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...
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...