Banned Books Week: Mark Begich reads "The Chocolate War"
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich chose to read The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier at the Banned Books Read Out held at Title Wave Books.
Banned Books Week
(From Left) Mayor Mark Begich, Stellar Secondary School student, and Rebecca Sheir. Photo by Kristin Spack, KSKA.
Slaughterhouse-Five, Of Mice and Men, 1984, Naked...
Kott seeks retrial
The attorney for convicted felon Pete Kott is asking for a retrial. The former legislator was found guilty on counts of conspiracy, extortion and...
Large ship emissions subject of petitions
Conservation groups and the State of California today filed petitions urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start regulating greenhouse gas emissions from ocean-going...
Increasingly acidic oceans to impact Alaska's fisheries
We hear a lot about global warming these days, but what about global warming's evil twin? That's what researcher Dr. Richard Feely calls ocean...
Election results roundup
Voters across the state went to the polls yesterday to elect mayors, city and borough representatives and decide a long list of ballot initiatives....
2007 Southeast cruise ship season ends; might be a record
Photo by Ed Schoenfeld
Southeast Alaska's cruise ship season ended last weekend when the "Serenade of the Seas" sailed south from Ketchikan. The 2,500-passenger vessel...
Illegal sales of 'seal sticks' yields probation and fines
A former Aleut tribal leader from St. Paul Island was sentenced to three years probation today for illegally selling fur seal penis bones, also...
Anchorage Mayor proposes 2008-2009 budget with increased spending
Yesterday morning Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich unveiled an overview of his proposed municipal budgets for 2008 and 2009. Both years show an increased cost...
Bethel youth facility captures national award
The Bethel Youth Facility, which takes care of youth in criminal trouble in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta is being recognized nationally for their detention unit.
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Meth Forum seeks to inform and involve the public
Tomorrow the various groups fighting against methamphetamine use in southcentral Alaska will seek to enlist broader citizen support with a special afternoon forum called...
Mayor Begich unveils his 2008 and 2009 budgets
This morning Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich unveiled an overview of his proposed municipal budgets for 2008 and 2009. Both years show an increased...
Palin reveals proposed oil tax revisions
The Palin administration today gave the public its first look at the legislation that lawmakers will begin debating in the special session coming up...
Mining reforms debated in Congress
Don Young and other critics argued today that the latest round of proposals to reform the 135-year-old federal law covering mining on public lands...
North Slope tunnel yielding 70-million year old dinosaur secrets
University of Alaska Museum of the North researchers are employing a new strategy in their search for dinosaur bones on the North Slope. Museum...
Juneau school taking a zero tolerance stance on bullying
School officials and police are attempting to crack down on bullying in the Juneau School District. Juneau Police say the schools were plagued by...
Annual Top 49 Alaska business list announced
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) placed first on the annual Top 49ers list. Photo by Kristin Spack, KSKA - Anchorage.
Yesterday Alaska Business Monthly released...
Fairbanks 'wrapping' city buses in ads to deflect operating costs
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is getting serious about marketing its buses to advertisers. The Borough transit system recently unveiled a red-and-yellow bus entirely...
Voters statewide choosing among Alaska's candidates and issues
Voters across the state are going to the polls today to participate in municipal elections.
Ketchikan voters are deciding whether to limit the number of...
Energy policy and technology summit focusing on Arctic issues
The International Polar Year that runs until 2009 is focusing international attention on Arctic issues. This month the Arctic Energy Summit's Technology conference will...