Alaska News

A longtime Alaskan recently appointed as the University of Alaska President's Professor of Alaska Native Languages hopes to make sure languages such as Tlingit and Haida survive beyond a few decades.

Hundreds rallied in Washington outside the Capitol to protest oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as part of a weeklong lobbying effort by environmental groups.

Northern pipeline hearings have been postponed until 2006, prompting the Northwest Territories government to warn Tuesday the $7-billion Mackenzie Gas Project could be shelved.

Nearly every Alaska resident will receive an $845.76 check this year as their share of the state's oil riches -- the fifth straight year that the payout has dropped.5

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian discussed energy trade with Alaska leaders Tuesday on the first leg of a rare international trip.3.2

Senior citizen advocates armed with more than 5,400 signatures urged the University of Alaska Board of Regents to continue its policy of waiving tuition for the state's oldest students.4.4

Pressure is growing to help pay for Hurricane Katrina's costs by getting members of Congress to give up the pet spending projects they've inserted into legislation for their states or districts.3.4

Congressional Democrats, environmental groups, Alaskan natives and clergy have rallied outside the U-S Capitol against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.2

It is indeed the ultimate irony that a natural disaster in the southern U.S. Gulf region has prompted Republican senate leaders to push for a man-made disaster in the northern Alaskan region.

Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie will be discussing the northern pipelines and other economic opportunities at the Opportunities North 2005 conference.

"Mission Challenged ... Hospitals Respond" is a recurring series on how hospitals are helping to build healthier communities.2.7

A 39-year-old Wasilla man died from a gunshot wound suffered in a hunting accident.3.1

A huge sunspot has been blasting Earth with magnetic clouds for weeks, producing some of the most vibrant and visible summertime auroras in years, according to Nasa scientists.2.7

Nevada Star Resource Corp. is very pleased to report the results of the spring 2005 drill program by Anglo American Exploration , Inc.2.7

Jake Blumberg's article "Alaskan Oil: It's time" is a great example of what's wrong with American culture today.

Cheese pizza or French toast with sausage, sliced peaches, celery sticks, milk. Middle school -- Sicily's pizza or pre-fried burrito, vegetable tray with dip, sliced peaches, milk.2

Anchorage: Anchorage zookeepers are installing a 16,000-pound treadmill to keep an isolated elephant from getting fat during the long, cold Alaskan winters.

That's why this "Last Frontier" state seems an unlikely setting for a battle between RNs' right to privacy and the public's right to know.2.7

BEGONE ... Rep. Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, a sponsor of the initiative to cut the legislative session from 120 to 90 days, says the petition to get the question on the ballot next year already has 15,000 ...2

David Segal on John Gotti's trial. 09/15/05 Mickey Kaus: WPA Jobs for Katrina Victims? 09/14/05 ... So to learn the lesson and get back on track, to run the recovery, President Bush picks Karl Rove.

This is the second of a four-part series examining the challenges people face when seeking a home in Chugiak-Eagle River, where real estate prices continue to escalate.2.9

The 35th annual Alaska Airlines Autumn Classics chamber music series will open at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept.2

Former Alaska Attorney General Bruce Botelho acknowledged the oddity of his presence as a ... Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, arose after Venetie's government claimed authority to tax a state contractor that built a school for the Yukon Flats village.2.7

Recent studies show rising temperatures and concentrations of carbon dioxide are causing a greening of the frozen tundra in northern Canada and Alaska, but a decline in forested areas.1.8

Anchorage Home and Garden Show continues at Sullivan Arena. Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; free.2

Airline makes trolley dollies swim for their jobs A Croatian airline is under fire for making would-be stewardesses strip down to swimsuits and show their skills in the water.3.2

Latest local news from Kodiak, Alaska at the Kodiak Daily Mirror, the largest daily newspaper of Kodiak.2.7

Follow your favorite team. . Kenai Archives Last Update: September 16, 2005 4:01 AM Bands, dancing, comedy and stupid bar tricks Anchorage Fred Astaire Dance Studio 1300 E. 68th Ave.2.7

A Quonset hut off Van Horn Road sustained about $10,000 in damage Monday after a chimney pipe dislodged and the roof caught fire, said Fairbanks Fire Marshal Ernie Misewicz.2.7

Orthodontists have national conventions, as do lawyers and computer salespeople ... Kenya "miracle baby" woman charged with child theft NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday brought a charge of child theft against the wife of a self-styled Kenyan archbishop who says his prayers bring "miracle babies" to barren women.

Republican lawmakers are drafting legislation to change retirement benefits for future state, municipal and school district employees.2.7

So often a thing that appears simply unreasonable can, on closer scrutiny, prove itself a complicated mess with only one reasonable outcome.2.7

The NCAA's attempt to ban Indian mascots, logos and nicknames from postseason tournaments was met with ridicule and resistance, and that move involved only 18 universities scattered around the country.2.7

State revenue agents last week swept up nearly 900 cartons of cigarettes from a store in a Western ... The troopers helped truck the contraband from the store to the airport for shipment to Anchorage, trooper John Holm said.2.7

A former Alaska smokejumper for the U.S. Forest Service completed a 52-mile run Saturday through the Angeles National Forest to raise money for a foundation that helps families of those injured or killed while ...3.4