University of Alaska Giving Day nets $1.1 million from a record number of donors

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The University of Alaska system reached a big goal Thursday, raising more than a million dollars in just 49 hours from a record number of donors during its sixth annual Giving Day. The online fundraiser came to an end Thursday …

Alaska Supreme Court upholds Donlin Gold Permits

State’s regulatory authority affirmed. In a decision issued Friday, Nov. 14, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) issuance of key permits for the Donlin Gold project, affirming the State’s regulatory framework and …

The ‘ghost’ tsunami of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake

This Tsunami Awareness Week, in addition to the usual seismicity rundown, we bring you some recently gained insight into the “ghost” tsunami of the upper Cook Inlet region after the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Over the past week, we recorded about 750 …

Don Jr Blamed for Trump Alaska Mine Block That Gives China Critical Minerals Edge

The Trump administration is defending in court a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency veto that blocks Alaska's Pebble Mine, a copper-rich project whose suppression industry sources are attributing in part to Donald Trump Jr.'s past opposition …

Why we retired in Alaska

At 80, the horizon is no longer abstract. It is visible. The past stands taller, the future shorter, and the choices that shaped a life acquire a quiet gravity. Of all the decisions my wife and I made, one draws the most curiosity: Why retire in Alaska? We …

As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web

Local Album Review // Royek // Oranges in Alaska

Self-released 4.25/5 stars Beautifully filled with infectious energy and introspection, the debut full-length from Royek is an album worth repeating. The local indie-rock quintet has been active for a few years now, having released a three-song demo in …

Earthquake early warning system coming to Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A system that gives people advance warning of earthquake shaking in Washington, Oregon and California is one step closer to being accessible to Alaskans. At least $2 million of the $34.9 million allocated by Congress to the U.S. …

No tax relief, no pipeline? Dunleavy argues bill could make or break Alaska’s LNG future

JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - No tax relief, no gas line. That’s the administration’s argument as lawmakers began debating the governor’s property tax bill Wednesday, a bill designed for the AKLNG pipeline and provides up to a decade of property tax exemptions. …

Alaska Senate pushes for increase in oil tax revenue amid war-driven oil boom

The Alaska Senate approved a measure to boost state taxes on oil and gas production on March 25. Lawmakers tacked it on to what would have been a routine renewal of a state oil royalty agreement. Sen. Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, sponsored the amendment to …