Pavlof Ash Continues To Ground Many Southwest Alaska Flights
Pavlof volcano continues to ground flights in Southwest Alaska. Pen Air put 6 flights on hold Tuesday due to an ash and steam cloud extending up to 20,000 feet.
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Many Questions Remain As Coast Guard Probe Continues
Many questions remain after the first day of a week-long Coast Guard probe of the grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk last New Year's Eve on an island south of Kodiak.
Regional Flights Canceled Due to Volcanic Eruptions
Pavlof Volcano isn't showing signs of slowing down. It erupted all through the weekend, though not at levels that disturb international air traffic. But as KUCB's Lauren Rosenthal reports, the volcano's done enough to stop regional air service to Western Alaska.
A Tribute to Three Moms
Standing next to them in the grocery line, you might not suspect their powers. You see them at the school play, at the hardware store, and at the park.
They are your friends, your co-workers, your sisters. They are our world’s ultimate superheroes. They are moms.
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APU Cuts Tuition By More Than 30 Percent
Alaska Pacific University is lowering their tuition more than 30 percent. The president of the Anchorage private liberal arts college says the change will make a college education more affordable for Alaskans, and hopefully, boost their enrollment.
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Anchorage Schools React To ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver
Anchorage School District administrators are reacting to the U.S. Department of Education's announcement that Alaska will receive a waiver from the 'No Child Left Behind' (NCLB) law.
The Bird House: A Bar History
Although Fairbanks had the Malemute Saloon, Juneau had the Red Dog Saloon and even little Homer had the Salty Dawg Saloon, Anchorage had no bar with an authentic Alaskan theme.
In 1967, some high school friends and I bought the Bird House Bar, a funky Alaskan themed bar on the Seward Highway.
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Coast Guard Begins Kulluk Hearing
Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard began a week-long probe of the grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk last New Year’s Day on an island south of Kodiak. The rig was being towed to Seattle when it broke loose in bad weather and ended up going aground. APRN’s Steve Heimel was at the hearing today at the Anchorage Assembly chambers.
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Circle Residents Clean Up After Flooding
Residents of Circle are cleaning up after an ice jam on the Yukon River caused extensive flooded in the community on Sunday.
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Pavlof Ash Falls On Sand Point
Pavlof Volcano continued to erupt over the weekend, spitting a plume of ash that reached 22,000 feet into the sky.
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Fishermen Found Guilty, Although Court Agrees Subsistence Salmon Fishing Is Religious
Nearly 50 fishermen were cited for illegal salmon fishing last June. Half of them pled not guilty and have been fighting it in court ever since.
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Joe Miller Ordered To Pay $85,000 In Alaska Dispatch Legal Fees
Former Republican U.S. Senate nominee Joe Miller has not yet said if he will appeal an award of court costs to an internet news organization that sued to get his personnel records in 2010.
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State Proposes $50 Million for ANWR Development
Governor Sean Parnell says the new state plan will disclose the true oil volume in ANWR.
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Ketchikan Breaks World Rainboot Race Record
And now for some breaking news. Record-breaking, that is. Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Ketchikan Saturday afternoon to break the Guinness World Record for the largest rainboot race.
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Alaska Cultural Connections: Cross Cultural Communication
Nuiqsut is both one of the newest communities on the North Slope and one of the oldest. The area was inhabited for centuries by the Iñupiat, and then abandoned for Barrow.
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Alaska Gets Relief From No Child Left Behind
More than 30 states across the country have gotten waivers from No Child Left Behind. That lets them judge schools with their own measures instead of the federal standards. Today, Alaska joined that group.
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Homer City Council Overturns Move to Ban Heliports on Homer Spit
A Homer flightseeing operator with visions of operating a heliport on the Homer Spit is one step closer to his goal. The Homer City Council narrowly defeated an effort to exclude heliports form a series of new zoning rules.
State Unemployment Rate Lowest In 6 Years
Alaska continues to add jobs to its seasonal economy. The preliminary statewide unemployment rate for April is 6 percent, the lowest since mid-2007. It dropped a full percentage point from April 2012.
Endangered Species Act Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Friday, May 17 was the 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Congress passed the act in 1973 over concerns that many species of plants and animals were in danger of becoming extinct.
Coast Guard Opens Kulluk Investigation Hearing
The Coast Guard opens an investigative hearing into January's grounding of the drilling rig Kulluk off Kodiak Island today.