Federal Judge Halts Offshore Gas and Oil Activity in Chukchi
Lori Townsend and Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Federal district judge Beistline today halted activity on offshore oil and gas leases in the Chukchi...
BP Sale Doesn’t Include Alaska Holdings
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
BP announced today that it’s selling $7 billion in oil field assets to Houston based Apache Corporation. But the...
Tea Party Express Comes to Anchorage
Story and Photo Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Top officials with the Tea Party Express were in Anchorage on Monday to begin campaigning for...
Thousands of Alaskans Remain Out of Work
Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau
Despite an improving job market, thousands of Alaskans remain out of work and some have fallen through the cracks...
Guttenberg Fights Alyeska’s Decision to Move Employees
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Fairbanks state representative David Guttenberg took his concerns about Alyeska Pipeline Service Company to the US Congress Thursday. ...
Miller Campaign to Receive Help From Tea Party Group
Associated Press
Joe Miller has ended the quarter with nearly $125,000, a fraction of the nearly $2.4 million that Senator Lisa Murkowski had...
Presidential Oil Spill Commission Begins Work
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
The Presidential Commission on the BP oil spill began work this week in New Orleans. The commission took testimony...
Taylor Highway Motorist Considered Missing
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
State Troopers believe there may be a person missing along the flood damaged Taylor Highway. Spokeswoman Megan Peters says...
McCarthy Gains Wireless Broadband Internet
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The tiny village of McCarthy is soon to be on the front lines of the technological revolution. More than...
Portions of Taylor Highway Remain Closed
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Much of the Taylor Highway remains closed due to flood damage. Storms dropped between 1 and 4 inches of...
Coast Guard Holds Memorial for Servicemen
Ed Ronco and Lily Mihalik, KCAW – Sitka
The Coast Guard is a family. That was the prevailing sentiment at a memorial service held...
Public Buzzes Over BP Rumor
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Financial markets buzzed over the weekend in response to a news account that BP was in the process of raising...
Appeal to Herbicide Spraying Permit Denied
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
An Anchorage superior court judge has denied an appeal to a permit for herbicide spraying along the Alaska Railroad’s right...
Commercial Fishing on Yukon Opens
Shane Iverson, KYUK – Bethel
Commercial fishermen on the Yukon River are getting a chance to earn some money. The Department of Fish and...
Chum Salmon Run Falling Short of Expectations
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
A major hatchery chum salmon run that provides early season opportunity for Southeast’s purse seine fleet is falling short...
Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Three people from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka died today after their helicopter crashed in waters off Washington. A...
Alyeska Pipeline Company CEO Announces Retirement
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Alyeska Pipeline Company is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer following Wednesday’s announcement that Kevin Hostler will retire...
Center’s Pregnant Sea Lion Had Cancer
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Preliminary necropsy results on the pregnant sea lion that died at the Alaska SeaLife Center last month show she...
XTRAFTUF Jobs Going Overseas, Officials Say
Ed Ronco, KCAW - Sitka
XTRATUFs are as common in Alaska as the Stetson is in Texas.
The brown neoprene boots are the last rubber footwear...
Dahlstrom Resigns from Parnell Administration
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Former Eagle River representative Nancy Dahlstrom has resigned from her new job with the Parnell Administration. Parnell says he...