Resource development forum begins in Barrow
Over 200 representatives are gathered in Barrow today and tomorrow for the oil and gas forum hosted by the North Slope Borough. Participants are...
UAF to study Yupik diet, lifestyle, genetics, obesity and diabetes
A University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) researcher has garnered a grant to look at the relationship of diet, physical activity and genetics in the...
Anchorage hotel room boom rolling along
Earlier this month a national chain broke ground for a new hotel in Anchorage. Meanwhile construction of another large hotel is taking place in...
Correction
On Monday's Alaska News Nightly (17 Sep 2007), in a story on the Alaska Power Association meeting in Valdez, we wrongly attributed a quote...
KSKA's streaming service doubled
KSKA's low power signal is still in effect as our HD Radio upgrades continue. So if your radio gets marginal reception when we're at...
Century picks Glenn Square for second Anchorage theater
The big screen is coming to Anchorage's Mountain View. Actually, make that 12 screens and they're in the form of a new Century...
Pete Kott takes the stand
In an unexpected move today by the defense team, former legislator Pete Kott took the stand in his own corruption trial.
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PFD: $1,654
Governor Sarah Palin was in Valdez today to announce this year's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) amount. About a hundred people gathered at the Valdez...
Climate change affecting forecasting models
A federal meteorologist says climate change is eroding the reliability of weather forecasting models. National Weather Service Alaska Region chief of operations, James Partain,...
U.S. House examining tribal 8(a) contracts
The U.S. House Natural Resources committee held a hearing today in Washington to gather testimony about the effectiveness of tribal 8(a) contracting. 8(a) contracts...
North Slope convenes meeting on future of far north resource development
Tomorrow the North Slope Borough will begin a two-day oil and gas forum in Barrow entitled "The Next 40 Years." North Slope Borough Mayor...
Sheldon Jackson College cutting back again in bid for survival
Three months after announcing it was closing its academic program, Sheldon Jackson College is downsizing again. Thirty-five more employees were laid off late last...
International cannery workers crank through huge pink run in Cordova
It was a big year for pinks in Cordova -- one of the top three harvests in more than a century. The town recently...
Anchorage hotel construction boom going strong
Earlier this month a national hospitality chain broke ground for a new hotel in Anchorage. Meanwhile construction of another large hotel is taking...
Governor and Alaska House members discuss new oil tax
The Palin Administration sat down with members of the state House today to discuss its proposal for revising Alaska's oil tax structure. It was...
Kott defense takes helm of corruption trial proceedings
The defense began presenting its case today in the federal corruption trial of former Alaska legislator Pete Kott. APRN's David Shurtleff has been following...
Senator Cowdery plans to skip special session in wake of Kott trial allegations
Anchorage Republican Senator John Cowdery today announced he will not take part in next months' special legislative session dealing with oil taxes. In a...
Epidemiologists in Kotzebue investigating possible infant virus outbreak
State department of health epidemiologists were in Kotzebue last week to investigate the cause of nine similar cases of respiratory illness in babies. State...
Red king crab fishing off-limits in Southeast this fall
The southeast red king crab fishery will be closed again this fall. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on Friday that the...
30-day public comment period opens on Tulsequah Chief mine
The public will get its chance to comment on the controversial Tulsequah Chief mine proposal over the next 30 days. But an environmental group...