Ocean acidification sets off alarm bells
Increasingly acidic waters in the Pacific Ocean may be a factor in the steep decline of salmon runs in the lower 48 states and...
Sales of wood stoves grow as fuel oil prices climb
Dealers of alternative heating appliances are seeing a major spike in demand due to high oil prices. Mark Wiebold, sales manager at the Fairbanks...
Legislators take close look at in-state pipeline plan
An in-state gas pipeline providing energy for Fairbanks and SouthCentral Alaska would not violate the terms of the license before the legislature during the...
Kodiak considers increase in tax on alcohol
The City of Kodiak is considering an increase to its sales tax on alcoholic beverages to pay for soaring construction costs for a new...
Conservation groups take Bush administration to court over polar bears and walruses
Two conservation groups are challenging the Bush administration's recent decision to let oil companies unintentionally harrass or harm polar bears and walruses in the...
Alaska to get semi-pro basketball team
Semi-professional basketball is coming to Alaska. The American Baskeball Association franchise will be called ''The Alaska Dream." The team will be based in Anchorage...
Weather website nears end of successful first year
A website designed to track unusual weather and climate events in Alaska is nearing its first birthday. The site is a collaboration of the...
Native corporation plays big role in northern Anchorage development
Power Ridge, north of the Eagle River interchange, built by Eklutna Inc.
On the northern boundary of the municipality of Anchorage lies the Native Village...
Climber collapses, dies on Denali
A 51-year-old climber died on Denali Friday evening after collapsing at the summit.
Eli Menaker, APRN - Anchorage
Cruise ship runs aground in Glacier Bay
Another cruise ship is in trouble today. The vessel "Spirit of Glacier Bay" operated by Cruise West, ran aground just before 8:00 a.m. this...
State of Alaska teams up with natural gas players for in-state delivery
ENSTAR, the Anchorage natural gas utility, has joined with the state of Alaska and the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority in an effort to...
Natural fireworks kick up Alaskan wildfires over holiday weekend
Fire activity picked up across the state over the holiday weekend. Lightning strikes started most of them, but a few were human-caused, including one...
Ocean turning acidic, threatening fisheries; possible mass extinction
This week, the U.S. House is set to consider a bill to beef up research on the growing acidity of the oceans -- an...
WWF taking on IUU fishing with market forces
Alaska's fishery management system may have its flaws, but it's much better than what most countries have. And beyond U.S. waters the reach of...
Tiny Eklutna village corporation handling big Anchorage land developments
On the northern boundary of the Municipality of Anchorage lies the Native village of Eklutna. The community itself is small, less than 100 people,...
President Eisenhower signs Alaska statehood bill — 50 years ago today
It was 50 years ago today that Alaska entered its final phase on the way to becoming a state. On Ju
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UAS launching Riley/Freer scholarship in honor of friends, public servants
Fundraising is underway for a University of Alaska Southeast scholarship in the memory of two statehood pioneers. Burke Riley and Dick Freer, of Yakima,...
Hopes for a strong Yukon chum salmon season fade
The first commercial fishery of the year on the Yukon River took place Wednesday night near the mouth. The fishery targeted summer chum salmon,...
NOAA begins process of updating Kachemak Bay nautical charts
The first phase of a project to update the nautical charts of Kachemak Bay is underway. The NOAA ship Fairweather is tied...
Sealaska re-elects 4 board members
Sealaska shareholders re-elected four members of the corporation’s board of directors this years annual meeting in San Francisco. The board is looking at increasing...