Troopers Investigating Chignik Lake Death
The death of a young woman in Chignik Lake is under investigation by Alaska State Troopers. Late Monday, the body of 32-year old special...
To Couple or Decouple Gas and Oil – the Question Before Juneau
Hearings opened in the Senate Tuesday morning on a bill to separate oil taxes from gas taxes -- addressing the risk that – taken...
South Carolina Republican Says Now is Time to Act on Energy Policy
A Republican Senator negotiating climate change legislation left a White House meeting on Tuesday saying now is the time to act on energy policy....
Fast Pace Marks First Hours of Iditarod
Photo by Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Fans and supporters turned out in force Saturday to cheer on their favorite mushers.
This year's Iditarod is...
Rookie’s Grandpa Made Original Serum Run
Rooke Middy Johnson has family ties to the original 1925 serum run.
Unalakleet musher William 'Middy' Johnson is a rookie, but his grandfather, Henry...
Legislators Make the Rounds in DC
A third of Alaska’s legislators are in Washington D-C right now for meetings about energy issues. They’re attending the annual conference of the...
Court Upholds Decision on Nome Policeman
The Alaska Court of Appeals has upheld a high-profile conviction of a Nome police officer accused of killing a 19-year-old while he was on...
Thawing Sea Bed Releasing Methane Gas
A thawing arctic sea bed is releasing massive amounts of methane gas into the atmosphere. The discovery off the eastern Siberian coast could...
UAF to Get New Climate Center in Anchorage
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host a new federal regional center for climate change research. The Anchorage-based Climate Science Center is the...
Kookesh Slapped with Ethics Violation
Angoon Senator Albert Kookesh, a Democrat, has been slapped with a state ethics violation over comments he made in January at a Craig...
Providence to Expand for Newborns and Cardiac Patients
Anchorage based Providence Alaska Medical Center announced today a proposal for a 150 million dollar expansion to newborn intensive care facilities and a...
Google Might Get Juneau Bid
Internet giant Google announced last month plans to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in communities throughout the United States. The company promises Internet...
Legislators Take off for DC
More than a third of the state legislature is heading to Washington this week to meet with federal officials and to attend sessions...
Gas For Southcentral Alaska Debated in Juneau
A bill proposed in the Alaska state legislature aims to expedite the construction of an in-state gas pipeline to bring natural gas from the...
Alaska Monitoring Tsunami Potential
The Associated Press - Anchorage
Officials at the Alaska emergency coordination center are monitoring the tsunami situation after the earthquake in Chile. Alaska Department of...
Game Board Assessing Roaming Wolves
The State Game Board is taking up the contentious issue of Denali wolves that roam outside park boundaries and are vulnerable to...
Young Wants More from Interior on Bristol Bay
Alaska Congressman Don Young, has signed on to a letter with other House Republicans demanding more information about a leaked Interior Department report. The...
Stimulus Spending Winner: Alaska
Photo by Roger W. Wetherell, DOT and public facilities department.
Construction project in Gustavus, paid for with stimulus money.
Alaskans have gotten more of the...
AG Sullivan Warmly Received
Attorney General designee Dan Sullivan on Thursday was warmly received by the House Judiciary Committee in the first step along the way to his...
Gas Pipeline Could Lose Money, But Parnell Stays the Course
The Parnell administration agrees with legislative consultants who say under certain conditions the state could lose money with a natural gas pipeline from...