Sealaska Makes First Major Investment Since New Strategic Plan in 2012
Sealaska has made its first investment as part of its 2012 strategic plan. It has purchased a minority interest in…
Governor Walker Signs Alaska Wild Salmon Day Bill into Law
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed HB 128 into law Sunday, establishing August 10 of each year as Alaska Wild…
Wasilla Convicted Felon Arrested for Weapons/Drug Possession
Troopers with the Criminal Suppression Unit report that they arrested a convicted felon in a vehicle who was reaching under…
North Carolina Sues US Government Over Transgender Bathroom Law
The U.S. state of North Carolina sued the federal government Monday to keep its law requiring transgender people to use…
Mercury Begins Transit Across Sun
In a rare cosmic occurrence, Mercury has begun to move across the sun. It’s called the transit of Mercury, and…
Hitler Statue Auctioned for $17.2 Million
An anonymous bidder paid $17.2 million for a statue of Adolf Hitler at an auction Sunday. The statue is the…
Yukon River Breaking Up with a Whimper
CIRCLE — As the pilot of a chartered Cessna 206 curved in for a landing above the Yukon River, his…
Planet Nine: A world that shouldn’t exist
Earlier this year scientists presented evidence for Planet Nine, a Neptune-mass planet in an elliptical orbit 10 times farther from…
Trump Faces Tough Presidential Odds Against Clinton
Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency, but early indications are…
Obama Visits Flint to Review Water Crisis, US Aid
President Barack Obama visited Flint, Michigan, Wednesday to review federal and state progress in ending the city’s contaminated water crisis.…