Crews Work to Remove Fuel from Grounded Fishing Vessel
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
A beached fishing vessel has discharged hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel into Malina Bay off Afognak Island...
Former Sitka Teacher, Family Back in Town Waiting to See What Happens in Cairo
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The political victory that appears to have been won in Egypt has come at the cost of major...
Dog Dies on Yukon Quest Trail
Photos and Story by Emily Schwing, KUAC – Fairbanks
After leaving the Eagle checkpoint, Brent Sass ran his team for roughly 40 miles before taking...
Troopers Arrest Crooked Creek Boy After Hostage Situation
Associated Press
Alaska State Troopers have taken a 16-year-old Crooked Creek boy into custody after a reported hostage situation in the Kuskokwim River village. Troopers...
Former Private Prison Magnate Arrested in Mexico
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
Former Alaska private prison magnate Bill Weimar has been arrested in Mexico. Weimar is facing charges of sexual assault of...
Federal Regulators Demand Pipeline Improvements
Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez
A demand from federal regulators that major work needs to be done on the aging Trans-Alaska pipeline are...
TAPs Maintenance Shouldn’t Require Long-Term Shutdown
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Fairbanks Democrat David Guttenberg has monitored Alyeska and safety issues surrounding the pipeline his entire legislative career. He...
Coast Guard Rescues Five After Vessel Runs Aground
Jacob Resneck, KMXT – Kodiak
Five crewmen had to be rescued after their fishing vessel ran aground on Afognak Island this morning. The...
Environmental Group Emphasizes Danger of Coal Ash in New Report
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Alaska environmental groups sound the alarm about the danger of coal ash in a new report. The report cooperatively produced...
Operation Denali Aims to Help Wounded Vets
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
President Obama has said he wants to incorporate National Parks into plans for helping returning...
Nikiski LNG Plant Closing in Spring
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
Workers at the Liquefied Natural Gas Plant in Nikiski will be looking for new jobs. The LNG plant, co-owned by...
Persily Says Plant Closure Helps Make Case for Gas Pipeline
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
The Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects Larry Persily also reacted to the LNG closure. He...
Power Restored in Akiak
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
Power has been restored to the village of Akiak. Nearly all of the village went dark Monday morning.
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Valdez Star Founder Passes Away
Tony Gorman, KCHU – Valdez
Lifelong journalist Pat Lynn has died. He was best known in Alaska as the former voice of the...
GPS Units Allowed in 2011 Iditarod
Laureli Kinneen, KNOM – Nome
The rules for the 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have been released. Not much has changed from...
Power Restored In Akiak
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
A power outage this week in Akiak left the village totally dark for two days and only half of...
Power Outage Compounds Fuel Shortage
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
The power outage in Akiak has added to a gas dilemma along the Kuskokwim River. Akiak is...
State Considers Legal Options Over Walrus Listing
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The state of Alaska is reviewing its legal options regarding the Interior Department’s decision to put Pacific Walrus...
Walrus Tracking Links Sea Ice To Population Decline
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Melting sea ice is the main culprit causing problems for walrus. They need the ice to take them...
Fishing Vessel Runs Aground In The Aleutians
Alexandra Guitierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
A fishing vessel was grounded in the Aleutian Islands yesterday, in the same area where the Selendang-Ayu went aground...