Governor Signs Midwife, FASD Legislation
Juneau, Alaska – In a move to ensure greater public safety in the field of midwifery, Governor Sean Parnell signed…
Hubble Serves a Slice of Stars
The thin, glowing streak slicing across this image cuts a lonely figure, with only a few foreground stars and galaxies…
NASA Mars Spacecraft Prepare for Close Comet Flyby
NASA is taking steps to protect its Mars orbiters, while preserving opportunities to gather valuable scientific data, as Comet C/2013…
Alaska Woman Indicted on Seven Sex Trafficking Charges
A Grand Jury on Wednesday handed up an indictment of three felony counts of Sex Trafficking II and four felony…
Early Morning 5.9 Earthquake Hits Southeast Alaska
There was no damage reported in the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck 50 miles to the west of Gustavus at…
Fossils found in Siberia suggest all dinosaurs had feathers
The first ever example of a plant-eating dinosaur with feathers and scales has been discovered in Russia. Previously only flesh-eating…
Murkowski Continues Fight for Access to Alaska’s History
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski’s request to include language in the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government…
Vote Yes on Proposition One Supporters Handily Win Debate
A standing room only crowd watched Senator Bill Wielechowski and long-time Alaska economist Gregg Erickson easily win the oil tax debate…
Mallott Proposes Long-Term ‘Campaign’ on Long-Term Care
Byron Mallott, candidate for governor, Thursday called for a public-private partnership to help keep seniors and Alaskans with disabilities in…
Hubble Finds Three Surprisingly Dry Exoplanets
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have gone looking for water vapor in the atmospheres of three planets orbiting stars…