Daily Archives: April 7, 2011

Federal Government Shutdown Looms

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington, DC With only one more day to fund the government and head off a federal shutdown, Congress is...

Stryker Brigade Begins Afghanistan Deployment

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks The Fort Wainwright based Stryker Brigade is deploying to Afghanistan. A ceremony was held on post yesterday to formally...

Powerful Storm Batters Southwestern Alaska

Alexandra Guitierrez, KUCB – Unalaska Strong winds blasted the southwest portion of the state yesterday, and caused significant damage across the Aleutian chain and...

Nikiski Gas Facility Closure Could Be Postponed

Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai The pending closure of the liquefied natural gas facility in Nikiski might be getting pushed back a few...

Conoco Boss: New Investment Likely If Tax Structure Changes

Associated Press The chairman and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips says his company stands ready to invest substantially in Alaska to increase petroleum...

Legislation Could Renew Coastal Management Program

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Legislation is moving that could lead to a long-term extension of the state’s coastal management program. That’s...

Young, Murkowski Propose Sealaska Land Transfer Bills

Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska -  Juneau Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young have introduced new versions of their Sealaska land-transfer bills. Murkowski’s measure was...

Population Shifts Alter Rural, Subsistence Designations

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage Alaska Natives are on the move from rural villages to more urban population centers. The 2010 census...

New Railroad Spur Gets Green Light

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The release of a final environmental impact statement at the end of March gave the nod to a...

Alaska News Nightly: April 7, 2011

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio...

The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett

Jay Barrett, KMXT - Kodiak Coming up this week: things get exciting in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery, the charter halibut industry...

Begich: 'It's Getting Fairly Likely We'll Shut Down at This Point'

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC With only one more day to fund the government and head off a federal shutdown, Congress is still wrangling...

The morning of truth

Man Who Refused to Stop Boat for Park Rangers to Testify Today

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage Jim Wilde is expected to testify Thursday in Fairbanks in his trial for failing to stop his boat in a...

Sharon Gleason Nominated for Federal Court Seat

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage Sharon Gleason has been nominated for a federal court seat.  Gleason is a state Superior Court judge.  Senator Mark Begich...

Alaska Native Corporations Presenting Case for Contracting Exemptions

Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC U.S. Senate Indian Affairs chairman Daniel Akaka today will let the Alaska Native Corporations make the case for keeping...

Alaska Delegation Introduces Bill to Adjust Sealaska Land Selections

Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska - Juneau All three members of the Alaska Congressional delegation have introduced bills to adjust Sealaska Native Corporation land selections in the...