Alaska Board of Fisheries Votes to Open Cod Fishing in Western Aleutians
Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska
In a challenge to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Alaska Board of Fisheries has voted to open state...
Yukon Quest Receives Boost From Renewing Sponsors
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Yukon Quest is getting a boost from new and renewing sponsors. The international sled dog race has...
Inupiat Eskimo Film Maker Debuting at Sundance Film Festival
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday in Park City, Utah. This year, for the first time...
World Walker Renewing Trek from Fairbanks
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
British world walker Karl Bushby is back in Fairbanks preparing for the next segment of his global trek. ...
Foreign Ships Take Shelter in Aleutians
Steve Heimel, APRN-Anchorage
The Coast Guard reports that no less than five foreign shipping vessels took shelter in the Aleutian Islands over the weekend, as...
Waterman Trial Begins in Anchorage
Steve Heimel, APRN-Anchorage
The second jury trial of Rachelle Waterman is underway. Yesterday judge William Carey ruled that most of a videotaped confession by Waterman...
Group Starts New Community-Supported Fishery
Steve Heimel, APRN-Anchorage
A small-boat advocacy group is starting a new community-supported fishery. The idea is that consumers order the seafood ahead of time, at...
Steller Sea Lions May Be Taken Off Endangered Species List
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
It may be time to take the eastern Steller Sea Lion off the endangered species list. That’s according to...
Advisory Group Brainstorms Solution to Delta Junction Bison Problem
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
An advisory group has come up with long-awaited recommendations on how to handle the problem of bison roaming...
Sitka Hoping to Increase Cruise Ship Visits
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Sitka is among the communities in Southeast Alaska that sees fewer visits from cruise ships than the Inside...
State Will Provide Emergency Funds to Savoonga
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The state of Alaska will provide emergency funds to Savoonga villagers whose homes were damaged by recent power...
Investigators Still Looking into Diver’s Death
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Investigators continue looking for the reason a diver died last week while collecting sea cucumbers near Metlakatla.
The man,...
Skilak Lake Sets Scene for ‘Caribou Island’
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula is the setting for a new novel that comes out Tuesday. Author...
Governor Says Proposed Oil Tax Change Will Spur Development, Create More Jobs
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Monday, Governor Sean Parnell presented a plan to make minor changes in the state’s oil tax that he...
Trans Alaska Pipeline Restarts
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Oil is flowing again through the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Workers labored through the night to install bypass piping...
Interagency Sweep Nets 45 Criminals
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Last week an interagency enforcement sweep in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley netted 45 criminals, plus guns, snow...
Professionals, Advocates Work to Highlight Benefits of Federal Health Care
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
As Congress prepares to battle over the newly enacted Health care reform law, Alaskan health care professionals and...
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Receives Higher Bond Rating
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation recently received a higher bond rating, due in part to its $5-billion in...
Board Deliberating Changes to Cook Inlet, Kodiak and Chignik Finfish Fisheries
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The state’s Board of Fisheries sat down to work in Anchorage Sunday afternoon. The panel hears staff reports...
Cold Weather, Little Snow Sets Rough Track for Alcan 200
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
Frigid temperatures and sparse snow set a rough track for the 42nd annual Alcan200, the longest snowmachine road race...