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Dec 07 2018

Crewmen load halibut near Juneau. (Creative Commons photo by gillphoto)

Central Gulf of Alaska halibut charters may face more closures

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | Economy, Fisheries, Oceans, Southcentral, Southeast

The charter fleet in the central Gulf of Alaska could see some regulation shifts in 2019, while additional restrictions for Southeast-based charters are unlikely.

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | December 7, 2018 2:00 pm

Dec 07 2018

Community members gathered for a conversation at Anvil Mountain Correctional Center.

When a step back into prison is really a jump forward on the road to recovery

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Health, Mental Health, Solutions Desk

Alexandria Niksik has been in and out of prison for seven years. Her most recent return home only lasted 16 days. But what might look like failure from the outside is actually a key step toward success and recovery from alcohol misuse.

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | December 7, 2018 1:20 pm

Dec 07 2018

Teachers at an Anchorage middle school pack up their classrooms for quake-induced move

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Southcentral

Concrete near the front of Gruening Middle School sustained major damage from Friday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake, and there was a possible gas leak near the cafeteria.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | December 7, 2018 12:03 pm

Dec 06 2018

Samantha Coronell is a student in The Learning Connection's MATCH program. Photo: Zoe Grueskin/KTOO.

New education program is a good ‘MATCH’ for adult learners

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Education, Juneau

Called the MATCH program, for “Making Academics, Training and Careers Happen,” the class combines math, reading and computer skills with lessons on how to succeed in the workplace.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | December 6, 2018 6:27 pm

Dec 06 2018

(Graphic by Annita Lucchesi (Southern Cheyenne descendant), PhD-c, courtesy of Urban Indian Health Institute)

Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered indigenous women

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Interior, Southcentral, State Government

A dozen Alaska Native groups cosigned a letter asking Dunleavy to include money in his proposal for the next state budget, which his administration is scheduled to release on Dec. 15.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | December 6, 2018 5:48 pm

Dec 06 2018

David Glenn Waits. (Photo courtesy of Juneau Police Department)

Updated: Juneau police investigate bank robbery at downtown Wells Fargo

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Crime & Courts, Juneau

Wells Fargo employees contacted police Thursday afternoon to report that a person came into the bank and passed a note to a teller demanding money. On Friday, the Juneau Police Department identified the suspect as Juneau resident David Glenn Waits, 54.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | December 6, 2018 5:25 pm

Dec 06 2018

A pair of Panamax cruise ships docked in downtown Juneau on Aug. 30, 2017. (Photo by Jacob Resneck/KTOO)

Ruling limits how Juneau can spend cruise passenger fees

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Economy, Juneau, Southeast, Tourism

A federal judge rules Juneau city officials spent marine passenger fees too freely. The ruling upholds the constitutionality of collecting fees but constrains their future use.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | December 6, 2018 5:03 pm

Dec 06 2018

Reactions from Utqiaġvik on a whaling quota rule change: ‘We don’t have to beg anymore’

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Community, Federal Government, Nation & World, North Slope, Subsistence, Uncategorized

“I had hoped to see that happen during my lifeterm,” said Eugene Brower, former president of the Barrow Whaling Captains Association of the rule change. “I’m happy that we don’t have to beg anymore.”

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 6, 2018 3:34 pm

Dec 06 2018

Lights sway in a coffee shop in downtown Anchorage after an earthquake on Nov. 30, 2018.

Got quake damage? Officials outline next steps for claims.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Federal Government, Local Government, Public Safety, Southcentral, State Government

Recouping losses to homes and property in the wake of a disaster involves multiple steps with insurance companies, as well as state and federal relief agencies.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | December 6, 2018 2:56 pm

Dec 06 2018

AEL&P's main offices, pictured here on March 24, 2018, are located in the Lemon Creek area in Juneau.

Hydro One’s Avista merger unraveling over Ontario’s political meddling

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Business, Community, Economy, Energy & Mining, Juneau

Regulators in Washington state have blocked the acquisition of Alaska Electric Light & Power’s parent company by a Canadian utility. AEL&P serves about 17,000 homes and businesses in Juneau.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | December 6, 2018 1:07 pm

Dec 06 2018

Gov. Mike Dunleavy (center) was surrounded by his family at his inaugural celebration at the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla. From left: his daughter Ceil Ann; his brother Francis, of Houston, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah; Mike Dunleavy; his brother William, of Allentown, Pennsylvania; his brother Patrick of Scranton, Pennsylvania; his daughter Catherine; and his daughter Maggie. His wife Rose is obscured in the photo. Dec. 4, 2018. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)

Dunleavy and his supporters celebrate inauguration in Wasilla

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

Dunleavy told the crowd that his first experience as governor has been watching “what Alaskans are all about — people helping each other” in response to the earthquake.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | December 6, 2018 11:44 am

Dec 05 2018

Passengers walk a downtown Juneau dock where three cruise ships are tied up June 11, 2017. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)

Juneau officials seek public input on how to spend marine passenger fee revenue

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Juneau, Local Government, Tourism

The $5-per-passenger head tax has been around since 1999, when Juneau voters voted it into effect. But the city is still waiting on a decision in a cruise industry lawsuit over how the fees are spent.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | December 5, 2018 6:34 pm

Dec 05 2018

State Review Board member Stuart Sliter discusses part of the election certification process with board member Lynda Thater-Flemmer, seated, and House District 1 candidate Kathryn Dodge, D-Fairbanks, in the Juneau office of the Alaska Division of Elections on Nov. 23, 2018.

