Allen testimony may spell trouble for Ben Stevens
Former VECO Chairman Bill Allen returned to the stand this morning in the Pete Kott corruption trial in Anchorage. And he provided some damaging...
Task Force recommends Anchorage sales tax
Yesterday a special municipal task force looking for a way to lower Anchorage property taxes recommended a sales tax. Despite a history of...
Web Extra: Kott trial phone taps
In addition to today's story on the Kott trial, we wanted to offer a sampling of the original phone call audio intercepted by...
VECO chairman Allen takes the stand in Kott trial
The corruption and bribery trial of former legislator Pete Kott continued today in Anchorage. Former VECO chairman Bill Allen testified today in the Pete...
Shell ramping down Beaufort Sea drilling ops
Shell Oil has begun a staged ramp-down for its exploratory drilling operations in the Beaufort Sea while an injunction ordered by the Ninth Circuit...
Alaska National Guard seeking a few good Chaplains
The National Guard in Alaska is looking for people to serve as chaplains. Unique job qualifications have made it hard to fill open slots...
Anchorage Mayor frustrated with state lawyers, turns to federal attorneys
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich says his increasing frustration with the crime enforcement division of the state law department has caused him to forge a...
Ancient Yupik tools on display in Bethel ahead of move to national museum
An exhibit opened in Bethel this week that features ancient Yup'ik tools. The show will be displayed there for two months, then it travels...
Chinook winds warming and drying the Interior
Classic chinook conditions are bringing warm, dry weather north of the Alaska Range. National Weather Service Meteorologist Brad Sipperley says a strong low over...
Mauricio Escobar: An Immigrant's Journey, Part 1
The life of Mauricio Escobar is a modern American immigrant's tale. Escobar works at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park outside Skagway. But...
Federal Grand Jury quickly indicts Wade
Yesterday was not a good day for Joshua Wade. Just before noon in federal court a judge ruled there was sufficient probable cause...
Wade to stay in jail, considered flight risk
Joshua Wade will stay in jail, at least during the foreseeable future. After declaring that the case against Wade could move forward, U.S. Magistrate...
Kott caught on tape: "I had to cheat, steal, beg, borrow and lie."
An FBI agent spent all day on the witness stand today at the bribery and conspiracy trial of former state Representative Pete Kott. Special...
Wade to stay in jail, considered flight risk
Joshua Wade will stay in jail, at least during the foreseeable future. After declaring that the case against Wade could move forward, U.S. Magistrate...
BP fire sparks deeper investigation
The Department of Natural Resources says a fire yesterday at BP's Lisburne Production Center on the North Slope has led to an elevation in...
Cato Institute approves state health care bill
A libertarian think tank praised the idea of a universal health care bill (S.B. 160) that will be before the legislature next year. But...
Tongass at 100 prompts discussion of the future
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Tongass National Forest and in Petersburg, conservationists, timber mill owners, local, state federal and tribal officials...
Forest Service set to close roads in Sitka Ranger District
The U.S. Forest Service is moving ahead with plans to close more than 70% of the roads in the Sitka Ranger District. District officials...
Godwit makes record-breaking long-distance flight
A seasonal resident of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has set a world record for the longest non-stop flight -- in the animal kingdom. A bar-tailed...
Second McCandless film set for Sept. 21 release
There's another film coming out about Christopher McCandless. The independent documentary is scheduled for release September 21, the same day Sean Penn’s movie adaptation...