Restoration sale of timber could be a sign of things to come
A small timber sale on the Sitka road system this fall was the first of that the local ranger district hopes is many...
Both sides in budget battle claim property tax savings
In about 45 minutes at 6 o'clock, the Anchorage Assembly will begin a rare "continued" session from Tuesday night to complete the municipal budgets...
Assembly dismisses anti-illegal immigrant proposal
Last Tuesday night the Anchorage Assembly postponed indefinitely any consideration of a proposed ordinance to capture illegal immigrants in the area. Those troubled by...
Alaska birds included on national watch list
Twenty types of birds that breed or live much of the time in Alaska are included in a watch list of the nation’s most...
New genetic link ties native peoples in North America and Siberia
A new study finds a genetic link for many Native people in North America with certain populations in Siberia. University of Michigan genetics professor...
AMHS building causing friction
The Alaska Marine Highway headquarters building in Ketchikan needs major repairs. And that could get in the way of state plans to buy the...
Papa Pilgrim headed to prison
Robert Hale has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Hale, who was also known as Papa Pilgrim, had plead no contest to incest,...
Living successfully off the grid
As electricity prices rise and the true cost of fossil fuel usage becomes apparent, some people are choosing alternative energy sources. One Dillingham couple...
Hooper Bay works to protect tundra from vehicle damage
Four-wheelers and other modern vehicles have made access to Rural Alaska’s subsistence hunting grounds much easier than the old days, but that’s also placing...
Bear numbers on the rise in Hoonah
Alaska tour books claim Admiralty Island has more brown bears per square mile than any other place in the state. Municipal officials in Hoonah...
Assembly budget debate spawns special Thursday session
The Anchorage Assembly had hoped last night's session would see the approval of all the budgets guiding municipal finances through 2008 and 2009. But...
Senator Lesil McGuire implicated in threats
Convicted former-lobbyist Bill Bobrick was sentenced this morning to five months in prison and five months of home confinement for his role in Alaska's...
APEA stages "informational pickets"
The Alaska Public Employees Association state supervisory unit held what were called informational pickets today outside of state buildings across Alaska. More than 100...
WASCO sentence handed down
Jeremy Oliver was sentenced yesterday in Dillingham for crimes committed during the 2004 fishing season in Ekuk. Oliver and his company, WASCO, were charged...
US Interior Department finds problems with alleged interference
The Interior Department announced today that it found problems with seven of eight Endangered Species Act designations that former Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie MacDonald...
National wildlife refuges an economic boon
The main purpose for national wildlife refuges is to conserve plant and animal species as well as natural landscapes and ecosystems. But a new...
War widows choose in vitro pregnancies after husbands die
A small number of Iraq War widows are choosing to get pregnant after their husbands have died, through in vitro fertilization. The Department...
New public radio station planned for Fairbanks
Fairbanks may soon get another public radio station. The board members of Fairbanks Open Radio announced they sent in their application to the F-C-C....
Debating solutions to cruise-ship air pollution
Cruise ships that sail Alaska waters are part of a worldwide debate on maritime air pollution. The industry is trying out new equipment that...
New website seeks to curb catalog waste
Catalogchoice.org is a new website designed to make the catalog business more green.
Ben Markus, KUAC - Fairbanks