Fire in Yukon Flats village of Beaver takes out power plant
State agencies are helping the village of Beaver following a fire that destroyed the community's power plant. The State's Emergency Communications Center at Ft....
'Nordic Viking' salvaged; Prince William Sound under observation for fuel impacts
The 127-foot fishing vessel Nordic Viking was salvaged off the rocks this weekend near Port Gravina in Prince William Sound. The boat ran aground...
Coffman Cove planning for new school in 2008 after waiting 18 years for funding
A small Southeast Alaska community is on track to get a new school. Coffman Cove, on Prince of Wales Island, won legislative funding this...
Karl Bushby heading to Siberia in August — to walk home to the U.K.
World walker Karl Bushby is back in Fairbanks. The Englishman who's been making his way around the planet since 1998 -- and crossed the...
Juneau to get another 'dumb, cheap and ugly' parking garage?
Telephone Hill in downtown Juneau could become the site of yet another big public debate. The city is planning a new parking garage and...
KTOO's John Ryan takes 2007 PRNDI Series reporting award
The Alaska Public Radio Network is full of talent, and we're racking up the awards to prove it. In addition to the recent national...
Sheir covers WEIO events for Only a Game
During the recent World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Anchorage, AK's Rebecca Sheir took camera and microphone to the events and captured a story for Only...
Scientists watching walrus movements as sea ice recedes
Biologists in Anchorage are getting a daily look at how walrus in the Chukchi Sea are responding to rapidly retreating sea ice. Walrus, especially...
Alaska suspects merger by Japanese seafood processors is anticompetitive
The State of Alaska is opening its own antitrust investigation into a proposed merger of two Japanese seafood companies with major processing operations in...
Moose population management debated, especially in Tyonek Corporation lands
Every spring and summer in Alaska, an undetermined number of moose calves are orphaned when their mothers are killed in automobile collisions or taken...
Bethel chooses to allow cyanide transport through the city's port
The Bethel City Council recently voted against banning cyanide from the city port. For the past two months the Council considered banning any amount...
BLM hosting Denali Highway volunteer clean-up this weekend
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hoping for a large turnout tomorrow for a clean-up of public lands along the Denali Highway. The...
Yakutat's new 'totem trail' grants access to memorial pole and fisheries demo
Work crews in Yakutat recently completed an accessible walkway leading to the first totem pole erected in the community in decades. The pathway will...
Albino porpoise — or Pacific white-sided dolphin — sighted in Southeast
Travelers aboard the Chilkat Cruises ship Yukon Queen were treated to a rare sighting last Sunday. A large, white sea mammal was seen near...
Anchorage adding 2,500 jobs in steady growth trend
The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation released a mid-year report yesterday indicating the city will likely add 2,500 new jobs in 2007. That's an increase...
Anchorage adding 2,500 jobs in steady growth trend
The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation released a mid-year report yesterday indicating the city will likely add 2,500 new jobs in 2007. That's an increase...
Alaska Airlines stock nosedives on high fuel, low earnings
Rising fuel costs overwhelmed an increase in passenger traffic and cut into Alaska Air Group's second quarter earnings. Alaska Air Group is the...
Murkowski sells back Kenai River land to short circuit ethics concerns
Over the past week, Senator Lisa Murkowski's Kenai River land deal with long-time friend and political supporter Bob Penney has brought her a firestorm...
Alaska Democrats start campaign against Don Young online
The Alaska Democratic Party has begun a full campaign against Don Young's re-election next year. Party leaders showcased a new website today called dropdon.com...
New report shows consistent warming across Alaska
The Alaska Public Interest Research Group (AKPIRG) released a report today (written by U.S. PIRG) compiling and analyzing government climate data from Alaska and...