Bob Barker and 'PAWS' offer to take Alaska Zoo's 'Maggie' south to sanctuary — for free
An animal sanctuary in northern California has offered to take Maggie the elephant and pay for all costs of her relocation. The Performing Animal...
Governor's mansion in Juneau slated for major repairs in multiple phases
The Governor's residence is Juneau is getting ready for significant repairs that are likely to take until next summer to complete. The expensive project...
Former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel brings Presidential campaign to Alaska
Alaska's former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel returned to Alaska this week and many of the state's political veterans turned out for his speeches and...
Pavlof volcano continues rumbling after 18,000-foot ash explosion last week
Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula keeps on burbling and puffing. It is Alaska's most active volcano and it can provide challenges for those...
Toshiba moving ahead with nuclear power proposal for Galena
Toshiba is ready to move forward with seeking a license for the nuclear reactor proposed for Galena. The Japanese corporation announced its intentions in...
Dinosaur excavations underway on the North Slope
Scientists have successfully built a tunnel into the abundant fossil dinosaur deposits along the Colville River on the North Slope and are taking out...
ExxonMobil asks Supreme Court to review $2.5 billion penalty
Earlier this week, ExxonMobil filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the $2.5 billion punitive damage judgment in the 1989 Exxon...
Will Alaska build the Gravina Island bridge? Not likely.
The commissioner of transportation says he would like to build a bridge to gravina island, but that finding the funds for such a project...
State heading out to inspect bridge near Denali Park
The State will conduct a special inspection of a bridge that's similar in design and age to the one that collapsed in Minneapolis. The...
Governor’s ethics considered as husband goes back to work at BP
News that Governor Sarah Palin's husband Todd is returning to his pre-election job on the North Slope has gotten some public attention in the...
Owners of Selendang Ayu plead guilty and pay $10 million
Photo by U.S. Coast Guard
A final federal settlement was reached today with the owners of the Selendang Ayu, the freighter that ran aground off...
Bruce Babbitt boosting opposition to Bush oil leasing in Bristol Bay
The man who helped buy back federal oil gas leases 11 years ago is in Bristol Bay rallying opposition to the Bush administration's plan...
Infamous Alaska jet finally sold
Texas businessman-turned Valdez resident Larry Reynolds has signed an agreement to purchase the state's infamous Westwind II aircraft. The jet was bought by former...
Greenpeace documents wildlife habitat in Pribilof undersea canyons
Octopus, sponges, and anemone; photo courtesy Greenpeace
A crew aboard the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza has just concluded three weeks in the Bering Sea researching and...
Marine Research Institute opens in Juneau
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service officially opened the new Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute in Juneau today. The opening is the...
Blue whales seen in waters south of Ketchikan; first in 30 years
The largest animal that has ever lived has been spotted off the Queen Charlotte Islands, south of Ketchikan. A Canadian Coast Guard ship conducting...
Alaska Zoo's 'Maggie' may be headed to California
An elephant rescue facility in California has been revealed as one of the top contenders to acquire Maggie the Elephant when she moves from...
Five dead, four injured in second Ketchikan-based small plane crash
Five people are dead and four were injured after a float plane crashed yesterday evening in Traitors Cove, about 27 miles north of Ketchikan....
Forest Service and employee sparring over whistle blowing and possible retaliations
U.S. Forest Service officials have been considering whether to fire a whistle-blower employee who successfully challenged some of the agency's road building and timber...
'Columbia' suffers piston damage, heads to port for repairs
The state ferry Columbia will be out of commission for the rest of the summer season. The vessel lost its starboard engine Monday because...