Tag: Anchorage

Native Charter School Seeing Robust Enrollment

Part I. A special look at the Alaska Native Cultural Charter School A year ago the Alaska Native Cultural Charter School was desperately recruiting students...

Alaska News Nightly: August 24, 2009

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Murkowski Holds Town Hall Meeting on Health Care

It was an overflow turnout at a large Anchorage high school auditorium Thursday night for Republican US Senator Lisa Murkowski's town meeting on...

Alaska News Nightly: August 21, 2009

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State Issues Preventive Steps To Fight Off Swine Flu

As the school year begins, the state is asking parents and teachers to take steps to guard against the spread of the H1N1 flu...

Knik Arm Bridge Back on Transportation Plan

A settlement reached yesterday has put the Knik Arm Bridge project back on the short-range list of the Anchorage transportation plan. Len Anderson, KSKA...

Alaska News Nightly: August 19, 2009

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Alaska News Nightly: August 14, 2009

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Mountain View Celebrates New Project

Graphic provided by Cook Inlet Housing Authority Artist depiction of Bliss Street Village Townhomes Earlier this week, Mountain View hosted a house party of sorts.  The...

Alaska News Nightly: August, 12, 2009

Photo by Christopher Ho, KYUK - Bethel U.S. Secretaries Arne Duncan, Steven Chu, Shaun Donovan, and Tom Vilsack listen to Elder Peter Jacob at the Bethel...

Legislature Override’s Palin Veto; Confirms Campbell

The Legislature met in a special session on Monday in Anchorage and voted to override former Gov. Sarah Palin's veto of federal stimulus funds....

Session Draws Rallies

Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage Protesters rally downtown Anchorage while Legislature votes to override ex-governor Sarah Palin. Lawmakers arriving in downtown Anchorage for their...

Alaska News Nightly: August 10, 2009

Photo by Lori Townsend. APRN - Anchorage The special session drew supporters and opponents to the streets of Anchorage. Individual news stories are posted in the...

Sullivan Organizes Gas Task Force

Southcentral natural gas customers are getting higher bills in the mail this month.  And future rate increases could be in store, unless a new...

Cargo Shipments to Anchorage Falling

Cargo shipments in and out of Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport are down, and that's not helping much as the city deals with a...

Alaska News Nightly: July 28, 2009

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Legislative Session Meets DOE Rules

The special legislative session scheduled in Anchorage on August 10 will meet the requirements made official today by the US Department of Energy. Dave Donaldson,...

Alaska News Nightly: July 24, 2009

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Anchorage Facing Bigger Budget Deficit

Anchorage is facing a considerable budget deficit this year and next. The city is $9 million dollars short this year and nearly double that...

Railbelt Fires Sparing Structures

Despite weeks of growth, the Railbelt complex of wildfires have not burned any structures.  The complex's three fires have charred over 250 thousand acres...