Tag: Alaska
State Getting More Attention in Foreign Policy
The old slogan “Alaska – North to the Future” was once considered wishful thinking, but now it’s coming true.
BOEMRE Says it Has Corrected Flaws Made Prior to Chukchi Sea Lease
The federal agency overseeing offshore petroleum drilling says it has corrected flaws in environmental work done ahead of a 2008 lease sale in the Chukchi Sea.
Walrus Start Hauling Out Along North Coast
Walrus have started hauling out on shore along Alaska’s north coast. The sea ice has retreated far north of the continental shelf, leaving the animals with limited options for foraging.
Blatchford Buys Seward Phoenix Log, Tundra Drums Newspapers
Calista Corporation announced late Wednesday that its last two weeklies–the Tundra Drums newspaper and the Seward Phoenix Log– have been purchased.
Supreme Court Rules SOS Initiative Can Go Before Voters
An Alaska Supreme Court decided late Wednesday to let a vote on the ‘Save Our Salmon’ initiative go ahead in the Lake and Peninsula Borough.
Southcentral Foundation Gets Grant to Find Those Who Need Denali Kid Care
The Anchorage-based Southcentral Foundation has received a $700,000 federal grant to find more Alaska Native children who need to enroll in the Denali Kid Care program.
Whale Calf Freed From Fishing Gear
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration spokesman Julie Speegle says the calf and its mother were spotted Wednesday morning by a charter fishing boat near Halibut Cove on Shelter Island. She says the five-person disentanglement team attached a transmitter to track the calf in case it raced away before they could free it.
Valley Performing Arts Season 36
Friday, August 19 @ 2:45 pm
Born in a log cabin church on the Alaska State Fair Grounds, Valley Performing Arts continues to grow and remains Alaska's longest standing community theater. Season 36 kicks off in September with "It Runs In The Family," a play by Ray Cooney. Hear what else is coming up this season at VPA, this week on KSKA's Stage Talk.
Police Close Off JBER Glenn Highway Gate
Glenn Highway the on and off-ramps leading to Fort Richardson are closed at this hour, as Anchorage Police deal with a suicide attempt at Fort Richardson. APD spokesperson Marlene Lammers says a caller alerted police to the situation at 6:15 am. APD officers are on site, along with a SWAT team negotiator and a K-9 team. Lammers says a young man is threatening suicide. It was the man's father who made the call.
Blatchford Buys Seward Phoenix Log, Tundra Drums Newspapers
The former owner of the Seward Phoenix Log newspaper has bought it back, along with another rural newspapers. Edgar Blatchford is also buying the Tundra Drums.
Two Feared Dead After Plane Crash Near Bering Glacier
The wreckage of a single engine plane was found Tuesday at Seal River, below the Bering Glacier. State Troopers found no bodies there, but the plane's owner, Richard Stoltzfus of Cordova and his passenger, John Dick, are feared dead. The plane was badly damaged. The two were part of a group of five staying at a cabin in the area.
Court Will Allow Vote to Limit Pebble Mine Development
The state Supreme Court of will not review a lower court's action that allows a public vote in the Lake and Peninsula Borough that would limit development of the Pebble mine.
Disparate Opportunity in America
Thursday, August 18 @ 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
This week on Addressing Alaska listen to the speech Anthony Romero, national executive director of the ACLU gave at UAA on July 14. As poverty and incarceration rates for minority groups continue to rise, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attempts to shine light on the inequalities at the root of these cyclic problems facing the U.S.
Two Die in Separate Incidents in Upper Susitna Valley
State Troopers in the upper Susitna valley had a couple of fatals to deal with over the weekend.
Mine Drilling OK’d in Two Roadless Areas
Tuesday, the Forest Service OK’d exploratory drilling at two Southeast Alaska mine sites.
The work will be done in roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest. That means they needed approval from agency Chief Tom Tidwell.
Shell Working to Contain North Sea Spill
Shell is working to contain an oil spill from one of its pipelines in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. The crew on an oil platform there first observed a light sheen in the water last Wednesday. Around 1,300 barrels of oil have spilled so far into the sea.
TransCanada Says State Partially to Blame for Lack of Potential Shippers
TransCanada, the state’s license-holder for a large-capacity natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to North American markets, told a legislative committee Tuesday that the state is partially responsible for the lack of potential gas shippers willing to sign contracts to use the project.
Forum Highlights Need for Multi-National Oil, Gas Development Regulation
A forum in downtown Anchorage Tuesday highlighted the need for a new look at multi-national regulatory systems which deal with oil and gas development. Dr. Betsy Baker, with the Vermont Law School Institute for Energy and the Environment, addressed the Institute of the North as part of the Institute’s Week of the Arctic program.
Suspicious Packages Sent to Alaska Delegation Contained Concrete Material Sample
The FBI has determined a white powder contained in packages sent to members of Alaska’s congressional delegation was not a hazardous substance but a sample of concrete material.
Supreme Court Grants Emergency Review of Pebble Partnership, Lake and Peninsula Borough Case
The Supreme Court of Alaska has granted a motion by the State of Alaska for emergency review of the Case of the Pebble Partnership versus the Lake and Peninsula Borough, as well as the State’s motion for leave to appear and participate in the case as a ‘friend of the court.'