Top Stories

News stories, radio and TV episodes that warrant one of six spots on our homepage. The homepage is in chronological order of publication date, so stories are moved off the homepage as more are categorized “top stories.”

BP Sale Doesn’t Include Alaska Holdings

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage BP announced today that it’s selling $7 billion in oil field assets to Houston based Apache Corporation. But the...

Tea Party Express Comes to Anchorage

Story and Photo Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage Top officials with the Tea Party Express were in Anchorage on Monday to begin campaigning for...

Thousands of Alaskans Remain Out of Work

Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau Despite an improving job market, thousands of Alaskans remain out of work and some have fallen through the cracks...

Guttenberg Fights Alyeska’s Decision to Move Employees

Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC Fairbanks state representative David Guttenberg took his concerns about Alyeska Pipeline Service Company to the US Congress Thursday. ...

Miller Campaign to Receive Help From Tea Party Group

Associated Press Joe Miller has ended the quarter with nearly $125,000, a fraction of the nearly $2.4 million that Senator Lisa Murkowski had...

Presidential Oil Spill Commission Begins Work

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage The Presidential Commission on the BP oil spill began work this week in New Orleans. The commission took testimony...

Taylor Highway Motorist Considered Missing

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks State Troopers believe there may be a person missing along the flood damaged Taylor Highway.  Spokeswoman Megan Peters says...

McCarthy Gains Wireless Broadband Internet

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The tiny village of McCarthy is soon to be on the front lines of the technological revolution.  More than...

Portions of Taylor Highway Remain Closed

Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Much of the Taylor Highway remains closed due to flood damage. Storms dropped between 1 and 4 inches of...

Coast Guard Holds Memorial for Servicemen

Ed Ronco and Lily Mihalik, KCAW – Sitka The Coast Guard is a family. That was the prevailing sentiment at a memorial service held...

Public Buzzes Over BP Rumor

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Financial markets buzzed over the weekend in response to a news account that BP was in the process of raising...

Appeal to Herbicide Spraying Permit Denied

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage An Anchorage superior court judge has denied an appeal to a permit for herbicide spraying along the Alaska Railroad’s right...

Commercial Fishing on Yukon Opens

Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel Commercial fishermen on the Yukon River are getting a chance to earn some money.  The Department of Fish and...

Chum Salmon Run Falling Short of Expectations

Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg A major hatchery chum salmon run that provides early season opportunity for Southeast’s purse seine fleet is falling short...

Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes

Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka Three people from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka died today after their helicopter crashed in waters off Washington. A...

Alyeska Pipeline Company CEO Announces Retirement

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Alyeska Pipeline Company is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer following Wednesday’s announcement that Kevin Hostler will retire...

Center’s Pregnant Sea Lion Had Cancer

Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage Preliminary necropsy results on the pregnant sea lion that died at the Alaska SeaLife Center last month show she...

XTRAFTUF Jobs Going Overseas, Officials Say

Ed Ronco, KCAW - Sitka XTRATUFs are as common in Alaska as the Stetson is in Texas. The brown neoprene boots are the last rubber footwear...

Dahlstrom Resigns from Parnell Administration

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau Former Eagle River representative Nancy Dahlstrom has resigned from her new job with the Parnell Administration.  Parnell says he...

Sealaska Lands-Selection Legislation Changes Released

Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski released changes to her Sealaska lands-selection legislation on Thursday. The revisions are based on amendments that...