Tug for petroleum tankers now a year-round presence at Nikiski
Tesoro Alaska announced this week they'll keep a tractor tug in Cook Inlet year-round to help their tankers maneuver safely to and from the...
Ancient bones found in 1980s still looking for appropriate burial site
U.S. Forest Service employees have been unable to unravel the circumstances of death with regard to a collection of human bones found in...
APRN’s Joel Southern on Talk of the Nation
Today, our Washington, D.C. reporter -- Joel Southern -- appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation, specifically in the "Political Junkie" segment with NPR...
Watchdogs: Drop Stevens from committees now; Senators: Let investigation proceed
A day after federal law officers searched Senator Ted Stevens Girdwood home, Senate colleagues urged caution before jumping to conclusions that he's caught up...
Republican House leader Boehner declines to take action against Don Young
Meanwhile, as conjecture and suspicion swirls around the latest Stevens news, Don Young's legal troubles drew comments from Republican Minority Leader John Boehner. Boehner...
Coastal erosion in northern Alaska's NPR-A doubled in last 50 years
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed a new study of coastal erosion in the Northeast portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The...
Fort Richardson's 425th racking up positive results in Iraq
Alaska-based soldiers on duty in Iraq are well into a new strategy, and the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 25th...
Nader, Nation, Anderson and Vets for Peace protest war, call for Bush impeachment
Calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush, activist Ralph Nader, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and the editor of The Nation...
Beaver residents working to save perishables; state airlifting generator
Beaver residents are hustling to keep freezers full of salmon and other foods from thawing and spoiling. Electricity remains out in the village following...
Uranium mining proposal for Elim area drawing concerns
A Canadian company is exploring for uranium near the Seward Peninsula community of Elim and that has some residents worried about the potential impact...
Unalaska dig uncovers whalebone mask, circa 1,000 B.C.
Archaeologists working on a dig site in Unalaska have found a 3,000-year old Unangan (Aleut) whalebone mask, which they believe to be the oldest...
Governor's health care group concentrates on facts, not strategies
Monday afternoon the Governor's specially-appointed Health Care Strategies Planning Council gathered in Anchorage for its second meeting. The council has until December to come...
FBI and IRS search Ted Stevens' Girdwood home
Agents from the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service are searching the Girdwood home of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. The search was confirmed this...
Democrat Jake Metcalfe announces his run for U.S. House
There's another challenger taking aim at Congressman Don Young in next year's elections. Jake Metcalfe has stepped aside as chairman of the Alaska Democratic...
Fire in Yukon Flats village of Beaver takes out power plant
State agencies are helping the village of Beaver following a fire that destroyed the community's power plant. The State's Emergency Communications Center at Ft....
'Nordic Viking' salvaged; Prince William Sound under observation for fuel impacts
The 127-foot fishing vessel Nordic Viking was salvaged off the rocks this weekend near Port Gravina in Prince William Sound. The boat ran aground...
Coffman Cove planning for new school in 2008 after waiting 18 years for funding
A small Southeast Alaska community is on track to get a new school. Coffman Cove, on Prince of Wales Island, won legislative funding this...
Karl Bushby heading to Siberia in August — to walk home to the U.K.
World walker Karl Bushby is back in Fairbanks. The Englishman who's been making his way around the planet since 1998 -- and crossed the...
Juneau to get another 'dumb, cheap and ugly' parking garage?
Telephone Hill in downtown Juneau could become the site of yet another big public debate. The city is planning a new parking garage and...
KTOO's John Ryan takes 2007 PRNDI Series reporting award
The Alaska Public Radio Network is full of talent, and we're racking up the awards to prove it. In addition to the recent national...