French Olympic Athletes Die in Helicopter Crash
Ten people have died, including three French sports heroes, in a helicopter accident during the filming of a reality show…
Strong Year for Alaskan Exports
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker announced Monday Alaska exported more than $5.15 billion of goods in 2014—the second highest year ever for…
Racial Video Closes down OU SAE Frat House
Another chapter of the notorious Sigma Alpha Epsiloon fraternity is being nationally rebuked after a racial slurred-filled chant emerged on the…
Rep. Gara Bill Targets a Major Oil Company Subsidy to Generate Budget Savings
Juneau – Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) intends to file legislation this week to stop a large oil company subsidy that…
Activists: US-Led Airstrikes Hit Syrian Refinery, Kill 30
Syrian activists say U.S.-led coalition airstrikes hit an oil refinery in northern Syria on Sunday, killing 30 people. The Britain-based…
NASA Research Suggests Mars Once Had More Water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean
A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean, according to NASA scientists who, using ground-based observatories,…
Coast Guard Responds to Diesel Sheen from Grounded Vessel near Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is monitoring a reported diesel sheen from the grounded 81-foot fishing vessel Savannah Ray off…
Denali Air still Pristine, with a Few Specks
Fairbanks’s air turns bitter every winter as we fill it with woodsmoke and other things, but just down the road…
On Thin Ice: Combined Arctic Ice Observations Show Decades of Loss
It’s no surprise that Arctic sea ice is thinning. What is new is just how long, how steadily, and how…
Budget eBook and Survey Results Released
JUNEAU, AK – In an effort to increase dialogue around the state’s current budget situation, Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant…