AG Issues New Ethics Regulations
Attorney General Daniel Sullivan this week issued new regulations making mostly procedural changes to the Executive Ethics Act. Most of the changes reflect...
Homer Health Center Gets White House Boost
The SVT Health Center in Homer – a medical clinic geared toward low-income patients and operated by the Seldovia Village Tribe – has...
High Court Hears Weyhrauch Case
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in the case of former Alaska state legislator Bruce Weyhrauch, a Republican from Juneau....
Nikolski Closes School; Villages Struggle to Keep Doors Open
In rural Alaska, a steady out migration is placing schools at risk of not having enough children enrolled to keep them open. The school...
Alaskans Address Copenhagen Conference
The United Nations Climate Change Conference started on Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark, where representatives from nearly 200 countries will spend the next 10...
BP Combats Another North Slope Spill
There’s been another spill from a BP pipeline on the North Slope. The State Department of Environmental Conservation reports that more than 7,000...
Indian Health Care Bill Moves to Senate
The US Senate Indian Affairs Committee approved reauthorizing the Indian Health Care Improvement Act on Thursday, sending the bill to the full Senate...
Parnell Says State Must Do More to Fight Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Calling it a reality that all Alaskans have to face, Governor Parnell (R) on Thursday said Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault are an...
Transcanada Announces Plan for Storage Facility in Kenai
Transcanada has announced plans to construct a natural gas storage facility in the city of Kenai. The company formed Cook Inlet Natural Gas...
Delegation Responds To President’s Afghanistan Plans
Alaska’s Congressional delegation approves of the President’s decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan, but their opinions of his strategy diverge from there.
Libby...
Tribal Meetings with Interior Department Get Underway
The first in a series of Interior Department meetings with tribes on the issue of consultation kicked off today in Anchorage. Although...
DC Moves to Protect Belugas in Cook Inlet
The federal government wants to designate a large portion of Cook Inlet as critical habitat for the area's genetically distinct beluga whale population. The...
Officials Still Unsure of Oil Spill Cause
Officials still don’t know what caused a pipeline leak at the Flint Hills North Pole Refinery last week. About 3,000 gallons of oily...
BP Rushes to Clean up North Slope Spill
Forces are mobilizing to clean up an oil spill on the North Slope. An unknown quantity of oil, water and natural...
Internet Helping Nunam Iqua Prepare for Winter
As people in Western Alaska prepare for winter, one Alaskan has taken on the small goal of getting help to a community. So...
Vessels Finding Widespread Acidity in Beaufort
Canadian and Japanese research vessels are finding widespread acidity in the Beaufort Sea, off the coast of Alaska and Canada. The...
US Encroaching on Yukon Say Canadians
Canadian officials say Alaska is encroaching on the Yukon's turf and the Member of Parliament for the Western Arctic wants the Prime Minister...
Anchorage Cold Cases Get Review
Anchorage homicide cases that have remained unsolved for years are currently getting a thorough review. That's thanks in part to a federal grant...
Randall Hones Classic Technique in Preparation for Olympics
Anchorage cross-country skier Kikkan Randall just missed the podium in her first International race of the season.
She placed fourth in the five kilometer skate...
Interior Department Releases Drilling Plans
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today plans for oil and gas leasing on public lands next year – including in the National Petroleum...