Economic Group Sees Affordable Housing Shortage As Barrier To Growth For Anchorage
The Anchorage housing market is one of the most expensive in the country. A recent grant application by AEDC is trying to bring data on homelessness and affordability to the forefront of the conversation on the city's economic future.
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New EPA Standards Slash Wood-Fired Heater Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued updated standards for wood fired heaters. The EPA wood heating appliance emissions standards reduce smoke by two thirds compared to current levels set in 1988.
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Little Green Apple Ends Haines Junction’s Long Grocery Commute
For three years, the 500-person town of Haines Junction had no grocery store. Residents had to drive two hours to Whitehorse to shop for food. But in December, two locals broke the grocery drought.
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Yukon Quest Trail Puts Dog Sled Designs To The Test
On the Yukon Quest Trail, there are a few things mushers have to be especially picky about including a sturdy sled. Jumble ice near McCabe Creek, half way to Pelly Crossing is testing sled engineering this year.
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Alaska News Nightly: February 9, 2015
Climate Change Rarely Major Discussion Topic In Alaska Capital; Alaska Lawmaker Introduces Right-To-Die Legislation; North Pacific Halibut Bycatch Limit Could See 50 Percent Cut; Middle School Teachers Think Planning Time Cuts Are Hurting Students; Economic Group Sees Affordable Housing Shortage As Barrier To Growth For Anchorage; New EPA Standards Slash Wood-Fired Heater Emissions; Little Green Apple Ends Haines Junction's Long Grocery Commute; Yukon Quest Trail Puts Dog Sled Designs To The Test
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Police Investigate Dillingham Woman’s Death
As of noon Sunday, Dillingham Police had not labeled the death of Ella S. George, 55, a homicide. She was found deceased by a family friend around 5 p.m. Saturday evening at her daughter April Olson's home on Cessna Drive, across from the Dillingham Bible Fellowship church.
Alaska News Nightly: February 6, 2015
Health Department Says Medicaid Expansion Can Save State Money; Report: Mat-Su Behavioral Health Services Inadequate; Supreme Court Denies Rachelle Waterman Appeal; State Seeks Delay In Indian Country Expansion; Kuskokwim Fishermen Set Sights on Co-Management; Cook Inlet LNG Will Require Lead Time; High Winds, Low Temperatures Cut Through Southeast Alaska; AK: Climate Change and the Quest; 300 Villages: Levelock
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Health Department Says Medicaid Expansion Can Save State Money
Health Commissioner Valerie Davidson unveiled two new reports today (Friday) at a press conference in Anchorage she hopes will help make the case for Medicaid expansion. They show Alaska can actually save money by expanding the program, even as the federal match drops below 100 percent.
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Alaska Court of Appeals Denies Rachelle Waterman Appeal
More than a decade after the original crime took place, the Alaska Supreme Court denied Rachelle Waterman’s appeal of her conviction in the death of her mother.
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State Seeks Delay In Indian Country Expansion
Governor Bill Walker's administration is seeking more time to assess the potential impact of expanding Indian Country in Alaska.
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Kuskokwim Fishermen Set Sights on Co-Management
Efforts to establish tribal co-management of Kuskokwim salmon are slowly progressing. A steering committee is in Bethel to sketch out the future of who regulates the river. Kuskokwim fishermen are eager to be managers, instead of simply advisers.
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Cook Inlet LNG Will Require Lead Time
The state has proposed purchase of Fairbanks Natural Gas as part of a plan to increase the volume of Cook Inlet gas available in the interior. The governor has indicated that could begin as early as next year, but the timeline may stretch out longer.
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High Winds, Low Temperatures Cut Through Southeast Alaska
A strong and freezing cold wind cut through Haines and Skagway on Thursday and Friday. Gusts reached up to 100 miles per hour. And with temperatures in the single digits, the wind chill was at least 20 below.
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300 Villages: Levelock
This week, we're heading to Levelock on the Kvichak River near Bristol Bay. Chadalin Washington is an administrative assistant in Levelock.
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Is An Ambitious Arctic Agenda Economically Viable?
An ambitious set of priorities has been put together for the American chairmanship of the Arctic Council that begins this year, but neither the federal government nor the state has much money to pay for implementing those priorities. Climate change is amplified in the Arctic, and the Arctic nations want to work together to respond.
APRN: Tuesday, 2/6 at 10:00 a.m.
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Combating Anchorage’s Violent Crime Spike
A recent uptick in deadly shooting incidents and assaults in Anchorage have police and public safety advocates sprinting to organize a response to curb the violent trend. The Anchorage Police Department is organizing a task-force to tackle the problem, but what can communities do to help remedy the problem?
KSKA: Friday, 2/6 at 2:00pm and Saturday, 2/7 at 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 2/6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, 2/7 at 4:30pm
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Governor’s New Budget Cuts 300 State Employees
The latest iteration of the governor’s budget cuts $136 million from the previous version.
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Training Nears For First Wave Of Armed Alaska VPSOs
Village Public Safety Officers in Western Alaska will be participating in a pilot program that could make them the first VPSOs in the state to carry weapons in their job. Seven experienced officers are in the middle of psychological evaluations right now and are advancing towards training.
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U.S. Senators Try Again to Kill Vessel Discharge Regs
Alaska fishermen have three years before the EPA is supposed to begin regulating deck wash, bilge water and other liquids discharged from small vessels. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this week introduced a bill to permanently block the regulation for commercial vessels under 79 feet. Senate co-sponsors include Alaska’s Dan Sullivan, and California Democrat Barbara Boxer.
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Glory Hole Homeless Shelter Reopens After Repairs
The Glory Hole Shelter and Soup Kitchen reopened its doors Wednesday morning after plumbing repairs closed down its headquarters for the last two months.
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