Monthly Archives: December 2008

Legislators want to know why Alaska gasoline is so expensive

Alaska gas prices remain the highest in the nation, and some legislators say they want to do something about it. A legislative research report...

2008 brought a bumper crop of news to Alaska

Energy, presidential politics and political corruption captured Alaska headlines in 2008. As the year draws to a close, we take a look at just...

New Executive Director for SEACC

Southeast’s largest environmental organization has a new top official. Linsdey Ketchel took over as the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s executive director a few weeks...

The changing face of agriculture in Alaska

Until recent years, farming has been an economic mainstay in the Matanuska Valley.  But changing times, and climate, have been both a curse and...

Sweating Honey unveils new CD

Sweating Honey has been playing on stages and at packed venues throughout Alaska for most of this decade. This Fairbanks band just released their...

The year in review with Bob Babble

The holiday season has its share of celebrations, some real, some virtual. To close off this last program for this year, veteran reporter "Bob...

Alaska News Nightly: December 31, 2008

Alaska legislators push for answers for why Alaska gasoline is so expensive. Also, we look back at the year in news. And SEACC...

Authorities tout youth gang successes and set future strategy

Anchorage's incidences of gang violence have tapered off in recent months, but not the efforts of those who are battling the gangs. On...

Holiday programming: New Year’s eve

As we count down the last remaining hours of 2008, KSKA rings in the New Year with the 29th anniversary edition of Toast...

Pipeline reopens after overnight shutdown

The trans-Alaska oil pipeline has reopened after an overnightshutdown and tankers began taking on oil at the Valdez tanker dock after the weather calmed...

State gets Federal funds to stave off foreclosure crisis

Alaska has almost twenty million dollars in federal funds to help neighborhoods wh buy kamagra online ere foreclosures and declining home values are a problem....

Assessing Gang-related violence in Anchorage

Gang violence has tapered off in Anchorage in recent months, but those who are fighting gang violence are not letting up.  On Monday, the...

Deadline arrives for seniors Medicare drug benefits program

Tomorrow  is the deadline for seniors to sign up for prescription drug benefits from Medicare.  Under the system set up by Congress, if you're...

New Research explores how Polar Bears cope on land

New research is providing a unique glimpse into how polar bears in Alaska cope on land when the sea ice retreats. Biologists tracked the...

Haines students invited to watch the US Supreme Court in action

Six students from Haines will get the rare opportunity to see firsthand how Alaskan issues are handled at the federal judicial level. John Hunt, KHNS...

Anchorage preps for big 50th Anniversary of statehood celebration

On January 3rd, 1959 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Alaska's statehood proclamation. The ceremony was the culmination of Alaska's struggle to become the 49th...

Alaska News Nightly: December 30, 2008

The Alyeska pipeline reopens after an overnight shutdown.  The State gets Federal funds to stave off the foreclosure crisis.  Also, Gang-related violence ebbs in...

Talk of Alaska: Neglected News of 2008

The economic meltdown, the election, corruption convictions –- it’s not that hard to pick out the top news stories of 2008. But maybe the...

Fire shuts down refinery in Valdez

A large fire has shut down the Petro Star refinery in Valdez. The fire was extinguished early this morning. 32 firefighters responded from the...

Bethel Search & Rescue celebrates new home

Bethel Search and Rescue has never had a building of their own.  But now the all-volunteer organization is moving into their very own building,...