Wade fraud trial moved to Fairbanks
The trial of Joshua Wade is being moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks.
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Theives target Fairbanks stoves
Small furnaces and woodstoves are being targeted by thieves in the Fairbanks area. State Trooper Michael Wery says rural residential properties outside...
Making the Richardson highway a scenic byway
A planning effort is underway to develop the northern part of the Richardson Highway as a state scenic byway. Department of Transportation Scenic...
Legislature files an amicus brief on Exxon Valdez damage case
The Alaska State Legislature will file a friend of the court brief in the Exxon Valdez punitive damage case that’s scheduled to be heard...
Southeast native students vie for Sealaska scholarships
Alaska Native students with roots in Southeast have another chance to get financial assistance for their studies. The Sealaska Heritage Institute is taking applications...
TransCanada the only company to meet AGIA requirements
Governor Sarah Palin has named a Canadian company as her choice to build a natural gas pipeline for the state. Five different companies had...
Second sea turtle washes ashore in Southeast
A female green sea turtle found dead near Sitka last week traveled thousands of miles to reach Southeast Alaska shores. The National Oceanic and...
Legislative Session has full plate
This year’s legislative session begins on January 15. Some important decisions will made – on the gas pipeline from the North Slope, on major...
Holiday job fair well attended
Several hundred job seekers descended on the Egan Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage this week to meet with two dozen potential employers at...
Healy gets a bank
First National Bank of Alaska announced plans this week to set up shop in the Park’s Highway community, near the entrance to Denali National...
Harbor repair program may have new legs
The state’s two-year-old harbor repair program could finally go into full operation this year. Governor Sarah Palin’s spending plan proposes full funding for the...
Polar bear strays up Kobuk river to Noorvik
Photo from Noorvik provided by Bill Zibell
The village of Noorvik in Northwest Alaska has taken its first polar bear. The community is located inland...
Jobs galore in state's visitor industry
Yesterday several hundred job seekers went to the Egan Civic and Convention Center to meet with 24 potential employers at the 9th Annual Holiday...
Palin supports a plan to keep the state's LNG plant running
The State of Alaska is supporting a plan that would continue the shipment of Cook Inlet natural gas to Asia for the next several...
Rock Creek mine gets a vote of confidence from the courts
A decision issued today by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals means Vancouver-based NovaGold Resources is now one big step closer toward starting...
Chukchi lease sale stirs controversy
Environmental groups are calling on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to postpone the Chukchi Sea lease sale scheduled for next month. The Minerals Management Service...
APU skiers excel at national championship
Skiers from Alaska Pacific University won both the men's and women's national championship classic races today in Houghton, Michigan. Kikkan Randall won the 10...
Juneau to improve school lunches
The Juneau School District says it will take steps to improve its school lunch program. District officials sent their response earlier this week to...
Alaska turns 49
The 49th state celebrates its 49th birthday today.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, DC
Fairbanks considers dropping IM program
The state is accepting comment on the proposed phase out of the Fairbanks Borough’s vehicle Inspection and Maintenance program. The “I.M.” program was instituted...