Wind turbines expected to slash fuel costs

September 2nd 15:16

Preliminary testing of two new wind turbines brought online at Kokhanok, on the south shore of Iliamna Lake have proven successful, and Lake and Peninsula Borough officials said today they plan to have the system up and running by fall.

Natives, others promote healing after radio insults

September 1st 16:31

Like the proverbial lemon that became lemonade, a racial insult aired on an Anchorage radio station has been embraced as a teaching tool, in an Alaska Native effort to heal the hurt and work toward healthier racial relations.

Calista places CEO on leave following lawsuit

September 1st 14:35

Matthew Nicolai, longtime chief executive and president of Calista Corp., has been placed on leave by Calista's board of directors, said the company's spokesman.

Opinion: Stevens' favorite scientist remembers senator

August 31st 14:02

When Syun-Ichi Akasofu first approached Ted Stevens, the Japanese-American leader of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute was desperate -- he had responsibility for a rocket range that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was [...]

Opinion: Care bags for elders taste like home

August 31st 13:59

Over the next few weeks, Alaska Native elders residing in Anchorage nursing and assisted living homes will be receiving care bags from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium's Elder Health Program.

Opinion: Dashes of seasons flavor northern weather

August 31st 13:57

One thing about living in Alaska, there are not four seasons. Or at least not four equal seasons.

Akiak, Sleetmute, Igiugig get state money to build VPSO housing

August 31st 11:43

Three rural communities will receive funding to construct housing units for Village Public Safety Officers.

New fishers loan program up and running

August 31st 10:23

Applications are being accepted at the Alaska Division of Investments for an expanded program of low interest loans to help commercial fish harvesters switch out old, inefficient boat engines for new, fuel-saving models.

Tennyson leads Dillingham runners at Skyview

August 31st 10:14

Senior makes dynamic season debut last weekend at the annual Skyview Invitational on the Kenai Peninsula, placing 59th out of 144 finishers in the boys varsity race.

Tim Towarak to chair Federal Subsistence Board, lead effort to enhance rural input

August 31st 09:16

Tim Towarak has been appointed Federal Subsistence Board chair, according to a statement issued today by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Wednesday farmers market open through September

August 30th 17:40

Dillingham Senior Center and Warehouse Mountain farm will host a midweek farmers' market from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday through September at the Senior Center parking lot in Dillingham.

Guhlke, Schultheis, Adams named to ASMI board

August 30th 16:48

Icicle Seafoods executive Dennis Guhlke has been appointed, and Jack Schultheis and Kevin Adams reappointed to the board of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, state officials announced today.

New guidelines aim to minimize king salmon bycatch

August 30th 13:14

New guidelines aimed at minimizing the incidental catch of Chinook salmon in the Bering Sea during the trawl fishery for Pollock were published today in the Federal Register.

"Going to Extremes" is back in paperback

August 30th 10:36

In the introduction to the latest paperback edition of "Going to Extremes," author Joe McGinniss muses that Alaska was just 16 years old and Sarah Palin just 13 when he arrived in November 1975 to write that popular best seller.

Opinion: Biggest black spruce in Alaska

August 26th 16:50

Forester Tom Malone once guided me on a trek to see Alaska's largest black spruce tree. It was a short adventure. The 71-foot tree is a two-minute walk from my office.

Opinion: Know meth -- the 'stealer of souls'

August 26th 16:48

Nearly one million of the total Alaska Native and American Indian population in the U.S. are younger than 18, and about 20 percent [--] or 200,000 [--] are at risk of abuse or neglect. Of these children, 65-85 percent of reported abuse is substance abuse-related.

Opinion: Bears with us makes life better

August 26th 16:45

My favorite animal is the polar bear. I have spent long spells at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage watching Ahpun grow up. I have spent long spells staring at Fred Machetanz's painted white bears.

Construction completed on Chignik small boat harbor

August 26th 16:05

Construction and dredging work have been completed on the Chignik Small Boat Harbor, a milestone in a nearly two decade effort to provide support facilities for the state's second oldest salmon fishery, says Lake and Peninsula Borough Mayor Glen Alsworth.

City manager plans to resign in autumn

August 26th 16:00

Dillingham City Manager Janice Shilanski says she plans to return to her former post as city clerk when her contact ends this fall, and that the city council has agreed to offer Don Moore a contract as interim city manager.

Federal subsistence review called complete

August 25th 17:20

The long-awaited federal review of subsistence management in Alaska is completed, but won't be released to the public until after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar meets privately with representatives of the Alaska Federation of Natives and other stakeholders, [...]