Governor Palin axes $226 million from statewide capital budget
Governor Palin put the brakes on state spending today. With vetoes of more than 40% of the state's share of the capital projects budget...
Reactions to budget vetoes immediate, statewide, strong and mixed
Virtually every corner of the state will be feeling the impact of Governor Palin's capitol budget vetoes. Among the hardest hit was the city...
Anderson corruption trial enters day two of prosecution's case
The prosecution is in the second day of presenting evidence in the corruption trial of former state lawmaker Tom Anderson. One of the key...
State-funded commission takes global warming testimony in Kotzebue
The Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission (ACIAC), a legislatively-created commission, is looking into the impacts of global warming and heard from a wide range...
Federal permits issued for exploration of tidal energy options in Alaska
A Washington, D.C. company has received federal permits to start investigating the potential for tidal energy at five different sites in Alaska, including three...
Anchorage Assembly approves free WiFi for downtown
Most of us know the warning, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." The Anchorage Assembly has. Before unanimously approving...
Governor Palin set to announce capital expenditure choices for fiscal 2008
Governor Palin is expected tomorrow to take action on the operating and capital budgets that came out of this year's legislature. And she will...
Anderson corruption trial delves into secret recordings and alleged under-the-table deals
The bribery and corruption trial of former state representative Tom Anderson plunged right into the critical evidence today as prosecutors began playing secretly recorded...
Tightened Alaska/Canada border crossing rules slowing ferry traffic to Prince Rupert, BC
Alaska Marine Highway traffic to Prince Rupert has plunged by nearly a third over the last five years. Ferry managers say stricter border-crossing rules...
Alaska SeaLife Center welcomes new seal pup in captivity — a first in Alaska
The Alaska SeaLife Center has witnessed their first birth of a marine mammal at the facility. "Chloe" the harbor seal gave birth to a...
Superior Court: Dental health aid program in rural Alaska is legal
The Superior Court for the State of Alaska ruled that a Native-run dental health aid therapist program in rural Alaska is legal. The ruling...
Offshore oil leasing near Bristol Bay up for consideration in the U.S. House
The new federal, five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan is set to go into effect as soon as Sunday. Today a U.S. House...
Alaska climate change may require $3 to $6 billion in public infrastructure by 2030
The University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) released a report today that for the first time calculates the future...
Lake Minchumina residents petition USPS to maintain postal services
Residents of Lake Minchumina, in the Interior, are trying to convince the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) not to pull out of the community. On...
Anchorage Hillside homeowners target of new campaign to keep bears out of trash
Today officials in Anchorage announced a new effort to keep bears out of trash cans. The Fish and Game Department says between one and...
Caribou Hills fire growing, but now 61% contained and away from occupied areas
The Caribou Hills fire that has been burning for more than a week in the interior of the western Kenai Peninsula is now 61%...
Opening statements made in the Anderson trial
Opening statements were heard by a jury of eight women and four men this afternoon in the corruption trial of former state legislator Tom...
U.S. House maintains rules on polar bear trophy importations from Canadian hunting
Today, the U.S. House defeated an amendment that would have effectively barred importation of polar bear parts from sport hunting in Canada. Washington State...
Bethel test fishery on the Kuskokwim gathering genetic data and more
The salmon season has started for much of the state, and in Bethel the start of the Kuskokwim salmon runs also brings the start...
Late May hunting expedition bags third largest bear in Alaska records
Alaska's Fish and Game department began a record of bear kill statistics in 1960. Since that time, about 4,500 bears have entered the books....