Black bears hanging out with tourists at Mendenhall Glacier
The sockeye are running in Steep Creek, near Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Black bears and tourists are also thronging to the creek, and...
Lawson: Guilty of second-degree murder
Jury members in the murder trial of Michael Lawson have handed down two convictions this afternoon in Anchorage. Lawson has been found guilty of...
Stevens note says he spent more than $130k on home renovations
FBI agents investigating the relationship between VECO executives and Senator Ted Stevens are now studying a handwritten letter in which Stevens says he paid...
Stevens cautious on Pebble Mine but bullish on responsible development
Senator Ted Stevens thinks Alaska can cultivate new mining, oil and gas prospects while preserving fisheries and other renewable resources. Stevens came to the...
Polar bears bring U.S. and Russia together for treaty and research
Russian biologists were in Anchorage this week to work out some of the details of a treaty to protect polar bears that wander between...
Pollock shifting hundreds of miles north, costing Bering Sea fishermen
Alaska pollock is the biggest fishery in the world and one of the few that's considered sustainable. But as the waters of the Bering...
Greenland ice yielding 100,000 years of climate data
Photo: Dustin Solberg
"Immersed in an infinity of snow" sounds like a description of the long Alaska winter. But that's how a reporter with Alaska...
Troops to Lower 48: You call that hot? Puh-leeze.
The heat waves hitting the Lower 48 pale in comparison with the temperatures facing Alaska Army National Guard troops serving in Kuwait.
Libby Casey, KUAC...
Trespassing to protest war in Iraq
An Alaskan peace activist facing charges of criminal trespass has continued to use his court appearances to make statements against the Iraq War. Rob...
Correira murder trial entering third day of jury deliberations
The jury is heading into its third day of deliberations this morning in the murder trial of Michael Lawson, an Anchorage man accused of...
U.S. Senator Ted Stevens — Extended Interview
On Wednesday (8 Aug 2007), U.S. Senator Ted Stevens stopped by the APRN offices in Anchorage for an interview with reporter and ANN host...
Stevens back in Alaska, focused on issues and looking ahead to campaign
Senator Ted Stevens is on his first trip back to Alaska since FBI agents searched his Girdwood home last week. The senator isn't responding...
State-funded elections initiative approved for signature collection
Supporters can begin gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that would pay for state political campaigns with state money. The Lieutenant Governor today certified...
Ocean Rangers program getting off to a slow start
The state is having a hard time finding a company to hire and oversee Ocean Rangers. The cruise ship environmental monitoring program was approved...
Alaska's schools gaining on No Child Left Behind performance goals
Alaska's schools this year have shown continued improvements in their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) scores. Primarily the results of annual language and math tests...
Teachers learning art skills and ways to integrate arts into regular instruction
Some teachers travel during summer vacation. Others have second or third jobs. Some, however, can't seem to get enough of school. For two weeks...
State to hear formal concerns over oil spill response plans near Copper River
The State has agreed to consider oil spill response concerns raised by an environmental group. Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) spokeswoman Linda Giguerre says...
Southeast pink salmon runs expanding late in the season
The pink salmon catch has been picking up in some parts of southeast Alaska. On Sunday the region's seiners had their first extended, four-day...
Ground broken for Juneau's new Church of the Holy Trinity
Seventeen months after arson destroyed Juneau's historic Church of the Holy Trinity, ground was broken Saturday for a new church building and social hall.
Rosemarie...
Governor's vetoes continue to draw legislative and constituent complaints
Legislators are still uncomfortable with some of the projects the Governor vetoed from this year's capital projects budget. In cutting $226 million in state...