Kotzebue seniors wrestle way to higher education
May 09, 2008 at 11:21AM AKST
Once one has wrestled, everything else in life is easy, according to members of the Kotzebue wrestling team and their coach.
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Barrow crew takes dream whale, season’s first
May 09, 2008 at 11:21AM AKST
After 50 years of whaling, it is hard to surprise Eugene Brower, a Barrow whaling captain. But this year even he was surprised by how easily the North Slope’s first whale of the season was taken.
full story »Cancer survival handbook aims at Alaska Natives
May 09, 2008 at 11:20AM AKST
The best defensive weapon of choice for Alaska Native cancer survivors is a return to traditional subsistence food.
full story »Volunteers turn Northwest villages into skiing playground
May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
The bell at the Kiana School rang at 3:30 p.m. sharp, announcing the end of another day at school.
full story »Inupiat Studies program receives Shell grant
May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Inupiat studies at Ilisagvik College have received a helping hand in the form of a $224,000 grant from Shell Oil.
full story »Twenty years of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Twenty summers ago, earthquakes rocked the town of King Cove on the Alaska Peninsula. Some people were so worried that the nearby volcano, Mount Dutton, was going to erupt that they caught flights out of town. Others called in the cavalry – members of the fledgling Alaska Volcano Observatory.
full story »Alaska Army National Guard returns from Iraq
May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Families welcomed home soldiers of the 297th Support Battalion at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson upon their return from Iraq on April 24.
full story »Boat tow to Point Lay marks first whaling season for North Slope village
April 25, 2008 at 10:21AM AKST
Spring 2008 will be remembered in Point lay for years to come.
full story »Barrow High graduates open law firm in Barrow, Kotzebue
April 25, 2008 at 10:21AM AKST
Two Barrow High School graduates and one former North Slope Borough police officer opened Caliber Law Group with offices in Barrow, Kotzebue and the Mat-Su Valley.
full story »Kotz memorial snowmachine race breaks records
April 18, 2008 at 10:02AM AKST
Beautiful sun and cold temperatures welcomed both racers and spectators to the 2008 Archie Ferguson/Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial Snowmachine Race held Saturday, April 5, in Kotzebue.
full story »Shell president terms North Slope visit a measure of respect
April 18, 2008 at 10:02AM AKST
Shell Oil is making a comeback into Alaska’s oil industry, and it wants residents and the state government to know it is serious about its future in the state.
full story »Itta announces intentions to file for re-election as Borough Mayor
April 18, 2008 at 10:02AM AKST
The race for North Slope Borough Mayor is officially on with two candidates on the start line.
full story »State takes first step to build new Shishmaref
April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
Efforts are under way to build a gravel road that could help an imperiled Western Alaska village move to higher ground.
full story »Palin signs ‘Silver Hand’ bill
April 18, 2008 at 9:56AM AKST
A bill was signed last week.
full story »Bishop to take leave of absence
April 17, 2008 at 1:39PM AKST
Bishop Nikolai Soraich, head of the Russian Orthodox Diocese in Alaska, has agreed to take a voluntary leave of absence, according to a statement posted on the Orthodox Church of America Web site.
full story »Woody and Wilcox suspended without pay
April 15, 2008 at 2:00PM AKST
Woody and Wilcox are off the air for “an indefinite period of time" for making innappropriate comments about Native women, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the Web site of 100.5 KBFX The Fox, a classic rock radio station in Anchorage.
full story »Radio show comment about Native women fires outrage
April 15, 2008 at 9:19AM AKST
The state House of Representatives agreed Sunday to condemn an "abhorrent" reference to Alaska Native women made by a host on a morning radio show in Anchorage, according to Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Bethel.
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