Anchorage Mayor Sullivan Appoints New Port Director
Anchorage's behind schedule, over-budget port project now has a new director. The filling of the position was announced by Anchorage…
New Technology Could Help Thwart Nuclear Terrorism
Among terrorism scenarios that raise the most concern are attacks involving nuclear devices or materials. For that reason, technology that…
Facebook to Ask Users to Share Organ Donor Status
–Concept developed by two long-time friends, Facebook’s COO and a Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon…
Majority of States Fail to Address Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing
Reducing youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing is a missed opportunity for states to improve public health, according to…
Murkowski Fights For Alaska Basics in Appropriations Committee
Energy Costs, Water Needs Addressed…
Palmer Troopers Arrest Two in Home Invasion
The Alaska State Troopers were informed of a home invasion in Wasilla at 3:54 pm on Sunday.…
New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years
A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, concluding that fracking…
Air Force Pilots Balk at Flying the World's Most Expensive Fighter Jet
The pricey F-22 Raptor jet has just gotten back up in the air, but the safety problem that grounded it…
President of Costa Rican Company Convicted in Half a Billion Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide
WASHINGTON – The president of a Costa Rican company that sold reinsurance bonds to life settlement companies was found guilty…
Social Media Drives Publicity in Trayvon Martin Case
The shooting death in Florida earlier this year of an unarmed African-American teenager, Trayvon Martin, by a white, Hispanic neighborhood…