Gold mine outside Fairbanks cleared for cyanide heap leach construction
The operator of the state's largest gold mine hopes to begin construction of a proposed heap leach facility later this summer. The project at...
IHS Director contract up for renewal amidst constrained funding
Charles Grim's appointment as Indian Health Service (IHS) Director is up for renewal. At a U.S. Senate Indian Affairs hearing today, lawmakers praised Grim's...
New ferry authority in Southeast seeing mixed ridership numbers
Traffic is up for Southeast Alaska's newest ferry -- the Stikine. More passengers and vehicles are traveling on the Inter-Island Ferry Authority (IFA) ship...
Forest Service employees and volunteers cut new trails into Petersburg wilderness
A small crew is at work carving a new trail up Petersburg mountain. The team of eight Forest Service employees and volunteers has been...
Murkowski says she's giving up Kenai land to end ethics controversy
Senator Lisa Murkowski is trying to put a stop to the political flak she has gotten for buying Kenai riverfront property from family friend...
Don Young's House committee assignments may be in jeopardy
Congressman Don Young's legal woes could cost him his committee assignments in the U.S. House, according to an article in today's edition of Roll...
Kenai River land deal nets ethics complaint against Murkowski
The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) filed a complaint against Senator Lisa Murkowski today with the Senate Ethics committee. The complaint says Murkowski's...
Congressman Young officially under federal criminal investigation
A source with the investigation confirmed to The Associated Press today that Congressman Don Young faces a criminal investigation. Young joins Senator Ted Stevens...
Investigations into flightseeing crash begin in Ketchikan
Federal and state agencies are investigating a crash that killed four cruise ship passengers and pilot Joseph Campbell yesterday near Ketchikan. The float plane...
Army Corps to unearth mystery near Tok — might be Agent Orange
The Army Corps of Engineers starts work next month unearthing what may be barrels of Agent Orange buried near Tok. The Corps' Alaska District...
Improvised explosive kills Copper Center soldier on duty in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense today says an Alaska soldier and three others died of wounds they sustained when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated...
Murkowski and Stevens sign on to tobacco control bill in U.S. Senate
Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Alaska's senators to regulate tobacco products started moving through the U.S. Senate Health Committee today. The bill would give the...
Marketing Alaska's seafood starts with visits in Alaska, ends with visits in Ukraine
An international marketing representative and a photographer working with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) visited Petersburg, Juneau and Unalaska this month, meeting with...
Large fish die-off near Galena may be heat-related
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists in Galena have observed an unusually high number of dead whitefish and pike on lakes and rivers across...
DEC expands botulism warning in Alaska
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is warning Alaskans about food that may be contaminated with botulism. Processing malfunctions at a Castleberry's Food Company...
Archaeologists pushed by climate change to quickly preserve ancient Point Barrow burial sites
The effects of climate change impact the daily lives of all Alaskans, particularly those who live in rural, primarily subsistence, communities. It also impacts...
Five die in flightseeing plane crash outside Ketchikan
Cockpit of crashed Tarquan Air floatplane outside Ketchikan, Alaska. Photo courtesy the Alaska State Troopers.
The Coast Guard reported there were no survivors in Tuesday's...
'Nordic Viking' spill cleanup progressing in Prince William Sound
Spill responders in Prince William Sound are removing the remaining fuel from a grounded fishing boat. The move is in anticipation of getting the...
Palin visits Alaskan troops in Kuwait
Governor Palin today visited with a National Guard unit from Alaska serving in Kuwait. In a press conference with Alaska reporters, the governor said...
Roadside bomb in Iraq takes another Fort Richardson soldier
Army officials say a 21-year-old Fort Richardson paratrooper from California has died in Iraq. Sergeant Shawn G. Adams of Dixon, California, died Sunday when...