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Budget crunch threatens library
May 17th 3:00 pm
Borough's contribution essential to keep Kotzebue library open to the community, director says
Regional development programs fight to stay afloat
May 17th 2:58 pm
Sen. Ohlson addition of fisheries language killed bill to fund organizations, staff say
Murkowski heads to Arctic Council meeting
May 17th 2:56 pm
Sen. Begich calls for focus on proposal to close Arctic waters to commercial fishing.
Noorvik family set to make debut on reality TV
May 17th 2:55 pm
First, there was life on the high seas with fishermen from Dutch Harbor. Then came Ariel Tweto flying wild, which was followed by Sarah Palin and the treasure seekers. Now get ready to meet the real rural Alaskans - the Hailstones.
Opinion: Stardust unnecessary addition to releases on important Alaska issues
May 17th 2:53 pm
In the course of any given week, thousands of emails come through the news office, many of them press releases promoting this event or that.
Fish Factor: Seafood sales benefit from strong currencies
May 17th 2:52 pm
Between 60 and 70 percent of Alaska's seafood is exported to customers around the globe, and the strength of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar plays a big role in annual sales.
Opinion: Oil giveaway will keep Alaska in deficit
May 17th 2:44 pm
Just days after his $1 billion-plus oil revenue rollback passed, the governor, oil companies and their allies began to crank up their PR machine. They're spinning their bill, SB 21, as the reason for development that, um, started years ago under ACES, the law [...]
Opinion: Arctic Council appointments should be Alaskans
May 17th 2:42 pm
The Chairmanship of the Arctic Council rotates between the eight Arctic nations. For the last six years the chairmanship has been successively held by Scandinavian countries: Norway, then Denmark, and then Sweden.
Spring brings cheerful celebrations to the end of winter
May 17th 2:41 pm
Finally! Spring has emerged from her heavy white blankets, tousled and muddy, sticks in her hair. Her appearance cheers her companions with promises of summer festivities.
Baker recognized for achievement, Smith honored as Student of the Year
May 17th 2:39 pm
High school student wrote essay urging equal sharing of school's general fund
Chukchi Honors Program spotlights academic achievement
May 17th 2:38 pm
Each year, we choose a student from a surrounding village high school who has excelled in the Chukchi Honors Program with a Student of the Year Award. This year, it was impossible to choose just one village student because we had two students who were equally [...]
Hearing called in Kulluck grounding investigation
May 17th 2:31 pm
Coast Guard to question Royal Dutch Shell and contractors in Anchorage
Whaler Band performs in Washington, D.C.
May 17th 2:27 pm
Last spring, after receiving a superior rating and selected as the top overall band at the Dallas Heritage Music Festival, the Barrow High School Band received a special invitation to play at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Grant program offers entrepreneurs a boost
May 17th 2:22 pm
Funding program open to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation shareholders
Alaska Science Forum: Using climate data to predict snow in Alaska
May 17th 2:18 pm
In Alaska, our lives revolve around the weather. When it comes to predicting conditions like temperature, snow and rain, the best glimpse into the future comes from climate models
Technology improves Inupiaq language instruction
May 17th 2:12 pm
Ilisagvik College begins effort to digitize written files so students can hear words
No open water makes for late spring whaling
May 17th 2:06 pm
Western crews are having some success as the spring season gets underway
Chukchi College honors graduates, community members in Kotzebue
May 17th 1:50 pm
KOTZEBUE - Chukchi College, the regional branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, honored this year's graduates, outstanding students, and extraordinary community members at its commencement exercises on May 10.
Arctic summer camp brings together youthful fellowship
May 10th 4:21 pm
The pallets quake and shudder under the burden of luggage and people in transit from Freedom Camp, a Christian youth camp north of Kotzebue. Today concludes the final chapter of a three-week odyssey this past summer in a land that is timeless in more ways [...]
Capital budget shuttles $47 million to Arctic
May 10th 4:17 pm
More than $47.1 million of Alaska's capital budget is slated for Arctic projects in Fiscal Year 2014. That comes out of the $2.2 billion budget that Alaska's legislators passed unanimously in April.
