Fairbanks aircraft training club takes flight tonight
A club starting up in Fairbanks promises to improve local flight training and access to aircraft. An organizational meeting for the Interior Alaska Aero...
Federal court approves offshore oil and gas leasing in Beaufort Sea
The U.S. District court in Alaska today released their decision in favor of the Minerals Management Service's lease sale 202 in the Beaufort Sea....
Unalaska Natives seeking restitution from Selendang Ayu owners
Unalaska's Qawalangin Tribe is waiting to hear how the owners of the Selendang Ayu will respond to the tribe's claim that the 2004 shipwreck...
Kongiganak plans to farm plentiful southwest winds
A workshop in Bethel focused on wind energy last week sparked a lot of interest from villages in the region. One of the villages...
Comment period on Long Range Transportation Plan extended
Yesterday was supposed to be the deadline for public comments on the new Long-Range Transportation Plan for the state, but Jeff Ottison, the Director...
Port and harbor operators look to the future
Operators of the state's ports and harbors met this week in Anchorage to look for ways to pay for improvements and new projects in...
Alaska Gasline Port Authority asks for reconsideration
The Alaska Gasline Port Authority is asking the state to reconsider its proposal for a natural gas pipeline. It was rejected by Governor...
ConocoPhillips puts its back behind new Providence cancer center
Anchorage's Providence Hospital's brand new Cancer Center has been treated to an historic infusion of money. ConocoPhillips gave the new, state-of-the-art facility...
A novel way to preserve Nunavak culture
An organization on Nunavak Island is using a marine debris clean up program to help protect the local culture.
Anne Hillman, KDLG - Dillingham
Rural villages discuss Citgo fuel donation
Regional non-profit organizations from rural Alaska met in Anchorage today to talk about this year’s Citgo heating fuel donation. They are making a video...
A museum exhibit looks at inventiveness in the Yup'ik culture
There's no word for science in the Yup'ik language. But an exhibit opening soon at the Anchorage Museum looks at the ingenuity of 19th...
Copper Basin 300 gets underway this weekend
The Copper Basin 300 sled dog race gets underway in Glennallen tomorrow. Top mushers signed up include defending champion Alan Moore of Two Rivers,...
New Cancer Center receives record contribution
ConocoPhillips President Jim Bowles (left) and Providence Chief Executive Al Parrish (right).
Yesterday Providence Alaska Medical Center's brand new Cancer Center was treated to...
Governor rejects ConocoPhillips gas line proposal
In a letter to ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva, governor Palin said the company’s proposal "falls critically short of meeting the state’s key objectives" of...
Presidential candidates turn their eyes to Alaska
Alaska's getting more attention from the Presidential candidates. Democrat Hillary Clinton has plans to open a campaign office in Anchorage. And the campaign...
Joshua Wade's lawyer quits
Joshua Wade's attorney has resigned. U-S Public Defender Mary Geddes has handled his case ever since his first appearance in federal court....
In search of the elusive Yukon lamprey
The commercial harvest of lamprey eel on the Yukon River turned out to be mostly a bust last month. The boneless parasites return to...
Wind power workshop underway in Bethel
The Yukon Kuskokwim Regional Wind Development workshop is happening in Bethel today and tomorrow. Village residents that already have wind power are mingling...
Zenn (zero emissions, no noise!) cars come to Kodiak
A couple of unique cars rolled off the Sampson barge in Kodiak Tuesday and their owner would love to see more of them plying...
Trying to get a leg up on Alaska business
Information brings profits. At least that was the premise this week as the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce held a day long conference designed to...