Police release identities of Sitka murder victims
Thu, March 27, 2008
Law enforcement officials have released the identities of the four victims in a multiple murder which took place in Sitka on Tuesday. The dead are 69-year old John Abbot, his wife 68-year old Alice Abbot, their daughter 40-year old Elizabeth Abbot, and her boyfriend 37-year old Charles Tate. Authorities list Tate’s birthplace as Nome. Unofficial sources report that a fifth victim of the attack, Mary Rickards, a daughter of one of the deceased, is in stable condition at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. 18-year-old Jason Abbot remains in custody on 4 counts of first degree murder and 1 count of attempted murder. The killings are the largest homicide case in modern memory in Sitka, and possibly one of the most tragic cases of domestic violence in the state.
Robert Woolsey, KCAW - Sitka
Contemplating a defense for a futuristic weapon
Thu, March 27, 2008
The topic of a resolution introduced by request of the Joint Legislative Armed Services committee, sounds like something from a 1950’s era science fiction movie, but those involved in planning to guard against an Electromagnetic Pulse Attack are serious about the threat’s implications. Congress formed a commission to look at how to plan for such an attack a few years ago. An electromagnetic pulse attack, or EMP, results from a nuclear device detonating high in the atmosphere creating a shock wave that moves rapidly across the magnetic spectrum– knocking out electric generation and transmission.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Senator Stevens hails Korea free-trade pact as good for Alaska
Thu, March 27, 2008
The US Secretary of Commerce says a potential free trade deal with South Korea could eventually benefit Alaska. Secretary Carlos Gutierrez made his remarks during a visit to Fairbanks yesterday with Senator Ted Stevens. Gutierrez says a Free Trade Agreement before Congress could further open the doors with South Korea, Alaska’s third-largest trade partner. But he says Congress can’t tackle that proposal until it works its way through a similar deal with Columbia that’s taking priority. Gutierrez says eventually Alaska could send more goods to Asia.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Rescued sailor describes final hours of lost fishing vessel
Thu, March 27, 2008
High-ranking Coast Guard officials and investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have convened in Unalaska for a public hearing on the sinking of the fishing vessel Alaska Ranger on Sunday. The proceedings begin tomorrow, but in the meantime details are gradually emerging on what happened in the early hours of Easter on the Bering Sea.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Longterm education funding bill becomes law.
Thu, March 27, 2008
Governor Sarah Palin signed the measure today.The bill was the result of a special task force set up at the end of last year’s session that included members of the House and Senate – and one public member. Their assignment was to find a balance to the various interests that have led to school funding becoming a perennial political deadlock at the capitol.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
Senate Committee looks at PBMs
Thu, March 27, 2008
A Senate Committee today opened hearings on a proposal to put controls on what supporters say is the largest unregulated industry involved in the delivery of prescription medicines. Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) process claims from pharmacies and patients for insurance companies.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Sweepstakes dog teams in fierce competition
Thu, March 27, 2008
One musher has withdrawn, and the lead has changed hands several times during the second day of the centennial running of the All Alaska Sweepstakes Sled Dog Race from Nome to Candle and back. The lead mushers were expected to reach the race’s half-way mark of Candle sometime this afternoon.
Jacob Buckenmeyer, KNOM - Nome
Telapalooza set to kick off this weekend
Thu, March 27, 2008
Alyeska ski resort in Girdwood is hosting the fifth annual Telepalooza festival this weekend. The event began as a memorial to Jeff Nissman a skilled tele skier and U-S forest service worker who died under an avalanche that fell off the building where he was working. This year, the festival is home to the first ever world telemark free-skiing championships.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Alaska News Nightly: March 27, 2008
Thu, March 27, 2008
Law enforcement officials in Sitka release names of 4 murder victims. Plus, a loca schools funding bill becomes law. And a rescued sailor from the Alaska Ranger recounts the last hours as the ship sank. 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.
Teenager arrested on four murder counts in Sitka
Wed, March 26, 2008
Jason Abbot, 18, was arraigned in Sitka superior court this morning on four counts of murder in the first degree and one count of attempted murder in the first degree following a homicidal rampage in a Sitka neighborhood yesterday.
Robert Woolsey, KCAW - Sitka
Alaska settles psychotic medication suit against Eli Lilly
Wed, March 26, 2008
Eli Lilly will pay the state of Alaska $15 million to settle a lawsuit over the company’s anti-psychotic medication Zyprexa. The agreement was announced today. Alaska is the first state to resolve its case with the company but several others have filed similar suits.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Sinking of the Alaska Ranger leaves a lot of unanswered questions
Wed, March 26, 2008
Later this week the Coast Guard will begin its formal inquiry into what caused a fishing boat to sink in the Bering Sea on Sunday morning. Five men were killed when the Alaska Ranger sank in the early hours of Easter Day, but why the boat went down is still unclear. Although they haven’t provided details yet, investigators will almost certainly be looking at how closely safety regulations were followed on the ship.
Charles Homans, KIAL - Unalaska
Retreating sea ice may push four seals onto Endangered Species list
Wed, March 26, 2008
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today it will conduct a review to see if Endangered Species Act protections should be given to ribbon seals and three other seal types that depend on Bering and Chukchi sea ice.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Alaska House: Humans at top of game management priorities
Wed, March 26, 2008
The Alaska House passed a bill today that would change the approach to big game management by establishing human use as the top priority of moose, caribou and deer populations.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
First herring sac roe fishery window opened in Sitka Sound
Wed, March 26, 2008
A heavy snow squall did not deter herring fishermen from setting their nets in the first opener of the Sitka Sound sac roe fishery yesterday. Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Dave Gordon gave the countdown on schedule at 3:00 p.m.
Charles Woolsey, KCAW - Sitka
1840’s Kodiak ‘Othello’ appears in eastern Prince William Sound
Wed, March 26, 2008
Residents of Cordova and Valdez got something of a history lesson recently. They were treated to a traveling play about Aleutian-Russian relations — from an unlikely source.
Amy Bracken, KCHU - Valdez
UAF students prepare for ride on NASA’s ‘vomit comet’
Wed, March 26, 2008
A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks students will go weightless next month. The UAF Microgravity team is one of 40 groups nationwide selected by NASA to conduct experiments aboard a special jet that offers the zero gravity conditions of space.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaska News Nightly: March 26, 2008
Wed, March 26, 2008
The federal government is considering listing four types of seals under the Endagered Species Act. Plus, the State of Alaska has settled its lawsuit with Eli Lilly over the company’s anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa for $15 million. 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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