Fuel Barge Runs Aground Near Quinhagak

Thu, September 17, 2009

The Coast Guard is reporting a Crowley fuel barge is grounded near the village of Quinhagak on the Kanektok River. The village is located south of Bethel on the eastern shore of the Bering Sea.

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage

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Biologists Spot Dead Walruses on Northern Coast

Thu, September 17, 2009

Biologists have spotted as many as 200 dead walruses at a haul out site on Alaska’s northern coast. The grim scene could be another sign the species is struggling as global warming melts the Arctic Ocean sea ice. The federal government is currently working to determine whether the walrus should be listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage

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Rabid Wolf Attacks Hunter

Thu, September 17, 2009

A Moose Hunter is considering himself lucky to be alive after being attacked by a rabid wolf. Rodrick Phillip, age 35 of Kongignak, was hunting on the Kuskokwim River when the predator made a surprise visit to his camp.

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel

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Adak Fisheries Files for Bankruptcy

Thu, September 17, 2009

Adak Fisheries, the lone fish processing plant in the western Aleutians, officially filed for bankruptcy on September 11.

Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska

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Kookesh Wants Federal Court to Hear Fishing Case

Thu, September 17, 2009

State Sen. Albert Kookesh, a Democrat, hopes to take his recent subsistence violation to a federal court. Kookesh and three other Angoon residents were cited by state troopers on July 12th for catching more sockeye salmon in a beach seine than allowed under subsistence permit rules. Kookesh now says he’ll oppose the violation on grounds that the state has no jurisdiction over subsistence on federal lands.

Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka

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Parnell Pushes Oil and Gas in DC

Thu, September 17, 2009

Governor Sean Parnell used his first trip to Washington DC as Alaska’s Republican governor to advocate for offshore drilling and promote a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope.

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington

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Federal Government Teams with State to Attract More Doctors

Thu, September 17, 2009

The State of Alaska is teaming up with the federal government to create a new program designed to lure more doctors and other health care practitioners to work in Alaska.

Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham

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Kenai Professor Wins University Award

Thu, September 17, 2009

A Kenai Peninsula College professor is the recipient of an annual award from the University of Alaska Foundation. Alan Boraas teaches anthropology at the Kenai River Campus in Soldotna and was selected for the Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence.

Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai

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Students Graduate from Correctional Center

Thu, September 17, 2009

Graduation day took on new meaning on Wednesday, when 18 young women – inmates of Hiland Mountain Correctional Center – stepped forward in blue gowns and mortarboards to receive that all important high school diploma.

Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage

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Alaska News Nightly: September 17, 2009

Thu, September 17, 2009

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