Alaska Gasline Port Authority asks for reconsideration
The Alaska Gasline Port Authority is asking the state to reconsider its proposal for a natural gas pipeline. It was rejected by Governor...
Copper Basin 300 gets underway this weekend
The Copper Basin 300 sled dog race gets underway in Glennallen tomorrow. Top mushers signed up include defending champion Alan Moore of Two Rivers,...
Governor rejects ConocoPhillips gas line proposal
In a letter to ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva, governor Palin said the company’s proposal "falls critically short of meeting the state’s key objectives" of...
Presidential candidates turn their eyes to Alaska
Alaska's getting more attention from the Presidential candidates. Democrat Hillary Clinton has plans to open a campaign office in Anchorage. And the campaign...
Joshua Wade's lawyer quits
Joshua Wade's attorney has resigned. U-S Public Defender Mary Geddes has handled his case ever since his first appearance in federal court....
State tax revenues expected to rise in 2008
The state's Tax Division is expecting more money than ever before. The Revenue Department today released its semi-annual revenue sources book -- with a...
National education report finds Alaska below average
Alaska is a little below average in a national report released today by Education Week magazine focusing on six key categories affecting educational quality...
Legislation filed to establish separate ferry authority
Three coastal lawmakers want an independent board of directors to run the state ferry system. They’ve filed legislation creating an Alaska Marine Highway Authority,...
APOC head to leave commission in March
The head of Alaska's public watchdog group says she will leave the agency later this year. Brooke Miles, Executive Director of the Alaska Public...
FAA clears pilot of last summer's Ketchikan-area crash
The federal aviation administration has cleared the pilot of a floatplane that crashed near Ketchikan last August of any violations of F-A-A regulations.
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US Fish and Wildlife delays decision on Polar Bears
The head of the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service, Dale Hall, says the agency will miss this week’s deadline for deciding whether to list...
Crashed plane's failed latch gets scrutiny
The make and model of the airplane that crashed Saturday killing 6 in Kodiak has a history of problems with the latch on the...
TransCanada the only company to meet AGIA requirements
Governor Sarah Palin has named a Canadian company as her choice to build a natural gas pipeline for the state. Five different companies had...
Palin supports a plan to keep the state's LNG plant running
The State of Alaska is supporting a plan that would continue the shipment of Cook Inlet natural gas to Asia for the next several...
Rock Creek mine gets a vote of confidence from the courts
A decision issued today by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals means Vancouver-based NovaGold Resources is now one big step closer toward starting...
APU skiers excel at national championship
Skiers from Alaska Pacific University won both the men's and women's national championship classic races today in Houghton, Michigan. Kikkan Randall won the 10...
$100 Oil: A mixed bag for Alaskans
The price of oil briefly eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time today. The news is a mixed blessing for Alaskans, who...
Adrift Bering Sea freighter up and running again
A freighter from Thailand that broke down in the western Bering Sea on Monday with 25 crew members on board got up and running...
Put it out! Juneau bars now smoke free
Smoking in a Juneau bar is now illegal. Beginning today, both smokers and bar owners could be fined for violating the ordinance that extends...
BP settles tax dispute with state
Oil giant BP agreed today to pay the State of Alaska $379 million in taxes that the two sides had been disputing for more...