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...
First families arrive at Salvation Army's new McKinnell House
The Salvation Army is celebrating its new $12 million SAFE campus in Anchorage. But the real celebration surrounds the arrival of the families who...
Alaska Zoo's 'Maggie' may be headed to California
An elephant rescue facility in California has been revealed as one of the top contenders to acquire Maggie the Elephant when she moves from...
Mat-Su Borough holds terror response drill in Palmer
A terror response drill was held in Palmer over the weekend, organized by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It was a staged scenario of a busload...
Mat-Su Borough holds terror response drill in Palmer
A terror response drill was held in Palmer over the weekend, organized by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It was a staged scenario of a busload...
Air National Guard recovering bodies from Brooks Range plane crash
The Alaska Air National Guard has been enlisted to remove the bodies of two Gustavus men who died in a plane crash last week...
Alaska Zoo's 'Maggie' may be headed to California
An elephant rescue facility in California has been revealed as one of the top contenders to acquire Maggie the Elephant when she moves from...
Interior officials examine warming effects in McCarthy, Wrangell-St. Elias
The Interior Department’s Deputy Secretary, Lynn Scarlett, held a climate change task force meeting in Seattle today. The session follows a visit to Wrangell-St....
Anchorage Mayor releases State of the City report
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich issued his "2007 State of the City" report today -- a 12-page insert tucked inside the Anchorage Daily News. At...
Chena Hot Springs hosts Murkowski and Stevens at hydrogen plant launch
Alaska’s Senators were in Fairbanks over the weekend to cut the ribbon at the state’s first hydrogen production facility. Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens...
Cold climate alternative energy development gets boost in Fairbanks
A Fairbanks-based nonprofit is developing an alternative energy system for rural Alaska applications. The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) is working on a...