Anchorage Police Investigating Man’s Death
Anchorage police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday morning. Police in a statement say the man was found just before 7 a.m. outside the Anchorage Community Mental Health Services building in East Anchorage.
Veteran Spotlight: Col. Suellyn Wright Novak
In the 3rd grade, Suellyn Wright Novak was asked to draw a picture of what she wanted to be when she grew up.
She told her teacher she wanted to be a colonel in the Air Force in Alaska – and the teacher was so shocked at the clarity of her vision that she convened a parent-teacher conference where Novak’s parents.
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Feds Release Affordable Care Act Insurance Rates
Alaskans will be paying some of the highest premiums in the country for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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When Will Voters Weigh in on Anchorage Labor Law?
Anchorage Assembly members introduced two ordinances at their regular meeting Tuesday night that would suspend voting on a controversial labor initiative.
Lobbyists And Legislators Converge On Energy Council Meeting
Every March, the Alaska legislature shuts down so lawmakers can travel to Washington, DC to participate in the Energy Council. The Council is a non-profit whose stated mission is to facilitate discussion about energy and environmental issues. But the trips have frequently been criticized as taxpayer-funded junkets.
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Pew Trust Proposes Arctic Drilling Standards
The Interior Department's top offshore oil official says he welcomes a detailed set of recommendations from the Pew Trust on what standards should be required for Arctic drilling.
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BLM Confirms Strategy For Old Alaska Well Cleanup
The Bureau of Land Management says its strategy for cleaning up old oil wells in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska will focus initially on 16 high priority sites.
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Scientists Find Unexpected Response To Climate Change In Northern Moths
The world’s northern-most moths may be dealing with a changing climate more effectively than some scientists expected. In fact, they may be surviving rising temperatures better than their southern counterparts.
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Owners Fight To Save Fairbanks’ Polaris Building
There’s new hope that a derelict downtown Fairbanks landmark can be spared the wrecking ball. The Polaris building could be torn down, but its Anchorage based owner isn’t giving up.
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Healy Clean Coal Plant Shouldn’t See Impact From New Regulations
New federal regulations on coal fired energy should not affect’s Golden Valley Electric Association’s re-start of the Healy Clean Coal plant. GVEA President and CEO Cory Borgeson expects the plan to purchase and operate the long idled facility to remain on track.
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A Bear Walks Into A Bar…
Throwing out visitors who overstay their welcome is a common late night practice in downtown bars. But one guest last night was particularly unwelcome at the Alaskan Hotel & Bar.
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7 Things You May Not Know About Alaska Airlines
We independent Alaskans may think we’re not joiners. But we are.
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Four-part TV series on Alaska’s Marine Highway begins Wednesday on 360 North-TV
Beginning Wednesday at 8 p.m., 360 North-TV will broadcast a four-part documentary series on the Marine Highway’s 50 years of operation.
If you enjoyed Part One of the documentary, you won't want to miss the broadcast premiere of parts 2, 3, and 4.
- Part 1: Alaska's Marine Highway - Wed, Sept 25 at 8pm.
- Part 2: The Golden Voyage - Wed, Oct. 2 at 8pm.
- Part 3: Life on Board - Wed, Oct 9 at 8pm.
- Part 4: Connections - Wed, Oct 16 at 8pm.
Former Matanuska Creamery Owner To Get Day In Court
Former Matanuska Creamery owner and CFO Karen Olson was arraigned in federal court Thursday [yesterday] to charges of fraud. She pleaded not guilty. Olson was indicted last month on six counts of making false statements to the federal Department of Agriculture and defrauding the state of Alaska.
Search On For Missing Alaska Man; Companion Found
The Coast Guard is searching Behm Canal for a southeast Alaska man last seen heading to a pleasure boat aboard a 7-foot skiff loaded with fresh game.
One Dead In Vehicle Crash In Fairbanks
The onset of wintry weather in Fairbanks on Monday brought with it a number of vehicle accidents.
Solo Rower Reaches Adak
The British woman attempting a solo crossing of the North Pacific arrived today in Adak. 28-year-old Sarah Outen left Japan this April in a one-person partially enclosed boat. This afternoon she was being towed by a small boat around the island, into Adak’s Harbor. She saw a person face to face today for the first time in 150 days.
MEA Appeals Wasilla Ruling
Matanuska Electric Association is appealing a city of Wasilla decision that requires the power company to bury high voltage transmission lines that are planned for the city's downtown area
State Reviews Fracking Regulations
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is reviewing a set of regulations aimed at alleviating public concerns about hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – in the state.
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Fairbanks Draft Fine Particulate Pollution Regulations Released
The State has released draft fine particulate pollution regulations. They’re designed to be part of an overdue implementation plan the DEC is required to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency, which designates Fairbanks as a non attainment area due to wintertime emissions from wood and coal burning.
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