Josh Edge, Alaska Public Media
Despite Deal, Credit Downgrade Still A Possibility
Congressional leaders hope to pass a deal calling for more than $2 trillion in spending cuts, but the door is still open to a downgrade of the government's top-notch credit rating. Last month, Standard & Poor's put the chances that the U.S. could lose its AAA rating at 50 percent if Congress failed to come up with a "credible agreement to reduce the debt."
Gold Rush History of Alaska and the Klondike
Gold Rush Alaska and the Klondike are brought alive in a new book by Howard Bluhm. The lives and thoughts of Soapy Smith, George Carmacks and others are re-constructed from their personal...
Manufacturing Rising in Alaska
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
Seafood processing and fossil fuel processing are the biggest sectors of Alaska's manufacturing economy. Timber processing fell back some time ago, and shows no growth. Overall, manufacturing is on the...
APD Begins Posting Notices in Homeless Camps
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Anchorage police yesterday began posting notices at the city's homeless camps that any possessions left there after 15 days will be confiscated. They have provided a list of locations where...
NTSB Begins Hearing on Stevens Crash
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The National Transportation Safety Board has begun a hearing this morning on the plane crash that took the life of Senator Ted Stevens and four others north of Dillingham last...
Crews Make Progress in Containing Moose Mountain Fire
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Substantial progress has been made on corralling a Fairbanks area wildfire. The Moose Mountain Fire has burned more than 940 acres in an area just northwest of...
Coast Guard Rescues Five After Pleasure Craft Sinks
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Five Anchorage residents are safe after their pleasure boat, the Nordic Mistress, sank yesterday 85 miles north of Kodiak. The boat’s operator called in a mayday to...
Rash of Dead Birds Piques Biologist’s Interest
Jay Barrett, KMXT – Kodiak
An increasing number of dead birds have been showing up in downtown Kodiak. The die off is attracting the interest of federal officials, who were initially concerned...
Tlingit Leader Walter Soboleff Passes Away
Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO – Juneau
The Reverend Doctor Walter Soboleff has died — at the age of 102. He passed away Sunday morning at his home in Juneau.
He was the first Alaska Native...
Alaska News Nightly: May 23, 2011
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Crews Make Progress in Containing Moose Mountain Fire
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Fire North of Fairbanks Hits 800 Acres
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The Moose Mountain wildfire above Goldstream Valley north of Fairbanks is at 800 acres. The smoke has been clearly visible from the city and an air quality advisory has been...
Aces Bring Home Kelly Cup
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The Alaska Aces won game five in Kalamazoo and came home with the Kelly Cup yesterday. The score was 5 to 3.
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Clammers in Fatal Cook Inlet Boat Sinking Identified
Associated Press
The six commercial clammers involved in that fatal boat sinking on the west side of Cook Inlet last week have been identified now.
The survivor is Noel Garcia, 42, of Aberdeen, Washington. He decided...
Customs Officials Seize $1.2 Million Worth of Heroin
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
U.S. Customs officials have seized more than $1.2 million worth of heroin in three different shipments through Anchorage’s FedEx facility. The drugs were discovered in April and...
BOEMRE Releases Environmental Impact Statement of Chukchi Lease
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement or BOEMRE released today a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for the Chukchi Sea lease sale 193.
The draft...
Homeland Security Releases Information About Possible Al Qaeda Threat
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Information released Friday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security indicates that Al Qaeda last year considered hijacking and detonating oil tankers in non Muslim seas to...
Two Men May Face Charges After Shooting Walrus
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
Two men face possible federal charges in an ongoing investigation of a shooting of a federally protected Pacific Walrus near a State Sanctuary near Togiak.
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Students Head to Seattle Marine Science Conference
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
A group of scientists who study the Pribilof Islands are on their way to Seattle for a North Pacific Marine science conference. That isn’t big news- since...
MS Amsterdam Makes First Anchorage Stop of Season
Len Anderson, APRN – Anchorage
Today the MS Amsterdam makes its first Anchorage appearance of the season with a morning docking and a day long stay. It’s the second year that the...
Economic Indicators Point to Strong Salmon Market
Mike Mason, KDLG – Dillingham
Many economic indicators point to strong salmon markets this year, which could be good news for those who make their living netting sockeye each summer in Bristol...