Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled line-item vetoes the administration says amounts to another $391 million in cuts beyond the Legislature’s budget.
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Newscast – Thursday, June 27, 2019
In this newscast: Another floatplane crashes in Ketchikan, Juneau city contractors discover PFOS chemicals near the Hagevig Fire Training Center, a dozen tribal and village police officers graduate in Bethel, and AIDEA is creating a $10 million loan program to make Ketchikan’s shipyard more competitive.
No fatalities reported in Ketchikan area’s third floatplane crash in 2 months
At 9:45 a.m. Thursday, a floatplane crashed in the water near Pacific Air in Ketchikan. Ketchikan Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Mattson says a pilot and four passengers were aboard. They all were removed from the plane safely.
With 12 gray whale deaths in Alaska waters, biologists race to find the cause
Biologists in Southeast Alaska are racing to examine a wave of whale carcasses to try and find what’s killing gray whales up and down the Pacific Coast. Nearly 170 have been reported triggering NOAA Fisheries to launch an investigation.
Gardentalk – Ed answers your questions on gardening and yard care
Listeners send in questions about crabapple tree discoloration, horsetail proliferation, and hydrangea care.
Swan Lake Fire spreads smoky haze to much of Southcentral
The state Division of Air Quality is warning of the smoke’s potential health effects, with advisories in effect until Friday evening, pending any extensions.