07/08/11 Alaska State Troopers cited dozens of commercial and others July 1-6 for violations ranging from fishing in closed waters of Bristol Bay to having unlicensed crew members on board, as well as sport fishing violations.
06/24/11 Judge Orders Joe Miller to Pay Legal Fees from Election Challenge, U.S. House Rejects Cutting Funding to Offensive in Libya, Residents Return to Unalaska and Dutch Harbor After Tsunami Warning, Coast Guard Trains for More Arctic Traffic, and more...
06/23/11 (SEATTLE - June 23, 2011) ? The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a Clean Water Act complaint on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against the City of Unalaska, Alaska, and the State of Alaska for long-standing and repeated Clean Water Act violations
06/23/11 The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean off Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands
06/23/11 The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean off Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.
06/01/11 Veterans Receive Special Honor from Korean Government, Sitka Coast Guard Air Station's First Commanding Officer Comes Back for Visit, Special Session Plans on Hold, Sealaska Heritage Institute Cultural Center Named After Soboleff, and more...
05/17/11 Dear Friends and Neighbors, With the work of the Legislature concluded on May 14th, I'm glad to finally be able to get word to everyone on a number of notable accomplishments.
04/21/11 According to Unalaska residents, an American submarine that stopped by Dutch Harbor to offload some scientists caused a stir in town Thursday.
03/27/11 Lobbying the Alaska Legislature is an increasingly lucrative job for the top professionals, with nearly a dozen lobbyists reporting they collected over $400,000 in fees last year from interests looking to influence the state's lawmakers.
03/24/11 This week, the Senate Finance Committee focused our work on the FY12 Operating budget. All subcommittees reported their recommendations to the full finance committee; public testimony was held where over 245 citizens across the state participated.
03/24/11 In a move that stunned his fellow commissioners at the March 16 meeting of the Homer Advisory Planning Commission, longtime civic volunteer Ray Kranich resigned at the end of the meeting.
03/16/11 The nation's most dangerous job could soon become more deadly. As Congress struggles to balance current and future budgets, fishing safety programs are on the cutting room floor.
03/11/11 The Hawaiian Islands are preparing for the onslaught of powerful waves moving in from a tsunami.
03/11/11 UPDATE: A tsunami spawned by a massive earthquake in Japan raced across the Pacific Ocean early Friday, pushing tourists to the upper levels of high-rise hotels in Hawaii and threatening to swamp low-lying areas of the U.S. western coast.
03/11/11 Tsunami waves spawned by a massive earthquake in Japan have hit Hawaii. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) says Kauai was the first island hit early Friday by the tsunami, which was quickly sweeping through the Hawaiian Island chain.
03/05/11 Thomas Lanier " Tennessee " Williams, who would be 100 years old this month, increasingly emerges as the foremost playwright in American history. His characters and plots that have become part of the popular consciousness in a way that never quite happened with the other two stage giants of the 20th century, Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller .
03/03/11 Unalaska Mayor Shirley Marquardt has been selected as board president of the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference, with Dillingham Mayor Alice Ruby as vice president and Kodiak Borough Assemblywoman Louise Stutes treasurer.
03/01/11 COUNTY -- Vernon Scheuring, a Shelby County World War II veteran, was recently awarded an Honor Flight shirt from Honor Flight Chief Coordinator Jeff Balenger and Gail Foxhoven, Earling, Honor Guard Flight Assistant.
02/24/11 Tennison Worked on The Time Bandit, Captained by Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Justin Tennison, a crewman working on one of the fishing vessels featured in the reality TV show "The Deadliest Catch" has been found dead of unknown causes in a hotel room in his hometown, police said on Wednesday.
02/24/11 A crewman working on one of the fishing vessels featured in the reality TV show "The Deadliest Catch" has been found dead of unknown causes in a hotel room in his hometown, police said on Wednesday. | 
