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Fuel, Oil Removed from Grounded Tug near Cordova
The Coast Guard says all recoverable fuel and oil have been removed from a 77-foot integrated tug and barge that went aground this week 60 miles southeast of Cordova. Lt. Allie Ferko says in...
View ArticleAnchorage Makes Top 10 Cities List for Geoscientists
Anchorage recently landed in another national "top 10" list, with ValuePenguin.com, a consumer finance website, ranking Alaska's biggest city as the No. 3 best city for geoscientists in the country....
View ArticleNew Fish and Game Weirs Deepen Data on Sport Fish
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is depending on several state-of-the-art weir installations on creeks and rivers to improve its knowledge of those waters' sport fisheries -- as well as how to...
View ArticleWarm, Dry Summer Hurting Local Hay Farmers
Many valley farmers are reaping the benefits of warmer-than-usual summer weather, but hay farmers say their harvests are small this season.Gerald DeVilbiss, with Windy River Farm, says his first hay...
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Coast Guard Cutter Damaged While Moored in Cordova
The Coast Guard says a cutter was damaged Sunday when it was struck by a barge while moored in the harbor of Cordova, Alaska.The Cutter Sycamore received damage to its port bow. The 225-foot buoy...
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Study: Boreal Forests Burning at Historic Rate
According to a new study of the Yukon Flats region, the world's boreal forests are burning at a rate considered historically unprecedented.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says researchers in the study...
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City of Homer Threatens to Sue Grant Aviation
The city of Homer is threatening to sue Grant Aviation for back rent after the company pulled out of the city earlier this year.City Manager Walt Wrede tells KBBI the company was behind on rent when it...
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Fort Wainwright Soldier's Body Recovered in Apparent Drowning
Alaska State Troopers and U.S. Army Alaska officials say a man whose body was recovered Monday after an apparent drowning at Chena Lakes was a Fort Wainwright soldier.In an AST dispatch released Monday...
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North Pole Woman Critically Injured in Chena Lake Crash
A North Pole woman was critically injured when her pickup truck flipped and crashed Sunday evening, according to Alaska State Troopers. In a Monday AST dispatch, troopers say they were informed just...
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Alaska Airlines Cancels 26 Hawaii Flights Due to TS Flossie
Alaska Airlines has canceled more than two dozen flights to and from Hawaii Monday, in response to Tropical Storm Flossie's approach to the islands overnight Sunday. Bobbie Egan, a spokesperson for the...
View ArticleOil Tax Repeal Officially on the Ballot
Alaskans will officially be able to decide whether the state legislature got it right on oil tax reform in the 2014 primary election.The Division of Elections confirmed Monday morning 31,673 signatures...
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Fort Wainwright Soldier Dies in Klutina River Boat Capsize
A Fort Wainwright soldier on a Klutina River fishing trip with fellow soldiers died Saturday after their rented jet boat struck a rock and overturned, dumping him and three other people into the...
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Tuberculosis Spike Reported in Yukon-Kuskokwim Village
Alaska state health officials say they have responded to a village in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region that experienced a spike in active tuberculosis cases.Officials say eight active cases of TB have been...
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Two Motorcyclists Seriously Injured in Tok Cutoff Collision
Two Outside motorcyclists are being treated in Anchorage for injuries they sustained when Alaska State Troopers say they collided while riding together Saturday on the Tok Cutoff.According to a Monday...
View ArticleGrandmother Says Accused Driver of Hit and Run Is Innocent
Jean Jensen has never imagined a situation like Friday when her granddaughter, 20-year-old Kayla Johnson was arrested and charged with multiple counts after a July 20 hit-and-run crash that left a...
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Military Women and Veterans Head to Bristol Bay
Project Healing Waters and Trout Unlimited recently took an all-female group of veterans and active-duty military personnel to Bristol Bay. The three-day and three-night fishing trip began Thursday,...
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Vandals Break Windows at Fairbanks School
Vandals have caused damage at a second Fairbanks-area elementary school. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports vandals used an ax to break out windows at Woodriver Elementary School....
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Anchorage Back to School Immunizations Run until August 16
The Municipality of Anchorage has encouraged parents to get their kids in for up-to-date immunizations before the start of the school year. The Department of Health and Human Services has expanded its...
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Man Kills Charging Bear with Assault Rifle
A trail south of Anchorage has been closed after a man killed a brown bear that charged him. Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist Jessy Coltrane tells the Anchorage Daily News that...
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Juneau Plans Equality Celebration
Organizers are planning an Equality Celebration this weekend in Juneau with gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual rights events. The Juneau Empire reports local activities Maureen Longworth...
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