 07/09/10 WFTV sent a crew to Alaska to talk to people affected by the Exxon Valdez spill. Exxon's payout wasn't nearly enough to help residents recover from the spill.
 07/08/10 This August, Planet Green and the Cousteaus head to the Gulf of Mexico for the second installment of the month long programming event BLUE AUGUST. As underscored by the recent events in the Gulf, an urgent need exists for appreciation and protection for all the planet's bodies of water. Â During BLUE AUGUST, Planet Green will offer a wealth of topical programming that examines the nature of our ...
 07/08/10 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, Alaska -- The U.S. is only the beginning to see the devastation caused by the oil spill in the Gulf. As wildlife dies, tourists leave and oil coats Gulf Coast beaches, those with spill experience say the residents are at serious risk of lingering medical and psychological problems.
 07/08/10 "Dig Baby Dig!" Not quite yet. The Seattle City Council needs to bore into what could go wrong before it signs to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep bore tunnel.
 07/07/10 Ocean Beauty Seafoods has completed a new four-year operating loan agreement that extends the seafood processor a $120 million line of credit for operations, the company announced June 30.
 07/07/10 Sockeye salmon, a staple in the rich subsistence heritage of Togiak's Yup'ik Eskimo culture, is gaining new status in this Southwest Alaska community, where residents are learning how to prepare this nutritious fish for top of the line markets.
 07/07/10 Anchorage's latest farmers market opens this morning. The Wednesday South Anchorage Farmers' Market's hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. behind the Dimond Center in front of the Dimond Center Hotel.
 07/04/10 Dave Hoekstra: The best travel experiences come from connections. Maybe that's why Portland has such a friendly feel. Sure, it's the City of Roses. And some of my favorite songwriters (M. Ward) and filmmakers (Gus Van Sant) live here. But Portland is a city of bridges. The iconic bridges link communities like couplers on a train.
 07/02/10 Alaska Marine Highway System officials say the state ferry Chenega is set to return to service. The Thursday return of the 235-foot fast ferry follows an extensive engine overhaul in Washington state.
 07/01/10 Alaska Marine Highway System officials say the state ferry Chenega is set to return to service.
 07/01/10 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Marine Highway System officials say the state ferry Chenega is set to return to service. The Thursday return of the 235-foot fast ferry follows an extensive engine ove...
 07/01/10 A woman who'd lived two years after Hurricane Katrina in a 30-foot-long FEMA camper cried, calling herself "a survivor" and pleading with the audience to look out for one another. An official with a faith-based relief agency flew in from Washington, seeking jobs for the flood of volunteers who keep calling. An advocate for children reminded people not to overlook the oil disaster's youngest ...
 07/01/10 On the gleaming, watery trail of wild Alaskan salmon, accompanied by greedy eaters (including me) and expert fishermen (not including me) Fish - Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute - Atlantic salmon - Endangered Species Act - Los Angeles
 06/30/10 Fuel costs and other headaches of the airline industry aside, officials with two regional carriers serving Western Alaska say they are busy and holding their own this summer, serving clients engaged in commercial fisheries, oil and gas and mining.
 06/17/10 CLAREMONT - Cancer survivor and Claremont resident Virginia Garner has one goal: to end cancer. "I'm passionate about making a difference and putting an end to this, the suffering cancer patients go through," Garner, 64, said.
 06/16/10 Ameripure Oyster Co. sends their cleaned, pasteurized, raw oysters all across the country to be served in some of the big seafood chains. The problem is, much of the Gulf has been closed to fishing and the oyster supply is about to run short.
 06/15/10 This Saturday's South Anchorage Farmers Market will turn into the Great Salmon Grill-off, with visitors eating and voting.
 06/14/10 ANCHORAGE - With their futures dark and confused, desperate residents of the Gulf of Mexico are turning to veterans of Alaska's Exxon Valdez oil spill for clues about what they're facing. The word from Alaska, whether it's about cleaning up, economic recovery, despondency or lawsuits: Expect years of deep trouble, but there are ways to cope.
 06/14/10 University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Fran Ulmer will serve on the seven-member presidential commission investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the White House confirmed Monday.
 06/13/10 With their futures dark and confused, desperate residents of the Gulf of Mexico are turning to veterans of Alaska's Exxon Valdez oil spill for clues about what they are facing. |