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Two environmental groups are going to court to try to force the Alaska Railroad and an energy company to clean up the coal dust problem dirtying a scenic tourist town. Complete Story...
Aspiring charter boat captains will have to find someone willing to sell them a permit before taking clients fishing for halibut from the central Gulf of Alaska to southeast Alaska as part of efforts to avoid overfishing.
Radio listeners and TV viewers in Alaska witnessed the first national emergency exercise of its kind Wednesday morning, but the test ran into distribution problems around the state.
BP now estimates as much as 100 gallons of crude oil may have spilled in an area around a well house where a pipe broke in the Prudhoe Bay oil field, Alaska officials said Tuesday. BP's initial estimate was 3 gallons of oil.
Almost all diesel fuel from the undamaged tanks of a tugboat that went aground on Bligh Reef has been removed.
An Alaska Native village joined in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that aims to protect some of the Tongass National Forest's remaining stands of old growth trees.
Power systems failed twice at the air traffic facility at Stevens Anchorage International Airport that guides planes via radar and caused a handful of flight delays.
Frontier Airlines, a unit of Republic Airways Holdings Inc., said Thursday it will start seasonal summer service to Fairbanks International Airport in Alaska on May 14.
Sarah Palin has returned to Alaska to end her national "Going Rogue" book tour in her home state.
Prices for Alaska's main money source — oil — have stabilized following a volatile year, and a state official predicted a smaller drop in revenues than expected.
Oil company BP says ice plugs in a pipeline caused a rupture that spilled 46,000 gallons of crude and water in an oil field on Alaska's North Slope.
President Barack Obama has nominated a former aide of ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to serve as the federal coordinator for the Alaska natural gas pipeline project.
A North Slope spill of an estimated 46,000 gallons was caused when a pipeline ruptured lengthwise along the bottom, creating a 2-foot-long opening.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced a bill to study the possibility of building a deep water port in the Arctic.
Nearly 2 million acres of water off Alaska's largest and busiest city were proposed Tuesday as critical habitat for beluga whales, raising concerns that the effort to save the whales will scuttle development.
The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks and representatives of almost 300 alleged victims of clergy abuse have agreed on a settlement of almost $10 million.
Halibut charter operators lost an attempt to rid themselves of the one-fish-a-day rule, which they say is putting them out of business in southeast Alaska.
Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month.
The fight is on between backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world's most productive wild salmon streams and 13 Seattle restaurants.
Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
A plan that puts a large area of the Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3, federal officials said.
Conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service have fought for decades over management of the country's largest national forest. The wrangling has gone on for so long it has a name: The Tongass Wars.
The Coast Guard's plan to move away from oil-fired burners and toward heating with biomass could provide a lift to the timber industry in Southeast Alaska.
The oil services executive at the center of a federal investigation of corruption in Alaska politics was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and fined $750,000.
Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales in the Tongass National Forest.
Tainted wells push Fairbanks property owner into actionGROUP: Bottled water and meetings aren't enough to make up for chemical spill. FAIRBANKS -- A North Pole property owner hopes to create a "citizen-action committee" in response to the discovery of tainted water in city wells.
'One tough dog' tied to tree, shot twice and livesKENAI -- The Twin Cities Veterinary Clinic in Kenai has been treating one tough dog.
Is Your State the Most or Least Religious?Mississippi is the most religious state in America, according to a new survey that took a look at religious practices across the country. Eighty-two percent of those surveyed in Mississippi said religion is very important in their lives.
The science behind the cold weatherAlthough it may be hard to believe, many parts of the northern hemisphere are considerably warmer than usual at the moment. Alaska and much of northern Canada is unseasonably warm for instance, with temperatures 5C to 10C warmer than expected.
Diesel fuel leaks from tank into Prince William Sound(AP) TATITLEK -- The Coast Guard said a small amount of diesel fuel spilled from a tank and flowed into Prince William Sound at Tatitlek, but people at the village have contained it with a boom and absorbent material.
