Governor's healthcare strategies summit kicks off in Anchorage
Health care professionals gathered Monday in Anchorage for the Alaska Health Summit. Governor Palin established the council last February to develop a health care...
Wind power coming to Savoonga in 2008, other villages soon after
The village of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island should be getting wind turbines by next year, Gambell is not far behind and other rural...
Alaskan Christmas tree business may boom with market and climate changes
Changing climate and consumer preferences could make Alaska a good place to grow Christmas trees. Bob Wheeler is a forester with the University of...
Prince of Wales nursery spurs oyster farming
Baby oysters by the handful in southeast Alaska. Click the photo to see three photos from the nursery. Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska -...
Doctor survives surprise bear attack on Admiralty Island
A Juneau physician is recovering from a broken bone in his left hand and other wounds after being attacked by a brown bear on...
ConocoPhillips submits gasline proposal
Governor Sarah Palin will announce within the hour which companies have submitted applications to build a natural gas pipeline. They must meet the state's...
FBI releases phone recordings of McGuire
After days of denying its existence, the FBI has released audio of State Senator Lesil McGuire allegedly trying to intimidate a federal witness. McGuire...
Senator Murkowski holds hearing on care of returning soldiers
Senator Lisa Murkowski listened to vets, VA and health care officials today in Anchorage during a field hearing on health care for soldiers returning...
A Lamprey revival?
Photos courtesy Kwik'pak Fisheries
A western Alaska fish buyer is trying to build a market for an ancient creature that might otherwise swim unnoticed at...
Anchorage Assembly passes budget
After much debate, positioning and perhaps a bit of posturing, the Anchorage Assembly has adopted a compromising mood and approved the Municipal Budget for...
Dealing with growing garbage in Juneau
The Juneau Assembly has "conceptually approved" a strategy to provide curbside recycling to city residents. Solid-waste consultants told Juneau officials yesterday the city shouldn't...
Compromise mood produces city budget
After much debate, positioning and perhaps a bit of posturing, last night the Anchorage Assembly adopted a compromising mood and approved the Municipal Budget...
Judge changes Joshua Wade trial date
This morning a U.S. District Judge in Anchorage moved Joshua Wade's upcoming trial date. It's the second rescheduling since Wade was first indicted on...
BP fined $20 million for Prudhoe Bay oil spill
Oil giant BP plead guilty today to a federal environmental crime stemming from an oil spill at Prudhoe Bay last year. The company was...
DNC hopes to access Federal dollars for coastal impact assistance
The state department of Natural Resources coastal management program is working on a plan to access nearly $2.5 million per year over the next...
Cruise ship initiative sponsors ratchet up pressure on the state
The Ocean Rangers program that was passed in 2006 as part of the state's cruise ship initiative has yet to be fully implemented. And...
Two Anchorage clinics for low-income patients may close
Financial concerns are forcing the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center to consider shutting down one of its two clinics in the city. The center currently...
Illegal immigrant proposal swept aside by Anchorage Assembly
In a surprise vote, the Anchorage Assembly has postponed indefinitely consideration of a proposed ordinance to capture illegal immigrants in the area. ...
Cocaine smuggling plot uncovered
The Alaska State Troopers announced they uncovered a plot to transport cocaine to Tanana from Fairbanks on a commuter airplane. Working on an...
Mayor of Fairbanks offers plan to balance the city budget
The new Fairbanks mayor, Terry Strle, is having to make some tough choices to balance the budget. Strle released her proposal yesterday.
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