Alaska program hopes to help restore Tlingit language
A three-year language mentorship program beginning in Southeast Alaska in August hopes to help revitalize the Tlingit language, classified as
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Author: Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News
Alaska: Rare Tlingit helmet object of repatriation effort
Tribal leaders are hoping a rare Tlingit war helmet that sat mislabeled in museum archives in western Massachusetts for more
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Greenpeace fined $15,000 for alleged violations while in Alaska waters
Greenpeace has been fined $15,000 by the Alaska Board of Marine Pilots for allegedly violating state law while traveling in
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Russian volcano erupts, prompts airspace warnings in Alaska’s Western Aleutians
Some of the most active volcanoes in the world were currently erupting on the Kamchatka Peninsula in southeast Russia
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Galena, Alaska flooding victim takes charge after FEMA decision
GALENA — The Yukon River flood that nearly wiped out the Interior Alaska community of Galena in May left resident
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Alaska school a beacon of hope after flood waters recede
GALENA — Seventeen-year-old Anthony Solomon was not afraid in May as he watched the Yukon River crest its banks and
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Federal $600,000 grant aims to ease transition to Alaska health exchanges under Obamacare
On Thursday, a handful of federal and state agencies gathered in Midtown Anchorage to announce the newest wrinkle in the
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Whew! Interior Alaska still cooking, with Eagle hitting 92 degrees
Anchorage may have had a relatively warm summer, but Alaska’s largest city can’t compare to the heat baking Interior Alaska.
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Historic Alaska gold dredge goes up in smoke
The historic Gold Dredge No. 3 north of Fairbanks went up in flames on Saturday afternoon and found no firefighters
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Treacherous conditions plague cleanup of sunken vessel in Southwest Alaska
A month has passed and the 78-foot vessel the Lone Star is still lying capsized in the Igushik River, slowly
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Despite hot weather, Anchorage, Alaska has plenty of water
Despite the long string of hot days bearing down on Anchorage this summer, Alaska’s largest city is flush with pristine,
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Mosquito swarms in Alaska’s Arctic: The worst of the worst?
Think mosquitoes are bad in your neck of the woods this summer? It could be worse. Just ask researcher Jesse
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Habitat for Humanity’s geothermal home is paying off in Alaska
Geothermal heat is keeping Habitat for Humanity’s new home in North Pole toasty at half the cost of a regular
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Race against the clock: Rebuilding Galena, Alaska homes
Even though it’s mid-July with temperatures regularly soaring into the 70s, residents of the flood-decimated town of Galena are worried
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Crowded Bethel, Alaska domestic violence shelter pulls double duty
Four months have passed since Christina David fled an abusive relationship and found herself and her granddaughter under the auspices
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