No opioids, please: Clearing the way to refuse prescriptions
By SUSAN HAIGHThe Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn. — The ease of relapsing into opioid addiction has led a growing number of states to help residents...
Sea lion study gets help from crowdsource volunteers
By DAN JOLINGThe Associated PressANCHORAGE, — A federal wildlife agency studying the Steller sea lion decline in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands is looking for help...
Coast Guard cutter arrives at Ketchikan from Florida
U.S. Coast Guard sector Juneau has announced the arrival of the Cutter John McCormick and its crew at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, after completing...
Spectacled eider project will estimate global population
A new Interior Department research project, to include the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, will estimate the global population of threatened spectacled eiders, and...
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...
Northern Edge 2017 begins May 1
On the eve of war games in early May in the Gulf of Alaska, officials at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage are preparing for...
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...
