ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nine people were hurt, including one critically, when a U.S. Coast Guard vessel collided with a U.S. Navy boat off Alaska’s Kodiak Island. The accident occurred Wednesday evening in Women’s Bay near Kodiak’s Coast Guard base, said Lt. Comm. Scott McCann, a Coast Guard Alaska District […]
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Warm Ocean Delays Sea Ice-AP
All photos by John Guillote via AP, link to photo info is at the bottom of the page. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be […]
State’s Largest Solar Farm Opens-AP
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska company has opened the state’s largest solar farm with expectations of generating enough electricity to power about 200 homes, officials said. Renewable IPP officially opened the 1.2-megawatt facility near Willow Nov. 15, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Monday. The facility is expected to […]
Qilak LNG-Exxon Partner-AP
LNG to be Shipped on Ice-breaking Tankers from Point Thompson to Asian Markets KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — A new company plans to partner with Exxon to ship liquefied natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope to Asian markets, officials said. Former Republican Alaska Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell is the CEO of […]
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Malaspina to be Mothballed-AP
Alaska to mothball ferry; repair costs exceed budget 7 minutes ago FILE – In this May 4, 2013, file photo, the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Malaspina cruises through Tracy Arm near Juneau, Alaska, as part of its 50th anniversary. State officials announced Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, that the ferry will […]
Imprisoning API Patients To Stop-AP
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge has ruled Alaska must end the practice of detaining mentally ill people in jails when the Alaska Psychiatric Institute is unable to provide treatment, court records said. The ruling issued Monday orders the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to come up with […]
Brian Smith Charged in 2nd Murder-AP UPDATED 10/23
The updated material is below the original posts ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man accused in the strangling of an Alaska woman seen on a digital memory card has been charged with another death, authorities said Thursday. Documents filed by the state Department of Law say 48-year-old Brian Steven Smith […]
EPA Sued over Pebble Mine Restriction Rollback-AP
1 of 2From left, Bristol Bay Reserve Association Board member Mike LaRussa, Bristol Bay Native Association President/CEO Ralph Andersen, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association Executive Director Andy Wink, United Tribes of Bristol Bay Deputy Director Lindsay Layland, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Norm Van Vactor, and […]
Alutiiq Museum Receives Ancestral Remains-AP
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska museum has received dozens of ancestral human remains to hold until they can be returned to their native tribe, officials said. Alutiiq Museum has taken delivery of 38 ancestral human remains discovered near two bays southeast of Kodiak Island, The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported […]
