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Shawn Huber, 36, died at the Milne Point field when a drilling rig’s operator accidentally opened a set of hydraulic jaws and dropped a 700-pound, 31-foot section of drilling pipe that struck Huber in the head. The operator was distracted, according to the investigation, because he was training a colleague.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that $1.8 million in Alaska grants are part of $423 million in transit infrastructure grants approved nationwide.

Traveling MusicDate: 12-1-19Shonti ElderFormat: Tune Title Performer / Composer Album Title Recording Company LengthWho Will Take My Place?The Duhks / Don…

Eldred Rock Lighthouse, the only remaining octagonal lighthouse in the state, has been named among Alaska’s top-10 most endangered historic places.

Advocates for the proposed ballot initiative say it would promote more open politics in the state — but state Republican leaders say it’s unconstitutional.

The tribe has submitted a proposal to the Board of Fish to allow set nets of 6-inch or less mesh to be used anywhere in the Kuskokwim River during times of king salmon conservation.

The digestive tract is one organized system that includes multiple organs from the stomach to the liver to the intestines and more. But what can happen when something goes wrong? Let’s start to understand this system from the bottom to the top.

The decision could affect coastal waters from southern California to the Aleutian Islands.

The Alaska Marine Highway System says the LeConte won’t return to service until May 15, which means some Southeast Alaska communities will go around seven months without a ferry connection.

A recent report compiled by the Army Corps of Engineers and researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks documents erosion and other environmental threats facing communities in rural Alaska.