Founder of Carr’s Supermarket Dies
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The founder of Alaska’s Carr’s supermarket chain died Thursday in Anchorage. Laurence Carr passed away at age 81.
Carr...
First Salmon Opening of the Year Starts Monday
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The first salmon season of the year is set to start on Monday. The Alaska Department of Fish...
Sitka Welcomes ‘Westerdam’ Cruise Ship
Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
The U.S. Coast Guard visited the cruise ship Westerdam during its stop in Sitka yesterday to investigate a...
Fire Department Dedicates and Shows Off New Training Center
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon the Anchorage Fire Department held a double celebration. The main event was the ribbon...
Ice Dents Cruise Ship's Hull Below Waterline
Ed Ronco, KCAW - Sitka
The U.S. Coast Guard visited the cruise ship "Westerdam" when it arrived in Sitka yesterday after striking some ice in...
Crooked Creek Still Experiencing Flood Complications
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
The village of Crooked Creek is going on its fourth day without power.
Flood waters have dropped 4-5 feet from...
Foster Care Center of Attention in May
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and Anchorage’s Big Brothers, Big Sisters is teaming up with Covenant House...
Summer Tourism Numbers Show Improvement
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
The falling trend in visitor numbers to Alaska and Anchorage seems to have bottomed out, according to a...
Attempts to Combat Invasive Species in Chena Slough, River Start This Summer
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Initial attempts will be made this summer to combat an invasive plant growing in the Chena Slough and...
CORRECTION: Fish and Game Looking to Learn More About the Wood Frog
And finally tonight, a correction. Tuesday, we said there was only one amphibian in Alaska – the Wood Frog. But there are actually...
Coast Guard Releases 'Pathfinder' Report
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
The Coast Guard report on the tugboat that grounded and spilled on Bligh Reef in 2009 is out. It blames...
Kuskokwim River Flooding Crooked Creek Homes
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
The dramatic flooding happening in Crooked Creek has worsened. A jam of Kuskokwim River ice has held a few...
Yukon Experiencing Mellow Breakup
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
In contrast to the Kuskokwim, break up has been fairly mellow on the Yukon River so far. The...
Board of Directors Explore Land Leasing Possibility for Chickaloon Coal
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The Alaska Mental Health Lands Trust’s board of directors heard from the public Tuesday on whether or not...
Disney Cruise Lines Makes First Trip to Alaska
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
Disney Cruise Line made its first trip to Alaskan waters last week, making a stopover in Skagway on...
Fire Forecast Expected to be Moderate
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A red flag warning is in effect until Wednesday night throughout Southcentral Alaska – for Anchorage, the...
Fish and Game Looking to Learn More About the Wood Frog
Daysha Eaton, KDLG – Dillingham
The only amphibian in Alaska is a climate indicator species, and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game...
‘Nature’ Series Investigates Alaska’s Bears
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Public television’s “Nature” series is running a set of three shows featuring Alaska’s bears – Polar, Brown and...
Copper River Dip Netting Opening Approaching
Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
The first personal use dip-net and subsistsence opening on the Copper River is less than month out. The Alaska Department...
Cassiar Highway Power-Line May Connect to Alaska
Leonard Linklater, CBC - Whitehorse
The federal government in Canada has given final approval to a power-line up the Cassiar Highway. The power-line will connect...