Polar bear listing empowers environmentalists to seek protection for other species
Fresh off a successful campaign to list polar bears as a threatened species, a conservation group has petitioned to provide the same protection to...
Cuddy to take on Stevens again
Anchorage developer Dave Cuddy officially announced his candidacy for the US Senate today. He'll run as a republican, and for the second time, will...
50 years ago, the US House voted for Alaska statehood
Alaska is coming up on its 50th anniversary as a state. It was exactly 50 years ago today that Alaskans began taking the last...
New power towers may short circuit Juneau's energy crisis
Juneau's electricity rates may drop more than a month sooner than expected. Over the Memorial Day weekend, construction crews finished replacing the transmission towers...
Higher gas may lower Kenai tourism
With the price crude oil above $133/barrel, increasing gas prices could change travel plans for vacationers in Alaska.
Emily Schwing, KBBI - Homer
VA chief discusses veteran mental health services
Veterans Administration head Dr. James Peake joined Senator Ted Stevens and a crowd of veterans and family members on the Park Strip in Anchorage...
Yukon-Koyukuk schools and teachers sign on to new labor deal
A labor dispute in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District has come to an end. The school board ratified a 3-year agreement with the teachers union...
'Papa' Pilgrim dies in Anchorage prison
One of Alaska's most high profile prison inmates has died. Robert Hale, better known as Papa Pilgrim, passed away at the Anchorage Correction Complex...
Governor wields veto ax on capital projects bill
Governor Palin today vetoed about $268 million from the capital projects bill the legislature passed in this year’s session. The vetoes eliminated or reduced...
One per customer for Southeast halibut charter clients
Southeast halibut charter clients will be limited to one fish per day starting June 1st. The federal government announced the new rule yesterday.
Ed Schoenfeld,...
Governor Palin sticks with TransCanada gasline proposal
Governor Sarah Palin announced today that after months of scrutinizing the details of the TransCanada proposal to build a natural gas pipeline, the state...
Legislators react to governor's gasline decision
The governor gave the legislature a lot to look at during the upcoming special session next month, and they're already talking about it.
Dave Donaldson,...
Oil Industry weighs in on Gasline decision
The Governor said her team's analysis shows the best interests of the state are better met by TransCanada Alaska's bid than by the other...
Government report questions value of ANWR crude
A federal government report out today raises questions about whether ANWR oil drilling would do much to lower crude oil prices in the future. ...
Alaska will sue U.S. government over polar bear status
The State of Alaska announced today it's planning to sue the federal government for listing the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species...
Kenai Peninsula fire 20% contained
Firefighters are making some progress in bringing the 300-acre homestead fire on the Kenai Peninsula under control.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
Wildfire breaks out on the Kenai
Firefighters are working today to contain a wildfire that apparently started last night on the Kenai Peninsula. The fire is burning in an...
State blocks release of polar bear recommendations
While many ears were tuned in for the Interior department's polar bear listing decision late last week, a UAA professor's long standing request for...
Tourists seeking southeast halibut will be limited to one fish per day
Southeast Alaska's charter halibut season will likely kick off with a major change. A one-fish-per-day limit for customers could be in place by June...
ANWR still dead on arrival on Capitol Hill
The Alaska delegation and other ANWR drilling supporters were rebuffed twice in Congress this week. On Tuesday, a Republican energy plan with ANWR...