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Dec 04 2018

Alaska Marine Highway System takes step to replace old ferry

By Associated Press | Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System has taken the first step in the process of finding a shipyard to build a ferry to replace an aging MV Tustumena.

By Associated Press | December 4, 2018 3:41 pm

Dec 04 2018

Local workers in Eek construct a 320-square-foot tiny home as part of a CVRF pilot project to see if tiny homes funded partly by mortgages could increase homeownership in communities with housing shortages.

Could tiny homes be a big solution for coastal Alaska’s housing crisis?

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | Housing, Southwest

Coastal Villages Region Fund is trying to provide a new model for coastal Alaska communities, where housing is no tiny issue.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | December 4, 2018 3:12 pm

Nov 27 2018

Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, during a Senate Finance Committee meeting, March 29, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

Sen. Lyman Hoffman joins Senate majority caucus as lone Democrat

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | Politics, Southwest, State Government

Sen. Hoffman, D-Bethel, will be a majority member of the Senate Finance Committee — though not as a co-chairman, a position he had held since 2007.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | November 27, 2018 12:20 pm

Nov 26 2018

A plume of ash erupted from the Veniaminof volcano and traveled past the village of Perryville on Nov. 21, 2018.

After a huge eruption of ash, Mount Veniaminof quiets down

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | Aleutians, Environment, Public Safety, Southwest

Mount Veniaminof has stopped spewing ash for now. Located on the Alaska Peninsula north of Perryville, the volcano emitted a large ash cloud last week that narrowly missed the village.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | November 26, 2018 4:46 pm

Nov 20 2018

A view from Newhalen, one of the communities that would be impacted by Alaska Peninsula Corporation's agreement.

Alaska Peninsula Corporation strikes a land access deal with Pebble

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Economy, Energy & Mining, Southwest, Transportation

The deal with APC is just one of a slew of permissions Pebble Limited Partnership needs to acquire in order to build a mine in the Iliamna Lake region.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | November 20, 2018 6:25 pm

Nov 19 2018

Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson speaking at an assembly at Gladys Jung Elementary School in Bethel on Thursday, November 15, 2018.

Outgoing Lt. Gov. Davidson considers political future in Alaska

By Christine Trudeau, KYUK-Bethel | Election Coverage, Politics, Southwest, State Government

Back in high school, one of Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson’s career goals was to one day become governor. The outgoing lieutenant governor has ruled nothing out as far as continuing her life in politics.

By Christine Trudeau, KYUK-Bethel | November 19, 2018 12:33 pm

Nov 16 2018

Former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Mike Dunleavy talks to the audience during a Juneau Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday, September 6, 2018, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)

Dunleavy’s win leaves a lot of uncertainty for rural education

By Christine Trudeau, KYUK-Bethel | Education, Politics, Southwest, State Government

A former rural educator is about to become Alaska’s next governor. How the Dunleavy administration addresses public education policy is a big question looming over rural schools across the state.

By Christine Trudeau, KYUK-Bethel | November 16, 2018 4:48 pm

Nov 16 2018

Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter John McCormick in Ketchikan in 2017.

Coast Guard bill would end EPA permit mandate for fishing boats

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Federal Government, Fisheries, Oceans, Southwest

For years, Alaska’s commercial fishing fleet has dreaded a rule that would require an EPA permit for even basic boat discharges, like draining a fish hold or rinsing the deck. Now Congress is on the verge of ditching the requirement forever.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | November 16, 2018 10:58 am

Nov 14 2018

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak during flight test on July 11, 2017. The THAAD weapon system successfully intercepted an air-launched intermediate-range ballistic missile target.

Space company plans first Kodiak launch

By Associated Press | Business, Science & Tech, Southwest

Vector Launch Inc. is planning a commercial rocket launch at the Pacific Spaceport Complex, its first launch at the Alaska facility.

By Associated Press | November 14, 2018 1:20 pm

Nov 08 2018

Federal agency lifts ‘immediate jeopardy’ status from Dillingham hospital

By Avery Lill, KDLG-Dillingham | Health, Southwest

Kanakanak Hospital was first placed in immediate jeopardy on Sept. 27. After a complaint was made, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services investigator conducted a survey and noted serious deficiencies in the hospital’s pharmacy.

By Avery Lill, KDLG-Dillingham | November 8, 2018 4:30 pm

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Alaska Marine Highway System takes step to replace old ferry

Could tiny homes be a big solution for coastal Alaska’s housing crisis?

Sen. Lyman Hoffman joins Senate majority caucus as lone Democrat

After a huge eruption of ash, Mount Veniaminof quiets down

Alaska Peninsula Corporation strikes a land access deal with Pebble

Outgoing Lt. Gov. Davidson considers political future in Alaska

Dunleavy’s win leaves a lot of uncertainty for rural education

Coast Guard bill would end EPA permit mandate for fishing boats

Space company plans first Kodiak launch

Federal agency lifts ‘immediate jeopardy’ status from Dillingham hospital

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