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…
Young says Wolves would end Homeless Problem
Alaska’s lone Representative to the Nation’s Capitol puzzled many with a comment he made during a back and forth with…
Troopers Suspend Search for Elderly Platinum Man
The search for a missing Platinum man that began on the last day of February has now been suspended by…
Alaska Receives Three Triple-A Bond Ratings
JUNEAU –Governor Bill Walker and Department of Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck today announced that the State of Alaska has received…