Roadside bomb in Iraq takes another Fort Richardson soldier
Army officials say a 21-year-old Fort Richardson paratrooper from California has died in Iraq. Sergeant Shawn G. Adams of Dixon, California, died Sunday when...
HAARP project points military science experiment at the sky
It's taken over 15 years, but the Military's High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) station has finally been completed in Alaska's Copper River...
Wandering walrus a pleasant surprise in Noorvik
A successful walrus hunt in northwest Alaska does not normally attract a lot of attention outside the appreciative village. But that wasn't the case...
'Pegasus' drops explosives overboard north of Juneau
A 60-foot landing craft called Pegasus -- with 47,000 pounds of explosives on board -- capsized and ran aground today off Sunshine Cove, about...
Boutique fish processors starting up on Bristol Bay
Moving from catching to processing your own fish for market can be a daunting task. Today we meet two processors in Bristol Bay just...
Pre-statehood Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Sitka restored by volunteer
Twenty years ago the Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Sitka was completely overgrown and nearly forgotten. Now, thanks to Bob Sam, it is a place...
Denali Kid Care funds attracting Presidential veto
President Bush has threatened to veto a bill that re-authorizes the Denali Kid Care program and similar programs in other states, saying
they are a...
Anti-missile radar installation headed to Juneau
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency will install a radar facility in Juneau this fall as it continues to test its Fort Greely-based anti-missile system.
John...
French fish fans find Alaskan catch irresistible
As healthy water and fish populations diminish around the world, Alaska's wild fish are a highly sought-after commodity. Four French journalists recently visited Southeast...
Copper River sockeye run up, and so are the catch limits
A continued strong sockeye run on the Copper River is providing dip netters another shot at taking 10 extra salmon over the normal seasonal...
Land appraisal notwithstanding, Sheldon Jackson remains closed for 2007-2008
There's no turning back the academic closure of Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka. Despite a recent land appraisal showing that the school offered collateral...
Hoonah entrepreneurs beat business odds
Who would have thought that a couple of women with no business experience living in a tiny community (Hoonah) with high power costs, distribution...
Marine Highway's Taku back on the water
The state ferry Taku is back at work. The 44-year-old mainline ferry has been out of service for about seven months. It underwent a...
Talkeetna resident drawn — magnetically — to Antarctica
This past winter a Talkeetna resident headed to the Antarctic summer to assist on an expedition. The 4-man expedition spent 35 days a few...
Exploratory drilling in Beaufort sea temporarily blocked by federal court
Late yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals placed a temporary injunction against Shell Offshore's plans for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort sea this...
NMFS takes public comment on listing beluga whales as endangered
The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking testimony this evening in Anchorage on a proposal to list Cook Inlet beluga whales under the federal...
Construction accident at Rock Creek mine takes two lives
Two young men are dead following an industrial accident yesterday at the Rock Creek mine site, about 8 miles north of Nome. Tyler Kahle,...
Proposed tax in Fairbanks shot down by Assembly
The Fairbanks Borough Assembly voted down a proposed gross receipts tax last night. Ordinance co-sponsor Tim Beck says the tax failed to move forward...
Advisory board prepping recommendations for Marine Highway schedule
The state's Marine Transportation Advisory Board plans to take its recommendations for changes in the Marine Highway schedule directly to the Governor. Following three...
BLM (finally) issues land titles to Vietnam vets and a Native corporation
At a ceremony in Nome this week, four Alaska Natives became some of the first Vietnam veterans in the state to receive Native land...