Slowly, slowly, the Big Island of Hawaii is sinking toward its doom. From its palm-fringed beaches to the summit of Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet high, nothing will remain of that volcanic island but a small, stony lump on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in the far...
Alaska's congressional delegation on Friday grilled BP executives and government regulators about Prudhoe Bay oil leaks and, in particular, this week's revelation that state officials had ordered BP to clean sludge out of key pipelines in 2002.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As a newly elected senator, Maria Cantwell arrived in the Capitol in 2001 as a high-tech executive who understood the “New Economy” and the benefits of a wired society.
Alaska's congressional delegation on Friday grilled BP executives and government regulators about Prudhoe Bay oil leaks and, in particular, this week's revelation that state officials had ordered BP to clean sludge out of key pipelines in 2002 but let the company off the hook three months later.
Challengers for House seats, the county commission offer their views. Transportation issues steered discussion at a Tuesday candidate forum held at the island’s American Legion hall.
Anchorage's mayor and Alaska's governor signed a deal Thursday that says their two governments will jointly work to build $1.2 billion worth of Anchorage roads over the next 10 years.
Washington, Oct 13: The reduction in the size and number of more than 10000 ponds that dot the icy Alaskan landscape is indication that that the Last Frontier is getting warmer, and could have a profound effect on the state's climate and wildlife, says a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research.
Gov. Frank Murkowski and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich signed Connect Anchorage Thursday, an ambitious road construction plan with more than $1 billion in projects over the next 10 years. Among the projects is a proposed Bragaw Road interchange above the Glenn Highway. Funds are expected to come from congressional highway appropriations and state oil revenues.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials in Valdez, Alaska, declared a state of emergency Wednesday after floodwaters brought on by heavy rain that severely damaged and closed highways leading out of Valdez and Seward from the rest of the state.
