Coast Guard looks ahead to larger arctic role as ice recedes
The Head of the Coast Guard in Alaska spoke today about the challenges the agency faces in the arctic in the next 10 to...
Conservation group warning fishing industry of ocean acidification impacts
A statewide group of conservation-minded fishermen is calling on the industry to take action against ocean acidification. The Alaska Marine Conservation Council has been...
State spending on schools aiming for $100/student-year increase
The House Majority is holding on to a bill that would change the way the state's public schools are funded until members can come...
House may ask parole board to serve longer sentences
The Alaska House today also held a bill that would extend the life of the state pardon and parole board. The bill calls for...
"Get the 211" on health and social service options
We all know in case of a life-threatening emergency to call 911. But what about an "information emergency?" Well, as of today, the "official"...
Rookie Anderson leads the Quest; Rookie Smidt removed from the race
Fairbanks rookie Ken Anderson leapt into the lead in the Yukon Quest. Anderson left the Yukon River checkpoint of Circle at 12:55 p.m. today,...
Yukon-Kuskokwim Guardsmen return to warm welcome in the delta
Alaska National Guardsmen from the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta were honored and officially welcomed home by the United States Army, military support organizations and Yup'ik elders...
New bill designed to help support foster children
A bill introduced today would smooth out some of the problems facing children living in the state’s foster care system.
Dave Donaldson, APRN - Anchorage
Governor proposes repeal of Certificate of Need law
Governor Palin’s proposal to eliminate a law that balances community needs with the brick and mortar of health care has local hospital administrators worried. ...
North Slope mayor reacts to Walrus listing
North Slope Borough Mayor Edward Itta today said he wasn't surprised by the call yesterday from the Center for Biological Diversity to list Pacific...
Yakutat gets a new municipal manager
Yakutat finally has a municipal manager. The northern Southeast Alaska community went more than a year before hiring a longtime resident for the job....
Anchorage school board approves budget
In a special session yesterday, the Anchorage School Board unanimously approved its proposed budget for 2008-2009. The board and administration's next step involves...
Senate committee mulls new director for Indian Health Service
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing yesterday for Robert McSwain to become the director of the Indian Health Service.
Lori Townsend, APRN...
"Miss Earline" to the rescue
If a teenager gets caught using drugs or committing a crime in Southeast Alaska, there’s a good chance they’ll get sent to the Johnson...
Iron Dog: Gentlemen, start your engines
The 2008 Iron Dog snowmachine race begins this Sunday at Big Lake. “First Dude” Todd Palin and teammate Scott Davis are the defending champions...
Yukon Quest mushers ready to hit the trail
Mushers and their dog teams are gathered in Fairbanks for the start of tomorrow’s 25th running of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race....
Anchorage Assembly candidate deadline arrives
Friday afternoon, February 8, at 5:00 p.m. was the deadline for candidates to file for Anchorage's April 1, 2008 Municipal Election.
The Assembly Clerk's office...
Anchorage Schools pass budget, look to Juneau for funds
In a special session yesterday, the Anchorage School Board unanimously approved its proposed budget for 2008-2009. The board and administration's next step involves making...
Environmentalists push for federal walrus safeguards
An environmental group is petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list Pacific Walrus under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological...
Interior Secretary justifies quick Chukchi lease sale
Today, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne used the numbers from yesterday’s Chukchi Sea oil and gas lease sale as a justification for not delaying the...