Illness among Nome prison inmates exposed to lettuce is key to solving nationwide E. coli outbreak
The CDC recommends tossing any romaine lettuce in your fridge if you don't know where it was grown.
Pebble protesters rally in Anchorage as Army Corps gets input on environmental review
It was the biggest protest since Pebble Limited Partnership filed a plan with the Corps in December in hope of one day receiving permission to build the mine.
North Slope oil has hit $70: What that means to Alaska’s economy, the oil industry and the state treasury
The climb in crude oil prices will be good for Alaska — if it's sustained.
State warns Alaskans about eating romaine lettuce products after apparent E. coli outbreak in Nome prison
State officials warned that several sick inmates at a Nome correctional facility may be part of a nationwide E. coli outbreak blamed on romaine lettuce from Arizona.
State assesses $275 million on oil companies after audit of 2011 taxes
One-third of the assessment is for interest payments, prompting the head of an oil industry trade group to argue the audits must happen sooner.
Papua New Guinea oil company moves to develop big Alaska prospect
Geologists estimate the Nanushuk oil discovery on the North Slope is one of the largest in Alaska. Oil Search plans to find out just how big it is.
Former Alaskan wins a Pulitzer prize
Clare Baldwin, a special correspondent for Reuters, grew up in Alaska and worked for Alaska newspapers.
ConocoPhillips announces new oil discoveries after big exploration season in Alaska
The company drilled six wells on the western North Slope, a promising region hosting new discoveries in recent years.
New oil spill fleet arriving in Prince William Sound as Crowley prepares to exit
Two newly arrived ocean-blue tugs in Port Valdez are the first members of a 10-tug fleet that is expected to guard against oil spills in the Sound starting this summer.
ASRC subsidiary eyeing offshore Arctic Ocean oil exploration can keep former Shell leases
The federal agency's approval now gives AEX time to conduct environmental work in pursuit of exploration drilling.
Former CEO of Alaska fiber-optic project faces federal fraud charge
Elizabeth A. Pierce, former chief executive of Quintillion, is charged with forging contracts in an attempt to acquire more than $250 million in investments.
‘Nothing even comes close’: Western Alaska sea ice at lowest extent since 1850, database indicates
The Sea Ice Atlas provides a long-term look at coastal ice from sources such as satellite data and historical records that include whaler’s logs and ship records.