Mitch Seavey honored as the oldest, fastest winner
Fifty-seven-year-old Mitch Seavey, the oldest and fastest winner ever of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, claimed $71,250 in prize money and a $40,000...
Participation in electronic monitoring would be voluntary
A proposed rule filed with the Federal Register on March 22 would integrate electronic monitoring into the North Pacific Observer Program, using cameras and...
Inspectors seek review of second Alaska underwater pipeline
By DAN JOLINGThe Associated PressANCHORAGE, — A federal agency investigating an underwater pipeline leaking natural gas in Alaska's Cook Inlet is expanding its review...
Young: ‘This budget isn’t going anywhere’
A preliminary 2018 federal budget proposal announced by the Trump administration on March 15 would pay for increased defense spending by cutting funds for...
Congress backs bill to lift Obama limits on Alaska hunting
By MATTHEW DALYThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Congress has approved a bill that would allow aerial hunting of grizzly bears and killing of bears and...
Fukushima radiation not cause for alarm in US
By PATRICK MAIRSThe Associated PressRadiation from the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan has reached North American shores, but — despite a number of...
Murkowski pushes for U.S. mineral security
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says that foreign mineral dependence is a threat to the nation’s ability to create jobs in America.“It threatens our growth,...
Pipeline owner says Alaska spill was less than 3 gallons
By DAN JOLINGThe Associated PressANCHORAGE — An underwater pipeline that sprung a leak in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, an area known for diverse marine life,...
PacRim Coal halts permitting for mine
Backers of the controversial Chuitna Coal Project in the Beluga coal field some 45 miles west of Anchorage have suspended all permitting activities, state...
Murkowski: imperative to protect energy delivery systems
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says that given the scope and severity of attacks on cybersecurity that the government must be of greater assistance to...
