Lake Minchumina residents petition USPS to maintain postal services
Residents of Lake Minchumina, in the Interior, are trying to convince the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) not to pull out of the community. On...
Alaska climate change may require $3 to $6 billion in public infrastructure by 2030
The University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) released a report today that for the first time calculates the future...
Anderson corruption trial delves into secret recordings and alleged under-the-table deals
The bribery and corruption trial of former state representative Tom Anderson plunged right into the critical evidence today as prosecutors began playing secretly recorded...
Governor Palin set to announce capital expenditure choices for fiscal 2008
Governor Palin is expected tomorrow to take action on the operating and capital budgets that came out of this year's legislature. And she will...
News Alert: Palin cuts capital budget by $226 million
Governor Sarah Palin today put the brakes on state spending. She vetoed more than 40% percent of the state's portion of the capital projects...
Reactions to budget vetoes immediate, statewide, strong and mixed
Virtually every corner of the state will be feeling the impact of Governor Palin's capitol budget vetoes. Among the hardest hit was the city...
Governor Palin axes $226 million from statewide capital budget
Governor Palin put the brakes on state spending today. With vetoes of more than 40% of the state's share of the capital projects budget...
Department of Labor employees in Juneau file health grievance against State
Roof repairs are under way to stop leaks and mold at the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's building in downtown Juneau. But building...
Senator proposes close observation of Massachusetts health care program
The state of Massachusetts yesterday began rolling out its universal health care system -- a mandate that everyone in the state have some form...
Prosecutors lay out core of corruption case against Anderson
Today was probably the most important day for the government's corruption case against former state Representative Tom Anderson. Two witnesses prosecutors are counting on...
Canadian arctic ponds disappearing
A new study shows arctic ponds that have existed for thousands of years in Northern Canada are drying up. Biologist John Smol, from Queens...
Bobrick takes the stand, describes web site front for Anderson payments
The Tom Anderson legislative corruption trial kept moving today as former lobbyist Bill Bobrick took the stand and answered questions about alleged payments to...
Palin publishes natural gas pipeline project invitation
The state has invited anyone interested in developing a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Canadian and Lower 48 markets to send...
Mount Marathon women's victory goes to Cedar Bourgeois
A Seward woman has won the Mount Marathon title for the 4th year in a row. 31-year-old Cedar Bourgeois finished the women's race in...
Yukon king salmon run may be too small for upriver subsistence
King salmon is a primary subsistence resource for residents along the Yukon River. And now many subsistence fishermen on the middle and upper part...
Alaska DNR green lights cyanide facility outside Fairbanks
The state Department of Natural Resources has issued permits that will allow construction of a large-scale cyanide facility for the Fort Knox Gold Mine.
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Prosecution rests in Anderson corruption trial
The prosecution rested yesterday in the corruption trial of former state Representative Tom Anderson. It could go to the jury by the end of...
NTSB finds small cruise ship safety problems; recommends inspections
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued urgent recommendations today in the wake of the wreck of the Empress of the North. The agency...
Ted Stevens receives moral support amidst VECO investigation
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens says he has received "overwhelming support" in the face of an FBI investigation into his relationship with recently indicted VECO...
Defense rested today, closing arguments tomorrow in Anderson corruption trial
The corruption trial of former lawmaker Tom Anderson is close to wrapping up. Closing arguments will be heard tomorrow morning after a quick ending...