Alaska’s Senators Split Their Votes on Financial Reform
Alaska’s Senators split their votes last night on a financial reform bill that passed 59 to 39. Democrats largely supported it, and all but...
Bethel Senior Center Slashes Services
The Eddie Hoffman Senior Center in Bethel means a lot of things to a lot of elders: It’s food, it’s transportation, its friendship. But...
State Prepares Controversial Predator Control Project
State Wildlife managers announced today they’re going ahead with a plan to carry out predator control next month on Unimak Island, with or...
Alaskans Visit Communities Affected by the Gulf Oil Spill
Photo courtesy of Rosemary Ahtuangaruak. Earl Kingik picks up oil from the beach.
A group of Alaska Natives fighting oil and gas drilling off Alaska’s...
UPS Plans Alaska Layoffs
Anchorage stands to lose close to 300 pilot jobs at its UPS hub. The unwelcome news came recently to scores of pilots who make Alaska...
Alaskans Lobby for Climate Bill in Washington
Even though the US Senate unveiled a climate change bill last week, the focus in Washington is mostly elsewhere: on financial reform, the massive...
Salazar Testifies Before Congress on Gulf Spill
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says problems at the federal Minerals Management Service may have contributed to last month’s offshore oil rig disaster in the...
Wally Hickel's Legacy Honored at Funeral
Former Alaska Governor Wally Hickel was buried today in a downtown Anchorage cemetery after a funeral that brought together Alaskans of all sorts.
Steve Heimel,...
Permit Refusal Puts All Alaska Gasline in Question
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has refused to extend a principle permit needed for construction of an All-Alaska Gas Pipeline ...
Denali Climbing Season Registers Its First Death
A climber has died on Denali. The National Park Service reports that French mountaineer Pascal Frison was at the 12 thousand foot...
Nuclear Reduction Proponent Visits Alaska
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski will be key to a vote to reduce nuclear weapons worldwide when the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty or START comes...
Plane Crash Near Willow Kills Pilot
Authorities say one man is dead following a plane crash near Willow in south-central Alaska.
Associated Press
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Cape Fox Native Corporation Involved In Criminal Investigation
Saxman based Cape Fox Corporation is enmeshed in a criminal investigation that could have consequences for the Native corporation’s 8A government contracting status.
Ellen Lockyer,...
Federal Aid on the way for Yukon Fishermen
Fishermen on the Lower Yukon have had two devastating king salmon seasons. But things are looking up.
Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel
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9th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Shell’s Drill Plan
The 9th circuit court of appeals today rejected a challenge to Shell Oil’s exploratory drilling plan in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska’s...
Federal Review Opens ANWR Debate
A large crowd turned out yesterday to give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service their thoughts about how to manage the Arctic National Wildife...
Anchorage Lawyer Has Advice for Gulf Fishermen
BP is accepting damages claims as a result of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Attorneys are weighing options on litigation strategies for...
Senators Grill Oil Company Executives
Congress called BP and its drilling partners to account today for a “cascade of failures” behind the spreading Gulf oil spill, zeroing in...
Salazar Proposes Minerals Management Service Split
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today (Tuesday) a proposal to split the Minerals Management Service. The change would allow one agency to oversee offshore...
Alaska Fisherman Sympathize with Gulf Shrimpers
The failure of BP’s plan to cap a gushing underground oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has only exacerbated concerns about...