SeaLife Center rescues ribbon seal from… Wasilla
Photo by Tim Lebling, Alaska SeaLife Center
The Alaska SeaLife Center is taking care of its first Ribbon Seal. The 220-pound female was rescued yesterday...
Rebuffed Shell tries to find future in Alaska
Shell Oil returned to Alaska a few years ago enthusiastic about the potential for finding and developing offshore oil and natural gas reserves. But...
Bering Strait bridged with culture and science
The National Park Service's Shared Beringian Heritage Program unites Russians and Americans for cooperative discussion and management of the Bering Strait. NPS held Beringia...
SeaLife Center rescues ribbon seal from… Wasilla
Photo by Tim Lebling, Alaska SeaLife Center
The Alaska SeaLife Center is taking care of its first Ribbon Seal. The 220-pound female was rescued yesterday...
Freight barge runs aground near Unalaska
A freight barge ran aground early this morning at Humpy Cove on Unalaska Island, northeast of the town of Unalaska/Dutch Harbor. Tugboat crews were...
Greenpeace advises fisheries managers to protect Pribilof canyons
Greenpeace staff gave a presentation last evening to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council on the preliminary findings from research conducted this summer in...
AKRR and MatSu to build Port MacKenzie rail spur
The Mat-Su Borough and the Alaska Railroad are partnering in a project to build a railroad spur connecting Port MacKenzie to the existing Interior...
August 16 float plane crash claims final victim
A three-year-old Oregon girl who survived a float plane crash near Ketchikan two months ago died yesterday at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center. Allison Smith...
'Bones' Alaskan art show opens in Fairbanks
An art show opening in Fairbanks tonight -- the Well Street Art Companies "Bones" Show -- is employing a seasonal theme to showcase the...
Meth forum features strong testimony from recovering addicts
Yesterday's anti-meth forum at Anchorage's Loussac Library covered the gamut in the war against meth. Speakers spoke of law enforcement, prevention and education campaigns....
Former legislator Vic Kohring hit with revised corruption indictment
The federal government has released new details in their case against former state legislator Vic Kohring. Prosecutors have filed a new indictment against Kohring...
Senate committee debates international 'Law of the Sea' treaty
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave critics a chance to air their concerns about the Law of the Sea Treaty today. In testimony...
Stevens complains of diminishing Coast Guard service in Alaskan waters
Senator Ted Stevens said today he believes Alaska is getting short-changed when it comes to ocean and port security. At a Senate Commerce oversight...
State legislators rejecting Governor's — or anyone's — oil tax proposals
Legislators don't anticipate a final resolution to the tax issues the Governor wants them to consider in a special session later this month. With...
Murkowski wants to know: Is the BIA office moving or not?
The man who oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs says no decision has been made to move the Alaska regional office from Juneau to...
National, state and local anti-meth campaigns synchronizing
An afternoon-long anti-methamphetamine forum held today in Anchorage was preceded by a press conference with federal, state and local officials describing various enforcement and...
Polar sea ice retreat to affect Alaska's oceans
Sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean shrunk to its lowest point on record this summer. That news has huge implications for nearly every...
Petersburg not so sure about 'trashy' future
Petersburg will continue to take part in planning for a regional solution for garbage disposal needs in Southeast Alaska. But at this week's city...
Banned Books Week: Carol Comeau reads Harry Potter
In honor of Banned Books Week, Carol Comeau read from one of her personal favorites, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling...
Banned Books Week: Rebecca Sheir reads "And Tango Makes Three"
AK's Rebecca Sheir was one of the few who read a children's book, making sure to share the illustrations with the audience while reading...