Labor Department notes decline in working age Alaskans
A new report from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development says the number of working-age Alaskans has been declining for nine consecutive...
EVOSTC seeks nominees for Public Advisory Committee
Nominations are being accepted through March 13 for three membership vacancies on the Public Advisory Committee of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council...
The 51st Iditarod is underway
The 11-mile, ceremonial start of the 51st Iditarod Sled Dog Race on March 4 began on a very chilly but beautiful sunny morning. The...
The demise of Scotch Cap lighthouse
In spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had...
Innovative Peter Pan recipe wins Alaska Symphony of Seafood top honor
A wild sockeye salmon dish by Peter Pan Seafoods integrating Alaska kelp into the recipe captured the grand prize in the 2023 Alaska Symphony...
Murkowski hears from Cordova industry leaders at D.C. meeting
Last week Cordova area industry leaders met with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in part to plan a community visit by the senator to...
McKenzie named to head Department of Education
Officials from the State Board of Education and Early Development have chosen Susan McKenzie to be the new commissioner of the Alaska Department of...
Murkowski invites applications for 2024 appropriations
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is making appropriations request forms for fiscal year 2024 available on her website in advance of the March 17 deadline...
Birds in Alaska, 70 million years ago
Lonely northern cliffs from which scientists have pulled the bones of Alaska dinosaurs also hold the fossilized remains of birds.Lauren Keller is studying the...
Photos of the week
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, local photographer David Little was gifted with a spectacular display of the northern lights.In the first shot, the aurora borealis...
