BP to plead guilty for North Slope malfeasance
BP today agreed to plead guilty to violations of the federal Clean Water Act and pay $20 million in fines and restitution related to...
Rick Smith testifies at Kohring trial
Federal prosecutors brought one of their main witnesses to the stand today to testify against former state representative Vic Kohring. Rick Smith explained what...
AFN 2007 – Day One
The 2007 Alaska Federation of Natives Conference opened today in Fairbanks. APRN's Lori Townsend and Nellie Moore discuss the day's events.
Lori Townsend, APRN -...
AFN elders and youth fight for disabled housing
It's a universal concern that young Natives in rural Alaska will leave for bigger cities and lose their culture. But the focus of the...
USDA defunds Sheldon Jackson Hatchery
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has halted critical funding to the Sheldon Jackson College hatchery following the school's closure earlier this year. The...
Replacing Diesel with Biomass in the Interior
Villages in the Yukon Flats are moving ahead with a regional plan to turn local trees into heat and electricity. The Council of Athabascan...
Encounters' Richard Nelson to produce polar series
A Southeast Alaska author and producer will spend the next few years traveling the Earth's polar regions. Sitka's Richard Nelson will create a series...
Secret video and audio evidence presented to Kohring jury
Day three of the corruption trial of former state representative Vic Kohring has come to a close. And today, the jury got a look...
Senate President dismisses Allen/Kohring election connection
U.S. Attorney Joseph Bottini yesterday said he intends to show the federal jury that former VECO chairman Bill Allen's influence over former legislator Vic...
U.N. 'Law of the Sea' treaty threatened by U.S. Senate Republicans
Some conservative U.S. Senate Republicans -- including at least three party leaders -- are threatening once again to hold up the United Nations Convention...
Murkowski habitat shuffle may be reversed by Palin
The Palin administration may make some changes to the state agency that oversees fish and wildlife habitat. As part of the Department of Natural...
Alcohol taxes may jump 100% in Fairbanks
Fairbanks bars and restaurants say a proposed doubling of the city alcohol tax could drain their already thinning business. But mayor Steve Thompson says...
McCandless bus draws ABC TV crew; locals vexed by risky tourism
Marc Patterson approaches the McCandless bus site with ABC technician in tow; you can view the original Nightline story and photos online (photo by...
Sitka Tribe celebrates totem pole unveiling
For the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), hope comes in the shape of a brightly-painted 12-foot red cedar totem pole dedicated to peace. The...
Alaska's 'El Capitan' offers view into 420 million years of natural history
Hopping into a hole in the ground isn't everyone's idea of a good time. But for some, it's an out-of-this-world -- or under-this-world --...
Assembly bumps I/M tests and dog ordinance for budget hearing
"Many words, little action" summarizes last night's Anchorage Assembly session. The two major items drawing people to the meeting went undiscussed as the first...
Kohring trial begins
Today, federal prosecutors told a jury how they plan to prove that former state representative Vic Kohring took bribes from VECO Incorporated CEO Bill...
State House searches for oil tax solution
The Minority and Majorities in the State House of Representatives today opened talks on an alternative tax plan that might get enough support to...
State Democrats launch RetireTed.com
First, Alaska Democrats set up a website calling on voters to "Drop Don" Young in next year's congressional elections. And now they're going after...
Pollock quotas dropping
A seafood industry publication reports today that Bering Sea pollock quotas will be set lower than previously expected next year. That’s based on early...