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Kenai borough plans improvements in earthquake response

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District performed admirably after southcentral Alaska’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Nov. 30, according to the borough mayor. But he says there’s room for improvement.

By Associated Press | December 15, 2018 4:57 pm

A school computer lab. (Creative Commons photo by Harald_Landsrath)

Education

Schools’ need for technology outpacing funding for faster internet

Alaska has a program that helps schools around the state pay for internet. However, the need for faster internet is outgrowing the program, and the divide is even wider for rural schools.

By Renee Gross, KBBI | December 15, 2018 3:45 pm

Construction began immediately to repair the ramp at the intersection of International Airport Road and Minnesota Drive after it collapsed during a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Friday, November 30, 3018 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)

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Damage tally to Anchorage utilities, facilities stands at $30M

Anchorage is beginning to calculate what all the damage from last month’s earthquake will cost the city. The best guess so far is $30 million.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | December 15, 2018 12:18 pm

State Government

Gov. Dunleavy introduces budget with larger PFDs, with cuts to come

The Dunleavy administration’s budget doesn’t include funding to pay back residents for the reductions in permanent fund dividends from the last three years.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | December 14, 2018 5:24 pm

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) is in the ice Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, in the Arctic.

Military

U.S. future in Arctic hinges on expanding its icebreaker fleet, Coast Guard says

There’s a heavy demand from scientists to use the Coast Guard’s icebreakers to do research in Arctic waters. But with only two icebreakers in its entire fleet, the Coast Guard’s capabilities are limited.

By Davis Hovey, KNOM-Nome | December 14, 2018 4:47 pm

Alaska's Energy Desk

This winter, a major oil exploration effort is happening in a familiar place: Prudhoe Bay

BP is undertaking a massive effort to get the clearest picture yet of what the Prudhoe Bay oil field looks like. The idea is that, after all these years, there’s more oil at Prudhoe Bay to drill, but it’s in smaller, harder-to-find pockets.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 14, 2018 3:57 pm

More than 90 percent of the seafood landed in Dutch Harbor in 2017 was Alaska pollock.

Fisheries

Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top port for 21st consecutive year

According to an annual NOAA Fisheries report released Thursday, the Port of Dutch Harbor led the nation with 769 million pounds of seafood landed in 2017, worth $173 million.

By Zoë Sobel, KUCB-Unalaska | December 14, 2018 12:21 pm

A picture of a woman with a bandana on playing cello in a tv studio. Still image of Kat Moore of the Forest That Never Sleeps performing a Red Carpet Concert at KTOO Public Media in April 2018.

Arts & Culture

Red Carpet Concert: The Forest That Never Sleeps, ‘When I Was A Child’

Hear Anchorage musician Kat Moore on cello with The Super Saturated Sugar Strings trumpet player Logan Bean.

By Annie Bartholomew, KTOO | December 14, 2018 6:00 am

Economy

Zoning proposals for Auke Bay leave some residents anxious

The city has been working with a steering committee to figure out how to turn the quiet neighborhood overlooking Statter Harbor into a pedestrian-friendly hub for recreation and business.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | December 13, 2018 6:51 pm

Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

‘We’re still not safe’: Nome reckons with sexual assaults

For months, the city of Nome has been grappling with calls for reform in a system that many claim ignores assault reports from Alaska Native women.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | December 13, 2018 6:03 pm

Tourism

Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point plans new dock for megaships

The Hoonah City Council has already tentatively agreed to lease city-owned tidelands. The 500-foot dock would be built in partnership by Huna Totem Corporation and Norwegian Cruise Lines.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | December 13, 2018 4:45 pm

Alaska's Energy Desk

State and police investigating accident that led to North Slope worker’s death

According to the North Slope Borough chief of police Jeffrey Brown, Shawn Huber died in an accident at the Milne Point facility on Friday, December 7. Huber was 36.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 13, 2018 4:41 pm

Alaska's Energy Desk

Last month, Ruth Botstein argued Alaska’s case at the Supreme Court. This month she was fired.

Botstein is one of two prominent attorneys at the Alaska Department of Law who was fired by the new administration of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in a move that observers said was unusual.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 13, 2018 4:33 pm

Alaska's Energy Desk

Arctic Report Card: 2018 was the Arctic’s second-warmest year on record

“This was the second-warmest year on record in the Arctic,” said Emily Osborne, a climate scientist with NOAA. “And to add to that, (the) last five years have been the warmest on record.”

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 13, 2018 3:55 pm

Authorities: Wave of hoax bomb threats made across US

Law enforcement agencies across the country, including the Juneau Police Department, dismissed the threats, saying they were meant to cause disruption and compel recipients into sending money and were not considered credible.

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | December 13, 2018 3:03 pm

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Alaska’s Energy Desk

High wind warning for downtown Juneau & Douglas on Saturday

Southcentral

Kenai borough plans improvements in earthquake response

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Schools’ need for technology outpacing funding for faster internet

Southcentral

Damage tally to Anchorage utilities, facilities stands at $30M

State Government

Gov. Dunleavy introduces budget with larger PFDs, with cuts to come

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U.S. future in Arctic hinges on expanding its icebreaker fleet, Coast Guard says

Alaska's Energy Desk

This winter, a major oil exploration effort is happening in a familiar place: Prudhoe Bay

Fisheries

Dutch Harbor remains nation’s top port for 21st consecutive year

Arts & Culture

Red Carpet Concert: The Forest That Never Sleeps, ‘When I Was A Child’

Economy

Zoning proposals for Auke Bay leave some residents anxious

Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

‘We’re still not safe’: Nome reckons with sexual assaults

Tourism

Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point plans new dock for megaships

Alaska's Energy Desk

State and police investigating accident that led to North Slope worker’s death

Alaska's Energy Desk

Last month, Ruth Botstein argued Alaska’s case at the Supreme Court. This month she was fired.

Alaska's Energy Desk

Arctic Report Card: 2018 was the Arctic’s second-warmest year on record

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Authorities: Wave of hoax bomb threats made across US

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Red Carpet Concert: The Forest That Never Sleeps, ‘When I Was A Child’

Zoning proposals for Auke Bay leave some residents anxious

Authorities: Wave of hoax bomb threats made across US

Updated: Juneau police find and arrest felony escape defendant

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Kenai borough plans improvements in earthquake response

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