Feds investigating Stevens fish deals
The Associated Press is reporting Federal authorities investigating Sen. Ted Stevens are talking to members of the Alaska fishing industry looking for evidence of...
Supreme Court takes up Exxon Valdez reopener
It wasn't what they had hoped to hear, but this morning, Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiffs found out they have more rounds to go...
Governor and Legislators react to decision on Exxon Valdez
Governor Palin says the Supreme Court’s acceptance of the appeal was a “kick in Alaskans’ collective gut.” She says the litigation is now becoming...
Ted Stevens name raised in Kohring corruption trial
New details have emerged in the federal investigation of Senator Ted Stevens, and the renovation of his Girdwood home. The information comes from testimony...
Prosecution winds up its case against Kohring
We should know soon whether former state legislator Vic Kohring will testify in his own defense. Federal prosecutors were wrapping up their corruption case...
House and Senate diverge on oil and gas tax
The House and Senate are taking separate paths to a re-written oil and gas tax. In separate committee substitute bills released over the weekend,...
Kohring trial ends first week with VECO's Bill Allen on the stand
Week one of the corruption trial of former legislator Vic Kohring has come to an end. Today concluded with VECO's former chairman Bill Allen...
AFN 2007 – Day Two
APRN's Lori Townsend checks in from Fairbanks with independent journalist Nellie Moore, covering the days events at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention...
BP to plead guilty for North Slope malfeasance
BP today agreed to plead guilty to violations of the federal Clean Water Act and pay $20 million in fines and restitution related to...
Rick Smith testifies at Kohring trial
Federal prosecutors brought one of their main witnesses to the stand today to testify against former state representative Vic Kohring. Rick Smith explained what...
AFN 2007 – Day One
The 2007 Alaska Federation of Natives Conference opened today in Fairbanks. APRN's Lori Townsend and Nellie Moore discuss the day's events.
Lori Townsend, APRN -...
Secret video and audio evidence presented to Kohring jury
Day three of the corruption trial of former state representative Vic Kohring has come to a close. And today, the jury got a look...
Senate President dismisses Allen/Kohring election connection
U.S. Attorney Joseph Bottini yesterday said he intends to show the federal jury that former VECO chairman Bill Allen's influence over former legislator Vic...
U.N. 'Law of the Sea' treaty threatened by U.S. Senate Republicans
Some conservative U.S. Senate Republicans -- including at least three party leaders -- are threatening once again to hold up the United Nations Convention...
Kohring trial begins
Today, federal prosecutors told a jury how they plan to prove that former state representative Vic Kohring took bribes from VECO Incorporated CEO Bill...
State House searches for oil tax solution
The Minority and Majorities in the State House of Representatives today opened talks on an alternative tax plan that might get enough support to...
Alaska natives talk oil in DC
Alaska Natives worried about oil development on and off the North Slope are in Washington, DC this week to voice their concerns to lawmakers...
AIX ordered to shut down
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ordered Anchorage-based Alaska Industrial X-Ray (AIX) to cease its radiography operations. The company performs on-site structural x-rays with a...
Linehan convicted; faces 20 to 99 years
A former stripper who remade her self as a doctor's wife was convicted of first-degree murder today in the decade-old death of her one-time...
Kohring jury selection underway
Day one of the federal corruption trial of former lawmaker Vic Kohring has come to an end.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage