Jan 17 2019

Donated blood at the new donation center in Juneau. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)

There will be blood: Permanent donation center opens in Juneau

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Health, Juneau

A new Blood Bank of Alaska location celebrated its grand opening Thursday in Juneau. The region has been served by mobile blood donation facilities in the past, but this is the first permanent center in years.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | January 17, 2019 6:16 pm

Jan 17 2019

Logging from the Big Thorne Timber Sale. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkin/Alaska's Energy Desk) 12/18/17

Despite the shutdown, it’s been a dizzying week for a Southeast Alaska timber sale

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Southeast, Timber

On Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service notified objectors of a proposed timber sale about a public meeting in Klawock. By Thursday, the meeting was canceled. But some groups are wondering why this work is happening now at all.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | January 17, 2019 5:56 pm

Jan 17 2019

House chooses Foster as temporary speaker, but there’s still no majority

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Juneau, Politics, State Government

Speaker Pro Tempore Neal Foster was able to swear in House appointee Sharon Jackson, but the legislative body still can’t form committees or start work on bills until a majority comes together.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | January 17, 2019 5:06 pm

Jan 17 2019

An aerial survey by USFWS shows the open water river conditions on the Kuskokwim River from below Bethel up to the Kuskokwak and Napakiak Sloughs on Nov. 15, 2018.

Federal shutdown makes safety on the Kuskokwim more expensive

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | Federal Government, Public Safety, Search & Rescue, Southwest, Transportation, Western

For decades, Bethel Search and Rescue has flown with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor winter river conditions. But the shutdown has forced the group to turn to pricey commercial airlines for help.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | January 17, 2019 4:34 pm

Jan 16 2019

Sharon Jackson is running in Alaska’s Republican primary for lieutenant governor. She was in Ketchikan to campaign and meet area residents. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry)

House appointee’s oath of office stirs confusion among state lawmakers

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Juneau, Politics, Southcentral, State Government

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were caught off guard when Anchorage Republican Rep. Joshua Revak posted a two-minute video of the oath on social media.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | January 16, 2019 7:10 pm

Jan 16 2019

Dunleavy seeks PFD back payments over three years

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Alaskans who received permanent fund dividends in 2016 — and who still live in the state — would receive the back payment for 2016 this year.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | January 16, 2019 6:32 pm

Jan 16 2019

University of Alaska Anchorage entrance sign.

Amid accreditation loss, state will temporarily recognize UAA teaching license recommendations

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Southcentral, State Government, University of Alaska

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development announced Tuesday that it will recognize the UAA students who meet licensure requirements during the 2019 spring and summer semesters.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | January 16, 2019 4:40 pm

Jan 16 2019

Democrats demand Trump administration stop offshore oil leasing work during shutdown

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Politics

It was spurred by Interior’s decision last week to bring in 40 employees to work on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s national offshore oil leasing plan. That plan, as initially drafted, would open up far more of Alaska’s federal waters to oil development.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | January 16, 2019 4:40 pm

Jan 16 2019

University of Alaska Southeast (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO

UAS education dean says school won’t be directly impacted by UAA accreditation woes

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Education, Juneau, University of Alaska

University of Alaska Southeast students working on becoming teachers don’t need to worry about the University of Alaska Anchorage losing accreditation at its school of education. But the UAS dean says the decision could hurt efforts to recruit students.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | January 16, 2019 3:55 pm

Jan 16 2019

The mold of a 37-foot catamaran sits in Eric Sloth's boat shop in Homer.

Communities reliant on Coast Guard services feel the pain of federal shutdown

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | Business, Economy, Federal Government, Fisheries, Military, Southcentral

Most U.S. Coast Guard operations are suspended due to the partial federal government shutdown. That’s holding up things like commercial boat and permit sales and construction of passenger vessels.

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | January 16, 2019 2:36 pm

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There will be blood: Permanent donation center opens in Juneau

Despite the shutdown, it’s been a dizzying week for a Southeast Alaska timber sale

House chooses Foster as temporary speaker, but there’s still no majority

Federal shutdown makes safety on the Kuskokwim more expensive

Dunleavy seeks PFD back payments over three years

Amid accreditation loss, state will temporarily recognize UAA teaching license recommendations

Democrats demand Trump administration stop offshore oil leasing work during shutdown

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