Pebble Mine ownership goes 50-50; may push project to final development
The much-debated Pebble Mine project near Iliamna just received a huge infusion of capital from mining giant Anglo American, the third-largest mining company in...
Proposed healthcare coverage expansion for children up for debate
Legislation to expand the federal program that provides funding for Denali KidCare was before the U.S. House and Senate today. The House passed a...
Water projects funding may be drained by Bush veto
A long-delayed authorization for federally-funded water projects around the country is on the verge of clearing Congress -- but the Bush Administration is threatening...
Unregulated international fishing activity frustrating Stevens
During a Commerce Department oversight hearing today, Senator Ted Stevens asked Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez about combating International Unregulated, Unreported (IUU) fisheries. Stevens says...
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...
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....
Scientists watching walrus movements as sea ice recedes
Biologists in Anchorage are getting a daily look at how walrus in the Chukchi Sea are responding to rapidly retreating sea ice. Walrus, especially...
Alaska suspects merger by Japanese seafood processors is anticompetitive
The State of Alaska is opening its own antitrust investigation into a proposed merger of two Japanese seafood companies with major processing operations in...
Murkowski sells back Kenai River land to short circuit ethics concerns
Over the past week, Senator Lisa Murkowski's Kenai River land deal with long-time friend and political supporter Bob Penney has brought her a firestorm...
Alaska Democrats start campaign against Don Young online
The Alaska Democratic Party has begun a full campaign against Don Young's re-election next year. Party leaders showcased a new website today called dropdon.com...
Murkowski says she's giving up Kenai land to end ethics controversy
Senator Lisa Murkowski is trying to put a stop to the political flak she has gotten for buying Kenai riverfront property from family friend...
Don Young's House committee assignments may be in jeopardy
Congressman Don Young's legal woes could cost him his committee assignments in the U.S. House, according to an article in today's edition of Roll...
Kenai River land deal nets ethics complaint against Murkowski
The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) filed a complaint against Senator Lisa Murkowski today with the Senate Ethics committee. The complaint says Murkowski's...
Congressman Young officially under federal criminal investigation
A source with the investigation confirmed to The Associated Press today that Congressman Don Young faces a criminal investigation. Young joins Senator Ted Stevens...
Investigations into flightseeing crash begin in Ketchikan
Federal and state agencies are investigating a crash that killed four cruise ship passengers and pilot Joseph Campbell yesterday near Ketchikan. The float plane...
DEC expands botulism warning in Alaska
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is warning Alaskans about food that may be contaminated with botulism. Processing malfunctions at a Castleberry's Food Company...