At the moment, Donlin Gold isn’t building a mine. But it is building a church
The company that wants to build one of the world’s biggest gold mines is currently renovating a church in Chuathbaluk in the middle Kuskokwim River. Donlin says that investing in communities near the mine is being “a good neighbor.”
Shell Gets White House Approval to Drill in Beaufort
The Obama Administration has approved a drilling plan by Shell Oil in the Beaufort Sea – with conditions. The federal Minerals Management Service...
Alaska Native Heritage Museum Tucked Inside Wells Fargo Bank
Tucked into a corner of the first floor of the Wells Fargo Bank in midtown Anchorage, is the Alaska Heritage museum. The collection...
Can crab and fish in Alaska adapt to more acidic oceans? Scientists aim to find out.
Researchers are looking for ways that crab and fish in Alaska may be able to adapt to more acidic ocean water.
With carbon dioxide levels...
Alaska, Nation Mourns Stevens' Death
Libby Casey, APRN - Washington DC
Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
Alaska and the...
Sheldon Jackson College Graduates Last of Its Students
Sheldon Jackson College has graduated its last students. The 130-year old Sitka institution closed its doors in 2007, but a handful of students were...
Palin reveals proposed oil tax revisions
The Palin administration today gave the public its first look at the legislation that lawmakers will begin debating in the special session coming up...
LISTEN: We’re still getting questions about COVID-19. We invited two doctors back to answer them.
Alaskans have been under orders to shelter-in-place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But many still have questions about how coronavirus spreads. So we invited to two doctors to answer them.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 5, 2018
With Permanent Fund draw, higher oil prices bring Alaska closer to balanced budget; Three dead gray whales wash up in Kodiak; Chignik fishermen stuck ashore as sockeye run fails; Review shows dramatic shift in Army Corps of Engineers permitting; Alaska cannabis taxes reach new high; Spruce beetles reach 'outbreak' levels; Caught in immigration mess, U.S.-born Tsimshian teacher fights to stay in ancestral territory; Anchorage Botanical Garden celebrates 25th anniversary Listen now
Congressional Deal Allows FAA Employees to Return from Furlough
Furloughed workers are breathing a sigh of relief after Congress threw together a bipartisan deal today to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding.
Gov. Walker declares June 3 as Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day
Governor Bill Walker has declared June 3rd to be recognized as Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day. Statewide all flags will fly at half-mast to recognize Japan’s World War II attack on Dutch Harbor. Download Audio
$100K of specialty cycling equipment stolen from Challenge Alaska in Anchorage
The stolen equipment was a mix of standard bicycles and specially-made cycles for people with disabilities.
Air Force Releases C-17 Crash Site Photos
The Air Force has released pictures of the crash site of the C-17 that went down near the runway on Elmendorf shortly after takeoff...
Rep. Young Endorsing Hirono In Her Democratic Primary
Congressman Don Young is crossing the aisle. And despite that difference in party, Young is endorsing Hirono in her Democratic primary for the United States Senate.
Village Corporation, Tribe at Odds Over Mineral Deposits
Interest in a potential gold and copper deposit near Nondalton has put the village’s tribe and corporation at odds. Nondalton’s village corporation, Kijik, has entered into an agreement to explore the Groundhog claims, and that action doesn’t sit well with all shareholders.
Most Alaska military projects spared from border wall fund diversion, DOD says
Funding for Alaska military projects is largely spared from diversion for construction of a southern border wall, under criteria released by the Department of Defense.
Lawmaker Predicts Uphill Battle For Oil Tax Bill
State House Speaker Mike Chenault says it's "very unlikely" an oil tax bill will pass before the legislative session's scheduled adjournment.
That raises the potential...
Alaska reports over 1,220 COVID cases, 204 hospitalizations on Wednesday
The state's chief medical officer said the single day jump in COVID cases was a result of analyzing a batch of new results, and doesn't represent a trend.
Two hunters survive night on Bering Sea ice
Two hunters from the Y-K Delta region were rescued earlier this week after being stranded overnight on the Bering Sea ice.
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Police Say Anchorage Woman Died From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
After further investigations and an autopsy, police are saying that the woman whose body was found in the parking lot of a west Anchorage church died of self-inflicted wounds. 44-year-old Marya Abramczyk's's death was initially deemed suspicious. They are not releasing any other details.