EPA's particulate standards harder for Fairbanks to meet as wood burning grows
Increased wood and coal burning for heating in the Fairbanks area has local officials concerned about fine particulate pollution. Borough Air Quality Specialist Jim...
Fat Anchorage not slimming down, despite 'obesity war'
The Muncipality of Anchorage's official "war on obesity" is not going well. Those trying to coordinate the effort for slimmer citizens say they need...
Unqualified staff first on long list of 'Empress' errors
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators say a long list of errors by captain and crew led to last year's grounding of the Empress...
Alaska Marine Highway ridership up in wake of schedule expansions
More people are riding state ferries in Southeast this summer. Figures from the Marine Highway System show both passenger and vehicle numbers up for...
Senate Finance Committee takes up $500,000,000 for TransCanada
In its first hearing on the bill that would provide $500 million dollars to TransCanada to help with the development of a natural gas...
Cowdery steps down as chariman of the Legislative Council
Anchorage Republican Senator John Cowdery – under federal indictment on conspiracy and corruption charges – today resigned his powerful position as chairman of the...
Rural electric aid bill introduced in House
Late this afternoon state house members introduced legislation that would help people in remote communities meet their ever-increasing electric costs.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Juneau
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Chignik processing plant burns down
A processing plant in the Alaska Peninsula village of Chignik has been destroyed by fire.
Tony Gorman, KSDP - Sand Point
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US Senate Judiciary committee will hold hearing on EVOS ruling
Tomorrow the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee will hold a hearing on the recent Supreme court decision that reduced the award amount in the Exxon...
Cottonwood Creek gets intensive water quality assessment
Ongoing efforts to monitor Matanuska Valley water systems are being manned by volunteers, who brave foul weather and mosquitoes to collect accurate data to...
Aleutian volcanoes remain active
Aleutian islands volcanoes Okmok and Cleveland continue to be active. The community of Unalaska is about 65 miles northeast of Okmok and Cleveland is...
Governor expands Anchorage office
Governor Palin is expanding her offices in the Atwood Building in Anchorage. State leasing and facilities manager Tanci Mintz says the governor’s staff are...
Whooping Cough cases watched carefully in southeast
Health officials are keeping an eye on several cases of pertussis in Southeast Alaska. The respiratory illness is also known as whooping cough. Symptoms...
Alaska Airlines will try on-board Wi-Fi
Alaska Airlines plans to experiment with onboard broadband internet service starting next month. The carrier will charge for the wireless service, although rates have...
Actress comes to Anchorage to play her favorite role: foster child advocate
Alaska continues to have an abundance of foster children and a shortage of foster parents. This week actress, dancer and former foster...
Gasline bill ready for House vote
The House tomorrow will take up – and vote on -- the bill authorizing a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to North...
Southeast troll on target for Chinook
Southeast’s commercial troll fishing fleet looks to be right on target for it’s king salmon catch from a five-day opening early this month.
Joe Viechnicki,...
Dead whales turn up in Cook Inlet
At least three dead whales turned up in the Lower Cook Inlet area over the weekend. Scientists with the North Gulf Oceanic Society, or...
Stategic energy summit concludes in Fairbanks
Local, state and federal officials participated in a 2-day Strategic Energy summit in Fairbanks over the weekend. The focus of the meetings was a...
Search for entangled Humpback underway in Icy Strait
Rangers and entanglement specialists from Glacier Bay National Park are out on Icy Strait looking for a humpback whale tangled in a fishing net.
John...