Oversight Panel to Explore Contracts With Alaska Native Corporations
The head of a U.S. Senate oversight panel is looking into the small business contracts awarded to Alaska Native Corporations. Senator Claire McCaskill, a...
Villages Still Battling Yukon High Waters
Flood waters are still roiling along the Yukon River. Many villages are not out of danger by any means, and river watch flyover
teams...
The Kenai Catches A Weather Break
The weather is now cooperating with firefighters battling the East End Road wildfire outside of Homer.
Casey Kelly, KBBI - Homer
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Wildfire Spread Near Homer
The wildfire burning near Homer has grown to over a thousand acres in size. By last night, 124 fire personnel were on scene, 17...
Crews Battling Wildfire on the Kenai
Photo By Casey Kelly, KBBI - Homer
Fire crews continue to battle the first major wildfire to hit the Kenai Peninsula this year at mile...
Senator Murkowski Battles Interior Nominee
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski helped lead the Republican charge Wednesday to block President Obama's nominee for a top Interior Department post. David Hayes's...
Ketchikan Wrestling With Suicides
Mental health experts estimate there has been on average one suicide a month in Ketchikan since the beginning of the year. A mental health...
Cruise Ship Carrying Probable H1N1 Case Docks in Sitka; All Aboard Healthy
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Serenade of the Seas is now docked at Sitka. The vessel left Washington state with a crew member who...
Kuskokwim Villages Battling High Water; Schools Canceled
Photo Provided by Office of Lt. Governor Sean Parnell
Lower Kuskokwim villages are being inundated with high water since an ice jam released below the...
Yukon River Floods Stevens Village
Steven's Village is the latest Yukon River community to be flooded. National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb says yesterday's
flooding at Steven's Village resulted when...
Interior Department to keep “Polar Bear Rule”
The Interior Department will keep in place the "polar bear rule" - a Bush Administration decision that says the Endangered Species
Act can't regulate pollution...
Point Lay Celebrating First Whale Harvest in 72 Years
The Chukchi Sea coastal community of Point Lay is celebrating their first whale harvest in 72 years.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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Biologists Concluding Field Research on Polar Bears, Global Warming
Photo by Fish and Wildlife Service
Biologists just wrapped up more than a month of field work on polar bears in the Chukchi Sea. The...
Former DNR Commisioner to Head Interior Department in Alaska
Former Department of Natural Resources Commissioner and state legislator Pat Pourchot will be the Interior Department's top official in Alaska. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar...
Governor Palin Declares Disaster Areas for Interior Alaska
Photo by Carl Stapler - National Parks Service
Governor Palin has issued a disaster declaration for interior communities hit by flooding. State Department of Emergency...
Anchorage Organizers Plan Eagle Relief Effort
Anchorage residents that wish to help out with relief efforts for Eagle residents can drop off donations of clothing, rubber boots and other supplies...
Flooding Yukon River Devastates Eagle
Flood water and chunks of ice from the Yukon River have caused major devastation in Eagle. The river has risen 40 feet above normal,...
Kuskokwim’s Breakup Threatens Downriver Village
Meanwhile, breakup on the Kuskokwim River is now threatening the downriver village of Kwethluk. Water has come over the bank at the lower section...
Ice Jam on Yukon Causing Major Flooding in Eagle
An ice jam on the Yukon River is causing major flooding in Eagle. National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb says both old and new...