Exxon ‘Valdez’ Captain Hazelwood to Alaska: I’m sorry
Twenty years after the Exxon Valdez disaster, the ship's captain is apologizing to Alaska. In a new book -- The Spill: Personal Stories From...
Schnuelle first out of Rainy Pass in tight Iditarod leader pack
Two-time defending Iditarod champion Lance Mackey led the way into the Rainy Pass checkpoint at 11:34 this morning. Norwegian Bjornar Anderson followed more than...
Former Don Young aide indicted
A grand jury has indicted Fraser Verrusio, one of Don Young's former congressional staffers, on corruption charges for taking a free trip to the...
Alaska Delegation takes aim and new bypass mail increase
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation is warning that the upcoming increase on postal rates will have devastating consequences in Rural Alaska. Parcel post rates are going...
US Interior Secretary Salazar to visit Alaska in April
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he’ll visit Alaska next month, but only the state’s biggest city. The Interior Department is holding hearings in...
Senate clears way for changes in Endangered Species Act
The Senate has cleared the way for the Obama Administration to reverse changes made to the Endangered Species Act under President Bush. Today the...
Legislature reaches halfway point
The legislature today has passed the half-way mark of this year’s 90-day session. So far, members have passed and sent to the governor one...
State Department of Transportation receives $175 million in stimulus funds
The state Transportation Department has received $175 million in economic stimulus funds from Congress.
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5 men rescued off grounded fishing vessel
The Coast Guard successfully rescued 5 men off of a grounded fishing vessel this morning on St. George Island. The 112-foot Mar-Gun contacted the...
Rabid dog discovered in Anchorage
State health officials say a trainer and five others who had close contact with a rabid dog are receiving shots to prevent rabies. The...
Rural Alaska seeks long term solutions to economic challenges
Groceries and fuel dollars are pouring into rural Alaska from as far away as New York and New Zealand. Village residents say the aid...
Sexual abuse claims against Jesuits have broad repercussions for several Northwest colleges
Abuse claims from Alaskans who say they were victimized by Jesuit priests might affect the future of colleges in Washington State. Attorneys have begun...
Governor Palin confirms her support of in-state gasline
Governor Sarah Palin today made public her commitment to work toward a gas line from the North Slope to the Railbelt, Southcentral - and...
MatSu Borough Mayor dies of cancer
Matunuska Susitna Borough Mayor and former state legislator, Curt Menard, died this morning of cancer. Menard began his political service in 1984 on the...
High court hears Alaska criminal DNA case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this morning in an Alaska case. An Anchorage man convicted of a brutal rape and beating 16 years...
Alaska Senator Elton resigns for Interior Department post
Juneau Senator Kim Elton has resigned to become the Director of Alaska Affairs for the Department of Interior in Washington, DC. Elton’s resignation was...
Board of Game considers expanding predator control
The state Board of Game has begun work on a stack of proposals - many of which involve predator control. Among other things,...
Legislature considers task force to handle stimulus funding
A bill read into the state Senate today would set up a special task force to deal with the state’s needs and response to...
Mid-size Alaska communities may miss out on stimulus transportation funds
Many of Alaska’s mid-size communities will miss out on some of the transportation money from the massive economic stimulus package. Anchorage will get its...
Senators Murkowski and Begich introduce bill for direction drilling under ANWR
Alaska’s Senators have introduced a bill that would allow directional drilling to tap oil under the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Republican Lisa Murkowski...