Family of flightseeing passengers come to Sitka to mourn with community
It's been two weeks since a New Jersey family died when their plane crashed in Sitka. Earlier this week Sitkans joined with two relatives...
Judy Richards remembers death of son and his unique life in Kennicott
A mother who lost her son in a Kennicott tragedy more than five years ago visited the town recently. Her presence stirred up both...
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Owners of Selendang Ayu plead guilty and pay $10 million
Photo by U.S. Coast Guard
A final federal settlement was reached today with the owners of the Selendang Ayu, the freighter that ran aground off...
Bruce Babbitt boosting opposition to Bush oil leasing in Bristol Bay
The man who helped buy back federal oil gas leases 11 years ago is in Bristol Bay rallying opposition to the Bush administration's plan...
Infamous Alaska jet finally sold
Texas businessman-turned Valdez resident Larry Reynolds has signed an agreement to purchase the state's infamous Westwind II aircraft. The jet was bought by former...
Teacher's association irritated with state's criteria for incentive program
The President of National Education Association Alaska is blasting the state's new performance incentive program, calling it 'fundamentally unfair' to schools in urban areas....
An Alaskan paratrooper in Iraq, Part 2
Alaska's paratrooper soldiers, based at Fort Richardson, were suppose to return from Iraq next month. But like all army brigades, their deployment was extended...
Fairbanks hosting cloudy science meetings
A group of international scientists are gathered in Fairbanks to share research on an unusual type of high altitude cloud. Noctilucent clouds are made...
A big first day of school, especially for rural kids arriving in Anchorage
Today is the first day of school for many students in the Anchorage School District. For some the first day can be a nervous...
Anchorage Salvation Army opens new family-focused housing facility
The Salvation Army is celebrating the opening of its new $12.5 million dollar SAFE campus in Anchorage. But the real celebration surrounds the arrival...
Third annual "Bye Bye Bullies" seminar takes place tonight
When do playground banter and childish shoving cross the line into bullying? How serious a problem is bullying, especially when force or cajoling...
Greenpeace documents wildlife habitat in Pribilof undersea canyons
Octopus, sponges, and anemone; photo courtesy Greenpeace
A crew aboard the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza has just concluded three weeks in the Bering Sea researching and...
Marine Research Institute opens in Juneau
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service officially opened the new Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute in Juneau today. The opening is the...
Blue whales seen in waters south of Ketchikan; first in 30 years
The largest animal that has ever lived has been spotted off the Queen Charlotte Islands, south of Ketchikan. A Canadian Coast Guard ship conducting...
Denali Kid Care coverage unaffected by federal changes; Alaska may be underfunding care
Children from low-income families in Alaska will not be affected by new health care restrictions put in place by the Bush Administration over this...
An Alaskan paratrooper in Iraq, Part 1
Alaska's paratrooper soldiers in Iraq are nearing the one-year mark in their deployment. 3,500 soldiers from the 425th paratrooper brigade based at Fort Richardson...
NTSB intensively investigating last week's Ketchikan plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has begun what it describes as a "major investigation" of a fatal float plane crash in Traitors Cove...
Kodiak's Alutiiq Museum issuing CD of traditional Kodiak music
The Alutiiq Museum is set to release "Generations: An Alutiiq Music Collection." The CD features 27 tracks of both traditional and contemporary songs and...