U.S. Senate approves Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Legislation to renew the Indian Health Care Improvement Act crossed a big hurdle today when it was overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. Senate. Efforts...
House passes education funding boost
A bill increasing funding for local school districts by $120 million this year -- and some $250 million in phases over the next three...
Governor's AGIA / TransCanada plan exposed to public hearings
Alaskans have until March 6 to submit public comments on the TransCanada proposal to build a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to...
Sitka asked to cut back even further on electric usage
The Sitka electric department is urging residents to turn off their electric heaters and fire up the diesel or wood stoves. The city has...
Rescuer tells avalanche victim's harrowing tale
The skier who survived a massive avalanche this weekend at Turnagain Pass (south of Anchorage) is lucky to be alive. Ian Wilson, a tourist...
"Running of the Bulls" comes to Anchorage. In February. With Reindeer.
Anchorages's Fur Rondy got off to a flying start over the weekend. One event certain to go down in the annals of the weird...
Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority presents plan
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority – established by voters in 2002 – last night presented its plan for getting gas to markets in...
Valdez lawyer disputes Exxon's numbers
Earlier this week, Exxon turned in its final brief to the high court in the Exxon Valdez case. The document focused on three main...
Governor Palin goes to Washington
Governor Palin begins a series of meetings in Washington DC this weekend – set up as part of the National Governor’s Association’s Winter meeting....
House talks about new building for legislature – but doesn't say where
The House today opened hearings on a plan that would set the parameters of providing lawmakers a new building – in a so-far undecided...
Senate and House divided over injured workers' privacy
The State House today refused to agree with a Senate plan that would force Alaska to hide the names of workers injured on the...
New bill restricts legislator fund raising even further
Political parties won’t have legislators to help them raise money during sessions under a bill passed by the House today. Current law already bans...
Y-K virus targets infants
A respiratory virus that affects babies has been spreading around the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta this winter.
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Lance Mackey sets record with 4th Yukon Quest win
Lance Mackey has made history by winning a fourth consecutive Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. The Fairbanks musher and his team of 11...
ExxonMobil announces plans for Point Thomson
The Point Thomson unit is one of the North Slope's largest untapped gas fields. The Frank Murkowski administration reclaimed the state’s leases in 2006...
Senator Stevens tells legislature the time to act on a gasline is now
Stevens says the US Congress took the first steps in developing a line from the North Slope in 2004 when it passed the Alaska...
Mackey and Anderson race for the finish in Yukon Quest
Lance Mackey and Ken Anderson are racing to the finish line in the Yukon Quest. Defending champion Mackey had a slight lead over Anderson...
Legislature takes up "Pebble Mine" bill
A bill that could restrict development of the Pebble mine in Southwest Alaska is on the move again. The bill has been heard eight...
Anderson and Mackey are neck and neck in Yukon Quest
Fairbanks rookie Ken Anderson is leading the Yukon Quest. He pulled into the Carmacks checkpoint this morning at 10:40 Yukon time, followed just three...
Bethany Correira's killer sentenced to 99 years
A judge in Anchorage today sentenced Michael Lawson to 99 years in prison for murdering Bethany Correira. Judge John Suddock said Lawson needs to...