AFN President focusing on business development for rural Native areas
Earlier this week, Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) President Julie Kitka spoke to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce about recent Indian Affairs committee hearings...
MCI long distance cards still recharging in Alaska
The MCI cards that Alaskans purchased through Costco are still in operation -- at least for a while. Verizon, the company that sold the...
Mat-Su District 2 Assembly seat up for grabs by Houston or Liener
Two men are vying for District Two's empty Mat-Su Borough Assembly seat. Pete Houston and John Liener both have development issues at the heart...
Bear Fortress gets second furry resident
A non-profit bear habitat in Sitka has acquired its second resident. The 100-pound orphaned brown bear cub will join his sibling at the Fortress...
Glenn Highway expanding to six lanes along Merrill Field
This morning in Anchorage a new project to expand the Glenn Highway from four to six lanes took a visible and noisy step forward.
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Violence against Alaska Native women attracts U.S. Senate attention
An advocate for Alaska Native women who've been sexually assaulted appeared today before the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee as it tackles the high...
Alaska State Troopers settle abuse lawsuit
The State has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who claims a State Trooper brutalized him when he was arrested nearly five years...
Alaska attempting to acquire Iditarod Trail easements
The state is trying to protect the Iditarod Trail. Cliff Larsen with the Department of Natural resources says the agency is working to secure...
Pool protest flows into assembly budget debate
It's not often that a non-agenda item packs the Anchorage Assembly chambers and then produces a half hour debate, but that's exactly what happened...
Wade stays in jail awaiting fraud trial; remains "person of interest"
Wednesday morning a U.S. District Judge in Anchorage moved Joshua Wade's trial for bank fraud from November to January. Wade is also "a person...
Water restrictions proposed in Alaska House could stop Pebble Mine
The second round of legislative hearings for House Bill 134 was held in Naknek yesterday. Almost 30 people from around Bristol Bay Borough and...
Wade will remain in jail awaiting fraud trial; remains "person of interest"
This morning a U.S. District Judge in Anchorage moved Joshua Wade's trial for bank fraud from November to January. Wade is also "a person...
Public interest organization probing relations between VECO and Alaska legislators
The Alaska Public Interest Research Group wants to know just how big an influence oil services company VECO had over the Petroleum Profits Tax...
Agrium closing fertilizer plant on Kenai Peninsula
Agrium Incorporated announced yesterday it will shut down its Kenai nitrogen fertilizer facility. The closure means the layoff of 100 employees. Agrium says it...
Low income heating program warming up for 2007-2008 winter
The state has begun receiving federal money to assist low-income residents stay warm this winter. The Department of Health and Social Services today received...
Mat-Su voters considering land use implications of Prop 1
Mat-Su Borough voters will be weighing the pros and cons of the Private Property Protection Act when they head to the polls next Tuesday,...
Mat-Su voters considering land use implications of Prop 1
Mat-Su Borough voters will be weighing the pros and cons of the Private Property Protection Act when they head to the polls next Tuesday,...
Museum of the North hosting modern/traditional Alaska Native art
Many tourists visit the University of Alaska Museum of the North to learn about Alaska's history and heritage. This summer, they've also gotten to...
Fur flies over proposed dog ban
At last night's Anchorage Assembly meeting, dog owners and little league volunteers squared off in a public hearing now scheduled to continue into next...
Kott found guilty on 3 of 4 counts; sentencing in December
Former state legislator Pete Kott has been found guilty of taking bribes from former VECO executives Bill Allen and Rick Smith. He was also...