blessing of the Herring Rock helps bring healing to Sitka
Mon, March 31, 2008
Sitkans celebrated the annual Blessing of the Herring Rock yesterday afternoon. Tlingit clan leaders gathered outside the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi to welcome in the herring and celebrate the Tribe’s long cultural history. According to Tlingit tradition, each year herring return to the Rock to spawn. The event marks the beginning of spring and the community’s annual harvest of traditional foods. Blessing the Rock ensures that this cycle will continue. This year, the ceremony represented more than just seasonal renewal. 5 days earlier, a young man brutally murdered four people in Sitka, three of whom were family members. The homicides shocked the community. The Herring Rock Blessing served as an opportunity for Sitkans, both Native and non-Native, to come together and start to heal from that trauma.
Melissa Marconi Wentzel, KCAW - Sitka
Native leaders discuss climate change
Mon, March 31, 2008
Indigenous leaders from the US, Canada and Mexico gathered earlier this month in Chiapas to discuss how Native communities can help address climate change. The delegates represented more than 200 tribes. Larry Merculieff, an Aleut originally from St. Paul Island, attended the meetings. He says one of the main messages of the conference was to find solutions to global warming from traditional knowledge and values.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
See photos of the conference here
Zorro expected to make full recovery
Mon, March 31, 2008
The veterinarian treating Lance Mackey’s sled dog Zorro says he will make a full recovery from injuries suffered when he was hit by a snowmobile. 9-year old Zorro was in Mackey’s sled bag when a rogue snowmachiner barreled into his dog team shortly after departing the Safety checkpoint Friday night in the All Alaska Sweepstakes. Mackey’s sled was wrecked, and several dogs dinged-up, but it was Zorro who was injured most seriously.
Paul Korchin, KNOM - Nome
Cross-country race season ends in Fairbanks
Mon, March 31, 2008
The cross country ski racing season wrapped up in Fairbanks yesterday with National Championship Distance series events.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: March 31, 2008
Mon, March 31, 2008
An Alaska Ranger crew member says alcohol may have played a role in the sinking of the fishing vessel. Plus, the state House resurrects the Susitna dam study And Lance Mackey’s dog Zorro who was injured in a collision with a snowmachine is expected to recover fully. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS.
AK: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer
Sat, March 29, 2008
We all know someone who Marches to the Beat of a Different Drummer, this week on AK we meet a few — from a forest service biologist who testified against Tongass timber sales, to a guy who spends his time alone, next to a river, in a tent. Plus, a new documentary about Alaska’s most outspoken civil rights activists. All that and more this week on AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide.
Governor calls for special session
Fri, March 28, 2008
The Palin administration plans to have made a decision by May 19 on the next step in the development of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope. And the Governor says she will call the legislature into special session to review and make the final decision on June 3.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Investigation into loss of Alaska Ranger begins
Fri, March 28, 2008
A formal inquiry into the sinking of the Alaska Ranger got underway this morning in Unalaska. Several high-ranking Coast Guard officers, joined by representatives of the National Transportation Safety Bureau, are convening what’s called a Marine Board of Investigation.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Anchorage municipal election campaign enters the home stretch
Fri, March 28, 2008
Anchorage is in the final days of its municipal election campaigns and yesterday one of the assembly races wound up in the Alaska Supreme Court.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Blackwater takes up private security duties in Juneau
Fri, March 28, 2008
Security guards wearing badges that say “Blackwater” have been spotted in Juneau. They’re employees of a joint venture between the global military contractor and the Anchorage-based Chenega Native Corporation.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
Creeping towards a southeast regional landfill
Fri, March 28, 2008
Southeast community leaders have taken another step toward creating a regional landfill, or other trash-disposal system. But they’re still several years away from coming up with a lower-cost method of handling garbage.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
New cold-weather concrete being tested in Fairbanks
Fri, March 28, 2008
A cold weather concrete mix being tested in Fairbanks this week promises to make winter construction easier in Alaska. The mix, which has been poured at temperatures down to 20 below zero, is being used for a slab at Ft. Wainwright. The project is part of a collaborative effort to promote the concrete developed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Leaders on last leg of All Alaska Sweepstakes
Fri, March 28, 2008
A record finish of the All Alaska Sweepstakes Sled Dog Race is only hours away. Three mushers have risen to the top of the pack, competing for the $100,000, winner-take-all purse. The historic, 408 mile race through the Seward Peninsula was last run in 1983.
Jacob Buckenmeyer, KNOM - Nome
Irene Bedard lays out plans for documentary
Fri, March 28, 2008
Tonight the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation will hold their inaugural Raven’s ball. A formal event at the Captain Cook hotel in Anchorage is a fund raiser for the foundation that has an ambitious goal of making Alaska Natives the healthiest people in the world. Alaska Native actress and musician Irene Bedard will be on hand to help promote healthy lifestyles tonight. She’s also in town to talk about her upcoming Alaska documentary project.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Alaska News Nightly: March 28, 2008
Fri, March 28, 2008
Governor Palin calls for a special session of the legislature. Plus, a formal inquiry looks into the sinking of the Alaska Ranger. And Anchorage municipal election campaigns head in their final days. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS.
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