Observatory Offers New Glimpse Of Northern Seas
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
Scientists have quietly set up a giant observatory over a wide swath of northern ocean, from the northern...
Interior Department Studies Possible Effects Of Chukchi Oil Spill
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The Interior Department has released a memo that looks at the potential for a large oil spill from...
Spending Deal Passes U.S. House And Senate
Libby Casey, APRN – Anchorage
The U.S. House and Senate have passed the spending deal hammered out late last Friday night that avoids...
Budget Deal Strips Low Income Energy Program
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
The Congressional budget deal includes a big cut for a program that many Alaskans rely on. The Low...
Film About Towns Youth Debuts In Barrow
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
A new film dramatizing Barrow youth is getting positive reviews at major film festivals around the world. But on...
Elders Teach Students About Gathering Traditional Food
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
Tuesday, the sun was shining on a handful of elders and about 40 high school students grouped...
Native Group Challenging Eastern Yukon Territory Mine Permits
Vic Istchenko, CBC - Whitehorse
Tuesday in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, a Native group went to court to challenge the permits for a mine on the...
UCIDA Plans Lawsuit Over Latest Cook Inlet Salmon Restrictions
Aaron Selbig, KBBI – Homer
In the wake of new restrictions for the commercial salmon fishery in upper Cook Inlet, one organization is...
Regulation Makes Tasers Illegal When Hunting
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The State has made it illegal to use tasers on wildlife, in most circumstances, including hunting. The proposal...
Sitka Sac Roe Herring Fishery Wraps Up
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
The Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery wrapped up over the weekend with an opening Saturday that pulled in...
Herring Fishery Focus of New Reality Show
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Sitka’s herring fishery has long been the focus of documentaries and nature TV specials. Now, the fishery is slated...
Fish and Game Opens Herring Sac Roe Fishery Near Ketchikan
Deanna Garrison, KRBD – Ketchikan
For the first time in 35 years, the State Department of Fish and Game today opened a commercial...
State Looking at Further Dust Measures
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The state is looking at whether additional measures are needed to keep dust out of the air....
Two Charged in Homeless Death
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage
Two homeless people are charged with killing another. The body of George Steven Brower, 43, was found in a tent...
Storm Surge Creates Deep Kuskokwim Overflow
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
High winds may have subsided but now high waters are presenting a hazard for Kuskokwim River travelers. With...
Anchorage Police Investigating Homeless Death
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Anchorage Police have located the body of a homeless man near the city’s sports arena. The death is...
Suicide Intervention Focuses on Everyday Prevention
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Tribal delegates from around the YK Delta met in Bethel this week for the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation’s...
Trial Held for Man Accused of Inciting a Showdown on the Yukon
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A trial was held this week in Federal Court in Fairbanks for a Central man accused of inciting...
Arctic Man Race Delayed
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
The 26th annual Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go race has been delayed until tomorrow due to heavy snow...
Federal Government Shutdown Looms
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington, DC
With only one more day to fund the government and head off a federal shutdown, Congress is...