Road Deterioration Hindering Copper River Access
A dipnetter’s group is seeking state assistance to repair a sketchy stretch of trail used to access the popular personal use fishery on the Copper River near Chitina. The old section of the Copper River Highway has deteriorated due to past year’s landslides.
A month after PenAir crash, Ravn to resume Unalaska flights, but travel headaches continue with reservations, miles
While regular flights are set to resume in tentatively this week, Unalaskans still have a lot of unanswered questions about flying to and from Anchorage.
Anchorage Assembly Votes to Delay Knik Bridge
By a six-five split, Tuesday night the Anchorage Assembly voted to again delay the Knik Arm Bridge project until 2018. The vote was...
There will be no poultry at this year’s Tanana Valley State Fair due to bird flu concerns
The decision also took into account the fairgrounds’ location next to Creamers Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, said the fair's board president.
House Passes Bill To Change Hunting And Fishing License Fees
The state House has passed a bill that would increase the cost of hunting, fishing and trapping in Alaska.
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ConocoPhillips to cut its Alaska oil production in half due to ‘unacceptably low’ prices
Conoco will cut oil production in Alaska by about 100,000 barrels per day for the month of June. That's about a fifth of the crude that typically flows down the trans-Alaska pipeline.
The Dauenhauers Teach Tour Guides How To Teach Tourists
Two of greatest living scholars on Sitka’s Russian and Tlingit past were in town last week to train National Park rangers on the historic battles that took place here. Park rangers give programs, of course, but sometimes they’ll interact with visitors for only a few minutes at a time. So the challenge is: How do you teach visitors about the culture in a way that will have impact – when the most commonly-asked question is “Where’s the bathroom?”
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AK: What’s it like to drive a 54,000 pound DOT plow truck?
It’s winter, and that usually means plenty of snow and ice. Or at least it did in November, when Adelyn Baxter had the chance to ride shotgun in a 54,000-pound plow truck to learn a little about how roads in Juneau are cleared. Listen now
Assembly Passes Homeless Camp Removal Ordinance
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
By a nearly unanimous vote last night, the Anchorage Assembly approved a new ordinance for removing illegal homeless campsites and...
U.S. Senate holds hearing to bolster "Climate Security Act"
The leader of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee brought top U.S. environmental and public interest groups together today to show broad support for a...
Don Young takes stock of his chances for '08
U-S Representative Don Young says he feels good about the way his re-election effort is going, even though he's facing his most serious challenge...
Fort Yukon Battling Floods
Fort Yukon had flooding last night. Fort Yukon police officer Peter Hawbaker says water started coming into town around 10 p.m.
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Homer Tradition: Lake Racing
In the season of dog mushing, skiing and ice hockey, Homer has it’s own tradition of friendly wintertime competition – racing cars around...
Yukon Quest board announces best finances in 6 years
Yukon Quest leaders announced a $38,000 surplus, the largest surplus the organization has seen in 6 years.
Why is Alaska a loser on SBA Disaster Loans? Here’s a clue.
"The earliest states to request a disaster declaration got this outsized share of all the money," Bloomberg News reporter says.
Fairbanks cyclist wins Iditarod Trail Invitational
Jay Cable of Fairbanks has won the 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail Invitational human-powered race. Listen now
Alaska Marine Highway to turn away passengers with flu-like symptoms
The Alaska Marine Highway System says it will begin turning away ferry passengers with coronavirus- or flu-like symptoms.
Cleanup of contaminated WWII military sites on Unalaska could start next year
Military sites — ranging from abandoned pill boxes to quonset huts — are scattered all over the island.
Federal government denies tribal groups’ petition to limit salmon bycatch
Tribal groups in Western Alaska submitted the petition following dismal chinook and chum salmon runs this summer.
Brazil dam disaster sparks questions over the safety of Donlin’s tailings dam
A tailings dam collapsed last month in Brazil, killing more than 150 people. That accident raised fears among some residents in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta about the safety of the tailings facility and dam that Donlin Gold plans to construct for its large gold mine. Donlin says its design is much safer than the one that collapsed in Brazil.