Homer man saved after clinging to ice chunk for more than 30 minutes in Cook Inlet
Jamie Snedden, 45, of Homer, was rescued Saturday near the community of Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula.
Little Diomede school struck by collapsing building closed indefinitely
Students are switching to remote learning after the city building partially collapsed onto the Diomede School Sunday morning.
Alaska Black Caucus and other groups threaten legal action over APD’s lack of body cameras
Voters approved buying the cameras more than 16 months ago.
With salmon ballot measure’s defeat, Pebble celebrates
In an interview Wednesday, Pebble CEO Tom Collier said even though his company’s mine proposal wasn’t always at the forefront of the debate, the salmon habitat initiative was, in some ways, all about Pebble.
Environmental group wants SEC to investigate Pebble Mine developer for insider trading
An environmental group is warning federal regulators about a series of stock trades and communication centered around the company attempting to develop the Pebble Mine.
Alaska Fishing Interests Rally in DC
A handful of Alaskans were among thousands of fishermen who rallied today in the nation’s capital.
The recreational and commercial fishermen were protesting restrictions...
Cook Inlet oil and gas sale gets final environmental review
The Cook Inlet oil and gas lease auction has been scheduled for the day of Congress’s deadline to post a date — Dec. 31, 2022.
NOAA law enforcement researches sexual harassment, assault among fisheries observers
NOAA’s office of law enforcement officials presented a report about sexual harassment of observers to a meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council in Kodiak. Listen now
US Interior Secretary Salazar to visit Alaska in April
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he’ll visit Alaska next month, but only the state’s biggest city. The Interior Department is holding hearings in...
Green energy advocates say Anchorage utility ‘freezing out’ efforts for gas-saving price structure
An Anchorage nonprofit wants state regulators to force Chugach Electric Association to hand over detailed data on customers’ energy consumption.
Alaska’s salmon industry contends with a rumor from China that COVID-19 can be transmitted via fish
Fish marketing experts are assessing how the rumors could affect Alaska salmon’s image in the world.
Beetle-killed trees raise safety concerns at Kenai Peninsula campgrounds
Spruce beetles, which resurge every few years in the region, eat away at trees and weaken them, making them more prone to toppling.
Internal email casts uncertainty on future of BP Alaska employees
In the email, sent after the deal was made public, BP Alaska President Janet Weiss told employees they have three options, including applying for jobs with BP outside Alaska or leaving the company with a severance package.
Number of coronavirus cases in Alaska jumps to 59
The number of known cases increased by 17 from the announcement just a day earlier.
Banishment of Kipnuk principal followed allegations of disrespect, poor communication and COVID safety fears
Leaders in Kipnuk say the principal there bullied Native school staff members, ignored COVID-19 restrictions and oversaw a decline in education quality.
Guttenberg Fights Alyeska’s Decision to Move Employees
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC
Fairbanks state representative David Guttenberg took his concerns about Alyeska Pipeline Service Company to the US Congress Thursday. ...
Coming soon: Everything you wanted to know about Juneau’s most popular humpbacks
“The goal of the project is basically to make a mini catalog,” says a Juneau a local whale watching guide. “[We want] to take that well over 100 whales and shrink it down to about the 20 most commonly sighted whales in Juneau.”
In Palmer teen’s murder, one of four convicted killers gets 99 years behind bars
Erick Almandinger, now 22, was just 16 when David Grunwald went missing in November 2016. It wasn’t until more than two weeks after the killing that one of Almandinger’s accomplices led Alaska State Troopers to Grunwald’s body.
Anchorage’s small international eateries, used to take-out, found a growing market in the pandemic
Smaller, family-owned eateries have done better than established fine-dining restaurants, adapting quickly to social media marketing and online ordering for take-out.
Dunleavy seeks to name Fairbanks airport after Alaska’s late Rep. Don Young
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proposal comes just weeks after Anchorage's port was renamed the Don Young Port of Alaska.