Tag: APRN: Alaska News
House Natural Resources Committee Subpoenas Records of Federal Offshore Moratorium Decision
As a House Natural Resources subcommittee was blasting the Obama administration's ocean policy at a field hearing in Alaska, committee Chairman Doc Hastings of...
Congressman Young Criticizes Federal Oceans Policy at Anchorage Hearing
Invited panelists spoke out against a new National Oceans Policy at a Congressional subcommittee hearing in Anchorage this (Tuesday) morning. Congressman Don Young chaired...
Body of Anchorage Woman Abducted From Coffee Stand Found Under Ice of Lake
Anchorage Police Chief Mark Mew says investigators have found what they believe is the body of missing barista, Samantha Koenig. He made the announcement at APD Headquarters late Monday explaining that a forensic dive team discovered the body in Matanuska Lake. Read More
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Lawmakers Consider FASD Legislation
A bill that would allow judges to consider FASD as a mitigating factor in criminal sentencing had a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee...
Fairbanks Will Have New Co-op Selling Locally Grown Foods
A former downtown Fairbanks supermarket is scheduled for renovation this spring. The building will become the home of a new co-op, specializing in fresh,...
Mediators Will Work to Resolve Fairbanks Teacher Contract Dispute
Parties on both sides of the Fairbanks teacher contract dispute will likely employ a private mediator to jump start stalled negotiations, and expedite a...
The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jennifer Canfield
Coming up this week: As the pollock A season wraps up, villagers call for a crackdown on the trawl fleet because it's intercepting too many of their salmon, Obama's National Oceans Policy is criticized at a panel in Anchorage and fishermen want more information on ocean acidification.
Woman Charged with Faking Signatures on Coastal Zone Management Initiative
A petition book from Fairbanks for the Coastal Zone Management ballot measure was never turned in to election authorities by sponsors because it looked...
SE Natives Getting More Active In Fisheries Managment
A clan conference held last week in Sitka showed Southeast Natives stepping up their participation with both federal and state agencies in fisheries management.
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Derelict Vessel Adrift in Southeast Waters
The Coast Guard is monitoring a derelict vessel in U.S. waters off Alaska's coast that washed out to sea during the tsunami that struck...
Lawmaker Predicts Uphill Battle For Oil Tax Bill
State House Speaker Mike Chenault says it's "very unlikely" an oil tax bill will pass before the legislative session's scheduled adjournment.
That raises the potential...
GAO Raises Questions About Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan
A new report from the Government Accountability Office - or GAO - raises questions about Shell's plan to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic...
Innovative Court Program Encourages Settlment in Divorce Cases
Divorce can lead to a messy and drawn-out legal battle. But in Anchorage, an innovative court program is helping divorcing couples settle their cases...
Bethel Residents Consider the Merits of Hydro Electricity
Hydropower is common in some parts of state, but there are no such projects in western or southwest Alaska. That could change though as...
Native Youth Olympic Teams Start Competing in Bethel
The Native Youth Olympics season is in full swing across Alaska. Recently Bethel Regional High School's NYO team faced off with 20 other teams...
Otter Pelt Restrictions Anger Native Artists
Federal officials say they are trying to clarify rules for Alaskan Natives’ use of sea otters. A draft set of guidelines from the US...
Point Thomson Settlement Seen As Path to Gas Pipeline
Governor Sean Parnell today, (Friday) announced what is likely to be seen as a milestone in the development of North Slope Liquefied Natural Gas,...
Village Subsistence Fishermen Call for Bycatch Restrictions
Alaska villagers say it's time to crack down on the Pollock trawl fleet because it is intercepting too many salmon bound for their rivers. ...
Alaskan Dropped from FCC Board Amid Questions
An Alaskan appointed to a federal Communications Commission board, was dropped after a letter from Governor Sean Parnell's Chief of Staff asked for a...