New sponge unearthed in Bering Sea canyon
May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
Greenpeace has announced that its 2007 exploration of the Pribilof and Zhemchung sea canyons unearthed a new species of sponge.
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St. Paul youth worker takes on Boston Marathon
May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
Residents of St. Paul have lately witnessed an odd wintertime sight, galloping through snowdrifts piled higher than trucks and against 60-70 mile per hour winds.
full story »Cancer survival handbook aims at Alaska Natives
May 09, 2008 at 11:20AM AKST
The best defensive weapon of choice for Alaska Native cancer survivors is a return to traditional subsistence food.
full story »Rat Island, no more
May 02, 2008 at 10:13AM AKST
By next winter, Rat Island will be in need of a new name. The Alaska Maritime National Refuge, in partnership with Island Conservation and the Nature Conservancy, has announced that it will move forward with an effort to exterminate the entire rat population of the uninhabited island this fall.
full story »Hommans, Southworth honored by Alaska Press Club
May 02, 2008 at 10:13AM AKST
Two Unalaska reporters won top honors at the Alaska Press Club awards banquet in Anchorage on Saturday, April 19.
full story »Time to spend with friends, toughing it out
May 02, 2008 at 10:13AM AKST
When Aline Nguyen, of Unalaska, won fourth place in her event at Native Youth Olympics on April 24, she walked away with more than a medal.
full story »Twenty years of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Twenty summers ago, earthquakes rocked the town of King Cove on the Alaska Peninsula. Some people were so worried that the nearby volcano, Mount Dutton, was going to erupt that they caught flights out of town. Others called in the cavalry – members of the fledgling Alaska Volcano Observatory.
full story »Alaska Army National Guard returns from Iraq
May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Families welcomed home soldiers of the 297th Support Battalion at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson upon their return from Iraq on April 24.
full story »‘Natural Helpers’ host retreat
April 25, 2008 at 10:54AM AKST
Ice cream, burgers, swimming, movies and even a dance were on the schedule for 57 Unalaska junior high and high school students who attended a Natural Helpers retreat on Friday, April 11.
full story »King Cove ‘optimistic’ about land swap for road easement
April 25, 2008 at 10:54AM AKST
King Cove community and tribal leaders are cautiously optimistic after a hearing on Senate Bill 1680 on Tuesday, April 15, before the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
full story »Powerhouse brings fuel-saving technology online
April 25, 2008 at 10:54AM AKST
Unalaskans may not see it, but there is a quiet revolution taking place in the Unalaska City powerhouse, the result of the new piece of equipment called the Etorus FE.
full story »Grumman Goose crash in Dutch Harbor highlights a dying breed
April 18, 2008 at 10:32AM AKST
On April 9, a Grumman Goose aircraft clipped a vehicle while landing in Dutch Harbor and crashed into the runway.
full story »Coffeehouse serves a good cup o’ talent
April 18, 2008 at 10:32AM AKST
All 80 chairs were filled at the Burma Road Chapel for the Aleutian Arts Council’s 14th annual Spring Coffeehouse on Saturday, April 5. Families reclined Turkish-style on rugs, pillows and blankets in the front of the room while standing fans lined the walls, which were hung with tapestries and colorful fabrics.
full story »State takes first step to build new Shishmaref
April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
Efforts are under way to build a gravel road that could help an imperiled Western Alaska village move to higher ground.
full story »Palin signs ‘Silver Hand’ bill
April 18, 2008 at 9:56AM AKST
A bill was signed last week.
full story »City, union go public with grievances
April 18, 2008 at 9:30AM AKST
Tensions mount between the city of Unalaska and Local 302 union representatives as the to parties head to mediation on April 21.
full story »Bishop to take leave of absence
April 17, 2008 at 1:39PM AKST
Bishop Nikolai Soraich, head of the Russian Orthodox Diocese in Alaska, has agreed to take a voluntary leave of absence, according to a statement posted on the Orthodox Church of America Web site.
full story »Woody and Wilcox suspended without pay
April 15, 2008 at 2:00PM AKST
Woody and Wilcox are off the air for “an indefinite period of time" for making innappropriate comments about Native women, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the Web site of 100.5 KBFX The Fox, a classic rock radio station in Anchorage.
full story »Radio show comment about Native women fires outrage
April 15, 2008 at 9:19AM AKST
The state House of Representatives agreed Sunday to condemn an "abhorrent" reference to Alaska Native women made by a host on a morning radio show in Anchorage, according to Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Bethel.
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