On Arctic Offshore, Symbolic Support from Anchorage
Resolution aims to express solidarity with the Port of Seattle and a focus on safety in Shell's plans in the season ahead.
Alaska wildland fire crews ready for action, with state funding to reduce hazardous fuels
Norm McDonald, the state Division of Forestry's Chief of Fire and Aviation, says all it would take to go from an average fire season to a huge one is some hot, dry weather and a lightning strike, or the careless burning of some brush or a campfire.
Missing East Anchorage hiker found dead; no foul play suspected
Police say there are no initial signs of foul play in 28-year-old Juan Toscano’s death, after his body was found Friday night in Campbell Creek Gorge.
ARCTREX Tests Arctic Oil Spill Tracking Techniques
Offshore oil and gas exploration has become increasingly prominent over the past several years. But, questions remain about how effective response efforts would be if there's an oil spill. Last fall, scientists began tackling one piece of the puzzle -- tracking how spilled oil would move and spread in the Arctic Ocean.
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Kenai Peninsula Group Seeks To Increase Voter Turnout With New Ordinance
A group of citizens on the Kenai Peninsula is trying to change the way voters cast their ballot in Borough elections.
Car traps uninvited driver
Recently an Anchorage man achieved a dubious distinction. He was the first to be captured and arrested by APD for trying to steal...
Mitsubishi partners with Alaska Gas Line Port Authority
Mitsubishi Corporation is partnering up with the Alaska Gas Line Port Authority. The Japanese corporate giant is the latest company to try to help...
Game Board Eliminates Wolf Buffer
The state Board of Game voted late Friday to eliminate the buffer zone on state land along the eastern boundary of Denali National ...
Alaska News Nightly: August 10, 2011
20-Year-Old Case Solved, Jack-Up Oil Rig Cleared to Move to Cook Inlet, Report Shows Growing Demand for Health Care Workers, Katie John Subsistence Litigation Back in Front of the 9th Circuit, Park Service, Sitka Tribe Explore Cultural Center Partnership, New Tool Promotes Alaska-Specific Science Education, Potential Conversion to Natural Gas May Prove Expensive, Bill Would Allow Gull Egg Harvest in Glacier Bay, Tour Boat Passenger Injured by Calving Glacier
Company Investigating Viability of Cook Inlet Tidal Power
Ben Stanton, KDLL – Kenai
A company based in Maine is several years into a preliminary study of the viability of generating electric...
Still no sign on 5th day of search for missing hiker
Rescue crews and family members of 22-year-old Justin Nathan continued searching for him on Sunday, the fifth day that he has been missing on Deer Mountain, but found no clues.
49 Voices: Andrew Jasper of Bethel
This week we're hearing from Andrew Jasper from Bethel. Jasper is originally from Aniak and works as a behavioral health aide for the Yukon-Kuskowkwim Health Consortium. Download audio
Tech and our kids- The science behind the noise.
Cell phone free middle schools was the last topic on Line One-Your Health Connection. This week, Line One co-host Prentiss Pemberton builds on that conversation with a closer look at the evidence that points to “immersive technology” use as the #1 threat to our kids physical and mental health.
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Drugs and money on fill up Assembly agenda in Anchorage
The Anchorage Assembly meets Tuesday evening to weigh in on a wide range of issues, tentatively casting votes on everything from speeding tickets to Spice.
Six lightning-caused fires burn tundra in Noatak National Preserve
While the area is made up of tundra, lake core studies show that naturally-occurring fires happened fairly regularly.
Anchorage Assembly grills water utility manager for the first time since mayor temporarily shut off fluoride
The hour-long meeting was part of the Anchorage Assembly’s investigation into how and why the city’s fluoride got briefly turned off.
Bethel Jury Sides With School District Over Hooper Bay Fire
A Bethel jury sided with a regional school district in a five-year trial about the devastating Hooper Bay fire of 2006.
Y-K Delta Residents: How Will Donlin Gas Pipeline Benefit Us?
The State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Pipeline Coordinator’s Office collected comments on a natural gas pipeline being proposed by Donlin Gold at Bethel’s Cultural Center Monday evening. It was the first state hearing on the pipeline that would run from Cook Inlet to the proposed Donlin Creek Mine site near Crooked Creek.
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‘I’m Going to College Program’ Draws 2,300 to College Campuses
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
Across Alaska, the ‘I’m Going to College Program’ is bringing more than 2,300 students from more than 30...
Congress Recesses Until After Christmas
Congress is recessing until after Christmas without an agreement on staving off the fiscal cliff. Senator Mark Begich is not optimistic. Late Thursday night Speaker John Boehner canceled a vote on his alternative to President Barack Obama’s plan to prevent tax increases and spending cuts January second. That proposal, called Plan B, would have raised taxes on people making more than one million dollars per year.