Near-fatal bear attack in Anchorage prompts outcry, discussion
Mon, June 30, 2008
An Anchorage teenager was scheduled for more surgery today to treat extensive wounds from a bear attack in the city’s Bicentennial Park this weekend. Police aren’t releasing her name but describe her injuries as critical, with damage to internal organs. She’s expected to live. Wildlife mangers will monitor bear activity in the area closely in the coming weeks and decide whether there is a threat to public safety.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Lawsuit filed to protect Beluga population
Mon, June 30, 2008
Trustees for Alaska filed a lawsuit today in Washington, DC over the delay in moving forward with an Endangered Species Act listing for the Cook Inlet Beluga. In 2006, based on a status review, the National Marine Fisheries Service concluded the beluga were likely to continue declining or go extinct over the next 300 years.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Fairbanks extends energy emergency funding and research
Mon, June 30, 2008
The Fairbanks Borough Assembly has extended emergency funding aimed at solving the local energy crisis. The emergency ordinance, originally passed last month, was scheduled to run out July 7, 2008.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Kodiak hosts meeting for Exxon ‘Valdez’ claimant education
Mon, June 30, 2008
The first of several meetings with plaintiffs in the aftermath of last week’s Supreme Court decision in the Exxon Valdez oil spill punitive damages case was held in Kodiak this past Friday. The meetings are designed to help claimants understand the Court’s decision, as well as what they can expect as the litigation winds down.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
Denali opens $10 million revamped visitor’s center
Mon, June 30, 2008
Denali National Park has opened a new earth-friendly version of the Eielson Visitor Center. The facility at mile 66 of the Park Road replaces the original one built more than 50 years ago.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Alaskan orchestra plays musical bars behind bars
Mon, June 30, 2008
There’s an orchestra in Eagle River quite literally unlike any other in the world. They’re grown women, and perform music at a mostly amateur level, but still they manage to sell out all of their shows. They also all happen to live in the same “big house.”
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Alaska joins U.S. as 49th State — 50 years ago today
Mon, June 30, 2008
It’s one of the classic, sepia-tinted images of Alaska history: smiling Alaskans holding up newspapers bearing the large, bold headline “WE’RE IN” That moment in time was 50 years ago today, when the U.S. Senate gave final Congressional approval to the Alaska Statehood Bill.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Alaska News Nightly: June 30, 2008
Mon, June 30, 2008
Yesterday’s bear mauling of an Anchorage teenager has some people up in arms. But wildlife managers say they’re not ready to shoot the bear, even if they could find it. Plus, 50 years ago Alaskans celebrated their new place as the 49th state. 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.
US Supreme Court will take up Kensington Mine evironmental case
Fri, June 27, 2008
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court could take place as early as January on the Kensington Gold Mine’s tailings plan. The high court this morning agreed to step into the environmental dispute that has kept the mine north of Juneau on hold.
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau
Alaska senators look for tax break for commercial fishermen
Fri, June 27, 2008
Commercial fishermen around the country would receive a tax credit to help cover high fuel prices under legislation introduced this week by Alaska’s senators. The bill would provide a two-year tax break.
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK - Petersburg
Governor Palin’s visit to Homer dominated by Exxon Valdez ruling
Fri, June 27, 2008
The Governor went to Homer yesterday for a bill signing, and arrived in a community still reeling from this week’s Supreme Court Exxon Valdez verdict.
Emily Schwing, KBBI - Homer
Kodiak Native communities hit hard by Exxon Valdez ruling
Fri, June 27, 2008
This week’s Supreme Court decision to reduce punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case comes as a blow to many in the Alaska Native communities around Kodiak that were affected by the spill.
Casey Kelly, KMXT - Kodiak
Prince of Wales road work damages fish habitat
Fri, June 27, 2008
Road work on part of Prince of Wales Island is damaging fish habitat. The Forest Service and other government agencies are looking for a solution. But residents of nearby Coffman Cove worry delays will hurt their community.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau
Interior power co-op gets grant to pursue alternative energy
Fri, June 27, 2008
Golden Valley Electric Association has received grants to pursue of slate of alternative energy projects. The interior power coop is being awarded more than $200,000 in state and federal funds to look at hydro, and solar and wind projects.
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Anthropologist hopes to return evacuated Aleuts to Unalaska
Fri, June 27, 2008
More than 60 years ago, the residents of three Aluet villages on Unalaska Island were evacuated. Now an anthropologist wants to help them return.
Anne Hillman, KDLG - Dillingham
New book provides road map to Kenai trails
Fri, June 27, 2008
Summer is hiking season in Alaska and a new guidebook will help outdoor enthusiasts enjoy one of the state’s most scenic playgrounds: the Kenai Peninsula. The book bill’s itself as the first to comprehensively cover the Peninsula’s best trails. Its called “50 hikes in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.”
Duncan Moon, APRN - Anchorage
Big 50th Anniversary celebration this weekend in Anchorage
Fri, June 27, 2008
Anchorage is gearing up for a “We’re In!” weekend celebration marking the June 30, 1958 Congressional approval of Alaska statehood. The fun starts tonight with Operation Gratitude, a live concert by country star Wynonna Judd at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
Alaska News Nightly: June 27, 2008
Fri, June 27, 2008
The US Supreme Court will take up Kensington Mine tailings case. Also, Alaska’s US Senators push for a tax break for commercial fishermen to help cover rising fuel costs. Plus, Human remains excavated from Unalaska and Amaknak Islands in the 1950s and 60s will soon be returned to the Qawalangin tribe. 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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