Alaska Supreme Court to weigh in on final unresolved House race

By Robyne, KUAC-Fairbanks | Election Coverage, Interior, Politics, State Government

Kathryn Dodge, just one vote behind Bart LeBon in the race for House District 1, met Wednesday’s deadline to file with the Alaska Supreme Court — thus extending a protracted battle for control of the state House of Representatives.

By Robyne, KUAC-Fairbanks | December 5, 2018 6:15 pm

Dec 05 2018

Murkowski: Disaster aid for Alaska likely to be linked to relief for California wildfires

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Federal Government, Southcentral

The federal government has kicked in the first $5 million to help Alaska deal with the immediate effects of the earthquake. But the big money will have to come from Congress.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | December 5, 2018 5:11 pm

Dec 05 2018

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at an inauguration celebration in Wasilla on December 4, 2018.

Dunleavy names new AG, Corrections and Public Safety commissioners

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | Politics, State Government

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced Amanda Price, Nancy Dahlstrom and Kevin Clarkson as the newest additions to his Cabinet.

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | December 5, 2018 4:38 pm

Dec 05 2018

Human rights complaint filed over transboundary mining in British Columbia

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Southeast

Southeast Alaska tribes say pollution from Canadian mines is violating their human rights. They’re calling on a D.C.-based human rights commission to investigate.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | December 5, 2018 2:55 pm

Dec 05 2018

Ben Stevens, former Alaska senator investigated by FBI, lands job with Dunleavy administration

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Fisheries, Politics, State Government

Ben Stevens, the former Alaska Senate president once investigated for corruption by federal authorities, has landed a job with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration. He’ll be a policy advisor, focusing on fishing, legislation and transportation.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 5, 2018 12:13 pm

Dec 05 2018

Alaska selfie-takers told to stay off quake-buckled road

By Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press | Public Safety, Southcentral

Some photos posted on social media show people climbing into large cracks on the buckled Vine Road in Wasilla. Signs and barricades have since been set up to keep people away from the site.

By Rachel D'Oro, Associated Press | December 5, 2018 11:00 am

Dec 04 2018

Don ‘Moose’ Young says farewell to George H.W. Bush

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Federal Government, Nation & World, Politics

“Everybody’s (said to be) really a nice guy after they die,” Alaska’s Rep. Don Young said. “But he was a nice guy when he was alive.”

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | December 4, 2018 6:20 pm

Dec 04 2018

Defending Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey greets his leaders prior to the ceremonial start of Iditarod 2016. (Photo by Ben Matheson/Alaska Public Media.)

Iditarod clears Dallas Seavey in 2017 doping controversy

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Sports

The Iditarod Trail Committee says it does not believe Seavey “had any involvement with, or knowledge of, the events that led to the positive (drug) test in his team.”

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | December 4, 2018 6:08 pm

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High wind warning for downtown Juneau & Douglas on Saturday

Central Gulf of Alaska halibut charters may face more closures

When a step back into prison is really a jump forward on the road to recovery

Teachers at an Anchorage middle school pack up their classrooms for quake-induced move

New education program is a good ‘MATCH’ for adult learners

Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered indigenous women

Updated: Juneau police investigate bank robbery at downtown Wells Fargo

Ruling limits how Juneau can spend cruise passenger fees

Reactions from Utqiaġvik on a whaling quota rule change: ‘We don’t have to beg anymore’

Got quake damage? Officials outline next steps for claims.

Hydro One’s Avista merger unraveling over Ontario’s political meddling

Dunleavy and his supporters celebrate inauguration in Wasilla

Juneau officials seek public input on how to spend marine passenger fee revenue

Alaska Supreme Court to weigh in on final unresolved House race

Murkowski: Disaster aid for Alaska likely to be linked to relief for California wildfires

Dunleavy names new AG, Corrections and Public Safety commissioners

Human rights complaint filed over transboundary mining in British Columbia

Ben Stevens, former Alaska senator investigated by FBI, lands job with Dunleavy administration

Alaska selfie-takers told to stay off quake-buckled road

Don ‘Moose’ Young says farewell to George H.W. Bush

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