Trials of Native fishermen begin in Bethel, Alaska
Outlaws or wrongfully accused? A group of Yupik men on trial for illegal salmon fishing during an emergency river closure
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Opening of huge Russian field drives another nail into Alaska’s gas coffin
In the Russian Arctic, state-owned oil giant Gazprom is doing what Alaskans have long dreamed of — tapping vast reserves
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Dish soap may be liquid magic for oil-coated polar bears says study
There’s hope for the iconic “King of the Arctic” if polar bears are ever drenched in oil, though rescue equipment
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Permit issued for Exxon’s Point Thomson, Alaska project
Efforts to tap into Alaska’s largest undeveloped oil-and-gas field took a big step forward on Friday with the U.S. Army
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Taking down killer bears so musk ox can thrive on Alaska’s North Slope
More than a few baby musk ox on the North Slope owe their lives to Alaska Department of Fish and
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Programs take aim at reducing sky-high STD rates in rural Alaska
A few Alaska programs are hoping to get young people talking about sex in rural Alaska, where sexually transmitted disease
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Alaska wireless war heats up as 4G service rolls-out across the tundra
AT&T continues to beef up its Alaska mobile network, announcing this week that it’s bringing faster service to the Arctic
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The sincerest form of flattery? Whale caught imitating human sounds
Next time you’re watching white beluga whales breach and dive in the waters off Alaska, call out and you might
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Weather’s colder in Anchorage than Barrow, Alaska but at least the whales are safe
The temperature was 26 degrees Friday morning for Barrow, Alaska, at the northern tip of the North American continent, some
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Fewer isolated pods of Alaska whales, packs of wolves
The bowhead whales that inhabit the vastness of the Arctic Ocean at the very top of the globe appear to
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Alaska Natives focus on food security and self-determination at convention
Attorney John Sky Starkey said out loud Thursday what Alaska Natives have known for decades, if not longer: “Other people
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Alaska Natives rally for restored aboriginal hunting, fishing rights
On a sunny, cool October afternoon in downtown Anchorage, nearly 200 Alaskans gathered on the city’s park strip to demand
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After years without a deadly Alaska grizzly attack, 2 dead in 2 months
Twice in less than two months, grizzly bears in Alaska have attacked, killed and partially eaten people in remote parts
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Alaska Tlingit artist avoids jail time over use of feathers in artwork
Early last month Tlingit artist Archie Cavanaugh had a bit of shock when a U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer came
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Alaska native elders, youth discuss everything from education to suicide
Hundreds of Alaska Native youth and elders from all corners of Alaska are in Anchorage this week to share their
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