Archaeologists Uncover Pre-Contact Inupiat Village Near Kiana
A team of archaeologists from Brown University have uncovered a Native village site in Northwest Alaska that dates from just before first contact.
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Legislative Task Force To Perform Educational Review
The state spends nearly $2 billion on its public school system every year, but despite that, districts across Alaska come up against layoffs and strapped budgets. Now, a newly formed legislative task force plans to review the state of Education in Alaska.
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Bill Walker Announces Plans To Run For Governor
Republican Bill Walker announced plans today to run as an unaffiliated candidate for governor next year.
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Study Finds Increasing Wildfire Frequency
A new study finds evidence of increasing wildfire frequency. University of Illinois Ph.D. candidate Ryan Kelly’s project analyzed drill cores from the bottom of lakes in the Yukon Flats. The cores provide a record of sediment accumulation dating back 10,000 years, including charcoal particles deposited by wildfires.
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Researchers Study Micro-Nutrients Of Aquatic Ecosystems
A researcher in Bristol Bay is working to better understand the micro-nutrients that are essential for aquatic ecosystems. Salmon are well known to be a big source of the nutrients, but scientists are learning that a slightly less delicious organism plays a huge role in the health of salmon-producing streams and lakes.
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Fairbanks Residents Speak Out On LNG Service Applications
Fairbanks residents turned out strongly earlier this week to speak out on natural gas service applications. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska held a hearing as part its review of applications from Fairbanks Natural Gas and the borough’s Interior Gas Utility.
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‘Not Dead Yet’: Living With Terminal Cancer
Dawn Dillard never wanted to retire. The 57-year-old expected to keep working as a public advocacy lawyer until she turned 100, but last year, a diagnosis of uterine cancer forced her into retirement. Now her full time job is fighting terminal cancer. And she says even if the disease kills her, she doesn't want it to defeat her.
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Young Votes With Majority On Student Loan Bill
U.S. Rep. Don Young has voted with the majority in passing legislation to reduce borrowing costs for millions of college students.
Crews Battle New Wildfires in Southwest Region
It's hoped that a change in the weather will calm down wildfires that have flared up in Southwestern Alaska. Two fires were ignited by lightning in the Nushagak drainage, west of Koliganek; and, for the second time this summer, a fire this summer is threatening Lime Village.
KABATA Project Moves Forward
The Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority, or KABATA, held an open house in Wasilla on Tuesday evening.
Food for Mind and Body
Michael is crafting. The staff of the Mountain View Library is stunned. Michael does NOT do crafts and is indignant in the way only a 13-year-old can muster at the mere suggestion that he should try.
“Crafts are for girls,” he reminds library staff almost daily when he comes into the “Lunch and Play” program; today doubly so: we’re making origami flowers. Public Speaks at Sunshine Clinic Board Meeting
On Tuesday night, the Sunshine Community Health Center Board of Directors met. In addition to regular Clinic business, the Board allowed an extended period for community members who wished to speak to the recent dismissal of Medical Director Dr. Mary Loeb. Ultimately, no direct action was taken on the subject of Dr. Loeb or Executive Director David Bryant.
Ketchikan Borough, Business Owner Reach Settlement
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough has reached a settlement agreement with a seasonal business owner who hasn’t paid his sales taxes for about three years.
Man Allegedly Shipped Pot To Ketchikan
A 45-year-old Ketchikan man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having two-and-a-half pounds of marijuana shipped to Ketchikan.
Douglas Business On Auction Block
An auction will be held next month for P P’s Douglas Inn, the Douglas business seized earlier this spring because the owner failed to pay federal taxes for much of the last 14 years.
House Appropriations Proposes EPA Cuts, Senate Proposes Nothing
The House Appropriations Committee aims to slash the Interior Department's budget by $5 billion. The Senate has yet to release its plan.
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Gambell, Savoonga Face Food Shortage
Gambell and Savoonga had their lowest walrus harvest on record. That’s created a food shortage and economic crisis in the Yup’ik villages as residents are unable to pay their bills and are worried about the coming winter. The region’s legislators are urging Governor Parnell to declare an economic disaster declaration for the Island to free up state money for relief.
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APU’s Eagle Glacier Training Camp Cultivating Olympic Skiers
The U.S. women's cross country ski team has never won an Olympic medal. But that could change in Sochi, Russia this winter. Leading the way is Alaska Pacific University skier Kikkan Randall, the best sprint skier in the world. Summer training usually involves giving up on snow, but the U.S. women have a secret weapon as they prepare for Sochi – APU's Eagle Glacier training camp.
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Chugiak Singer-Songwriter Advances In National Competition
Chugiak singer-songwriter Robin Hopper had been named a quarterfinalist in a national competition sponsored by the Grammy Foundation.
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Gardens at Bragaw to Celebrate Grand Opening
The community gardens at Bragaw Street and 4th Avenue are finally bearing fruit – and vegetables. The Anchorage Community Land Trust negotiated with the municipality of Anchorage to take over the project in 2012 with help from state and grant funding. The ACLT will host the gardens’ opening celebration this Friday.
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