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Herring size above average as season ends
May 24th 3:37 pm
Seiners participating in the Togiak herring fishery wrapped their 20,256-ton season on Monday with 96.3 percent of their quota caught.
May 24th 3:36 pm
Corporation proposing up to 56 new apartments on Strawberry Hill
Relative hopes to republish out-of-print 'Attu Boy'
May 24th 3:35 pm
Nick Golodoff of Atka didn't become a published author until 2012, the year before his death, when his memories of his role in a unique yet little-known chapter of World War II history appeared in print.
Unalaska sewer, water upgrades move forward
May 24th 3:34 pm
Unalaska's major upgrade of water and sewer projects continues to move forward, in compliance with the terms of a consent decree with the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Dillingham youth wins state music title in Anchorage
May 24th 3:34 pm
Sophomore Jae Lee takes home top honors for classical piano skills
Refuge honors historic battle with installation
May 24th 3:24 pm
One of the countless heroes of the World War II battle in Alaska will get some much-deserved recognition this summer as his efforts during the bloody Battle of Attu 70 years ago are to be commemorated with a plaque on Attu as part of the Alaska Maritime [...]
Alaska Science Forum: Spring is in air, on ice in Barrow
May 24th 1:38 pm
On the five-mile snowmachine ride up to Point Barrow, we saw several fresh polar bear tracks the size of dinner plates, a pile of whalebones from last year, and a 3-foot-wide crack in the sea ice that could swallow a sled. The crack was created when an ice [...]
Opinion: NCLB waiver a victory for Alaska
May 24th 1:29 pm
If you hear cheers emitting from schoolroom windows this week, it might be because of more than summer vacation. Alaska was one of 37 other states in the nation that received a waiver from the No Child Left Behind federally mandated program this week.
Opinion: Using oil revenues to build a stronger state should be cornerstone of Alaska tax policy
May 24th 1:21 pm
Two recent news items out of Norway caught my attention. The first happened April 30, when Gov. Sean Parnell went there to discuss tax policy. The second was the announcement on May 6 that Norway had decided to make a change to its oil tax laws.
Opinion: Military operations needed to become 'Arctic Ready'
May 24th 1:20 pm
As a brief introduction, the following idea revolves around homeland security, and to a lesser extent, simply planting our country's flag in Alaska's backyard to let the rest of the Arctic nations (and world) know Alaska and the United States are serious [...]
Opinion: Senate Bill 21 will leave Alaska coffers high and dry
May 24th 1:19 pm
If Senate Bill 21 is not repealed it will soon be goodbye dividends, and hello income tax.
Fish Factor: Fuel cell technology keeps fish fresh without freezing
May 24th 1:17 pm
National Maritime Day on May 22 is a holiday created by Congress in 1933 to honor America's sea-going industry. It marks the day when the steamship Savannah set sail from Georgia on the first ever transoceanic voyage under steam power.
Murkowski brings Arctic focus message back from Sweden
May 24th 1:08 pm
Senator tells colleagues that 'unprecedented' opportunities should not be squandered
Tax cap on large vessels floated in Dillingham
May 17th 3:30 pm
Bristol Alliance Fuels would like to build marine industrial center
BBNC to pursue mineral prospects in Chigniks
May 17th 3:28 pm
While corporation opposes Pebble, it remains open to other resource development
Dillingham teacher of the year celebrates 30 years
May 17th 3:26 pm
Denise Lisac now a reading specialist for elementary students
Bristol Bay fisheries can benefit from industry cluster model
May 17th 3:15 pm
An interesting thing has been happening in the Bristol Bay region, and something that I have had the privilege to participate in first-hand over the past eight years or so. The east side of the Bristol Bay region (Naknek, King Salmon) is witnessing a [...]