Broadband, Yes. Toilet, No.On a trip to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico during spring break, Bretwood Higman and Erin McKittrick found themselves on a beach, holding a battered tourist map. Sick of the collegiate shenanigans around them, Mr.
Bank robbery suspect spotted on 'Deadliest Catch' reality show A suspected bank robber wanted for three raids was caught by police after he was spotted on "Deadliest Catch", a reality TV programme about crab fishing off Alaska.
Meadow Lakes man accused of trying to strangle girlfriendWASILLA -- A 26-year-old Meadow Lakes man remains jailed on charges he tried to strangle his girlfriend and threw her 8-year-old daughter over a couch.
Convicted rapist sentenced for sexual assault of elderly manA convicted rapist was sentenced this week to serve more than 32 years in prison for the brutal 2007 rape of an elderly man, according to the district attorney.
Sand Point man removed from airplane after disturbanceA Sand Point man was removed from a flight at Stevens Anchorage International Airport and arrested on charges of assault and disorderly conduct, according to court documents.
Source of stolen credit information was a restaurantThe source of the debit and credit card data stolen from hundreds of Anchorage residents in a sophisticated hacking attack was Little Italy, a family-owned restaurant in South Anchorage, its owner said Tuesday. (By James Halpin)
Senator calls for gas price regulationGOUGING? Profits for Alaska refineries are twice the national average, nonpartisan report finds.
REVEALED: See Going Rogue Event 'Banned List' Drawn Up By Todd PalinWe've just gotten our hands on the so-called "banned list" that was responsible for two journalists getting booted from a Sarah Palin book event in Wasilla last week. Check it out right here.
State, BP investigate cause of latest Prudhoe Bay oil spill PAD SPRAYED: The 6-inch pipe carried oil, water and natural gas. A new spill has occurred at the Prudhoe Bay oil field, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Tuesday.
News of the north from San Francisco meetingIn mid-December 2009, a few dozen Alaska scientists were part of the crowd that attended the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. I was there too. I didn't make it to all 15,788 posters and presentations, but here are some highlights from the notebook:
Air quality alert issued in Fairbanks(AP) -FAIRBANKS -- Fairbanks residents have been warned to limit prolonged exertion because of worsening air quality. The Fairbanks North Star Borough's Air Quality Index on Tuesday showed fine particulate air pollution at more than twice the level deemed acceptable by the U.S.
Minimum wage to get a boost to $7.75 an hour on FridayAlaska's minimum wage will increase to $7.75 an hour on Friday. When the federal minimum wage rose above the state minimum this year, state legislators approved a two-step increase in the Alaska minimum.
Researcher tests ties of greenhouse gas to climateEDITOR'S NOTE: This profile of UAF professor Katey Walter Anthony first appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Feb. 20.
Council wants to zap aquatic tanker stowawaysAn oil industry watchdog group is pushing for construction of a special treatment plant to kill invasive species in ballast water carried aboard oil tankers calling on Valdez to load North Slope crude.
Sexual affairs are not criminal, Coast Guard captain maintainsHEARING ENDS: Prosecutors insist case about abuse of power.
Pistols, badge stolen from police officer's carHOMER -- Two Glock pistols, a police badge and handcuffs were among the items stolen from the personal vehicle of a Homer patrol officer. (AP)
Palin's Enemies List: Alaskan BloggersWell, that's one way to find out you are on Sarah Palin's enemies list.
Sarah Palin follows-up Lie of the Year with, 'Death panels may be in final version of healthcare reform bill'Former Alaska Gov.
First off I'll admit I'm a Palin fan. I have been ever since the first time I ran into her while she was campaigning for Governor and if nothing else I've become even more impressed over time.
Sarah Palin wins Lie of the Year Award by PolitiFact. Congrats Sarah Palin.''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Sarah Palin, Winner "Death panels" puts her over the top: The editors of PolitiFact.com, the fact-checking Web site of the St. Petersburg Times, have chosen it as our inaugural "Lie of the Year."
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