Two-Year-Old Drowns in Bathing Beauty Pond on Friday Afternoon
A two-year-old toddler perished in Bathing Beauty Pond near Eielson Air Force Base on Friday after wandering away, troopers reported on…
Ailing Antarctic Personnel Transported to Safety
Two people stationed at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station have arrived safely in Punta Arenas, Chile,…
Alaska Salmon Harvest Nears 5 Million Fish
Commercial harvests of Alaska’s wild salmon have expanded statewide, with total deliveries nearing 5 million fish, including nearly 3 million…
Summer Solstice Doesn’t Mean Maximum Warmth
A person might think that since we get our maximum sunlight on the summer solstice (on or about June 21),…
Governor Walker Signs Revenue-Generating Bills into Law
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed two bills into law this week that will increase state revenue under the Department of…
$16 Million in High Energy Cost Grant Requests for Nine Rural Alaska Communities
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 23, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development (USDA-RD) Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund Thursday announced that…
Egigik Man Arrested with Three Pounds of Meth in Ketchikan
The United States Department of Justice is crediting the United States Coast Guard Investigative Service and the Alaska State Troopers…
Brexit Prompts Market Turmoil, Warnings From Credit Agencies
WASHINGTON / BEIJING—Global stock markets crashed, oil prices fell, and the value of the British currency plunged to a three-decade…
BLM, U.S. Army Implement Successful Prescribed Fire Projects
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) in cooperation with local, state, federal and…
Bears Bother Lonely Science Instruments
Interior Alaska is a hungry place — lots of boreal forest and swampy wetlands with big, flat rivers winding through.…