Valdez teens dumped into Prince William Sound; they asked for it
Last Friday, 25 Valdez high school students took a swim in the frigid waters of Prince William Sound. The students are part of a...
Marine Highway's 'Columbia' engines in worse shape than expected
The Columbia's engines are in worse shape than officials thought when they pulled the ferry out of service. The 625-passenger ship was tied up...
Murkowski wants money from cancelled bridge project spent in Southeast
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski says she hopes any money left over for the Gravina Island bridge project will be spent in Ketchikan, not dispersed...
Travel association details $10 million Alaska tourism campaign
A moose is the poster child for this year's Alaska's tourism marketing effort. The guide was unveiled at this year's Alaska Travel Industry Association...
Bioneers Conference info
In this morning's Talk of Alaska, the Bioneers conference was mentioned on air, and we've gotten several calls at our office asking for additional...
Hawaiian political and social action group meets in Anchorage
Making leis at the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs 48th Annual Convention, Photo by Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Anchorage may not be the site...
Anderson sentenced to 5 years; expresses regret
Today a federal judge sentenced former state Legislator Tom Anderson to five years in prison for seven felony counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and...
Poll to legislators asks about questionable polls from VECO
More than half the current members of the state legislature have responded to a poll taken to determine just how much influence VECO has...
Ted Stevens turns in quarterly campaign revenue record
The reelection campaign for Senator Ted Stevens has raised its highest amount of contributions in a single quarter since 2002. They announced today that...
Fort Richardson soldier killed in Iraq
The Department of Defense today announced the death of another Fort Richardson soldier serving in Iraq. 27-year old 1st Lieutenant Thomas M. Martin of...
Crab season opens, but boats remain tied up in Dutch Harbor
The Bristol Bay red king crab season opened today, but like last year, the majority of the fleet is still tied up in Dutch...
Southeast group pushing for Alaska's first tribal college
There are 32 tribal colleges in the United States. Credited with getting more Native Americans and Alaska Natives into post-secondary education, tribal colleges are...
Grand Camp focusing on health, cancer treatment and economics
Southeast Alaska’s oldest Native organization will continue its focus on health issues during the next year. That includes a push for a regional cancer...
Alaska Natives not sharing in national cancer death rate reductions
A report out today says cancer death rates are dropping significantly in the U.S. but not for Alaska Natives and American Indians in the...
S.J. College in trouble with state commission over teaching cost transfers
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) has initiated a complaint against Sheldon Jackson College for failing to pay its share of scholarship funding...
Southeast United Way developing nonprofit Board leadership
Across the country, nonprofit organizations face a serious leadership shortage. Juneau is no different. United Way of Southeast Alaska hopes to address that need...
Web Extra: Anderson confession in federal court
Tom Anderson appeared for sentencing in federal court today following his July conviction on bribery, conspiracy and money laundering charges.
In this nearly 6-minute address...
Breaking News: Tom Anderson sentenced to 5 years in prison
Former state legislator Tom Anderson was sentenced in federal court today to a 5-year prison term for his July conviction on 7 counts of...
Eagle River Town Center gets new life
Last Friday, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich announced that the city and the Alaska Club chain want to purchase the Valley River Center building. ...
Day after apology, Bauer attacks Ethics Board
Earlier this week -- one day after the Anchorage Assembly officially admonished member Paul Bauer for violating the city's ethics code -- Bauer voiced...