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For weeks, nearly every time President Bush has spoken about energy he has re-emphasized his support for drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

For weeks, nearly every time President Bush has spoken about energy he has re-emphasized his support for drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Should it matter to you if the peas on your dinner table came from Alaska or California? Is buying locally worth a few extra cents here and there? We think supporting our Alaska farmers isn't just sensible.

Usually, when someone produces a summer reading guide, there's the inevitable link-often directly on the cover-to the beach.

Think Alaska drivers suck? Do you wish someone would teach people to drive? What happened to driver education-particularly, to films like , in which prom night turns tragic? It turns out driver education in ...

A second volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands has erupted in less than a month, shooting steam and ash as high as 20,000 feet into the air, officials said on Tuesday.

A recent report issued by the Alaska Oil and Gas Industry indicates that the state of Alaska likely earned more than $10 billion this fiscal year from oil and gas operations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it's looking at a request that would give Alaska's environmental regulators the power to write wastewater discharge permits for local business and industry.

Through the creativity of the arts - activities such as singing, dancing, acting or painting - students in the Lower Kuskokwim School District will soon embark on an educational adventure to celebrate Alaska's ...

For weeks, nearly every time President Bush has spoken about energy he has re-emphasized his support for drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Judges in criminal cases cannot order the Department of Corrections to provide treatment for sex offenders in prison, the state Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Alaska's unemployment rate experienced a slight drop in June, down a tenth of a percent from the previous month.

A top aide to Barack Obama says Alaska is a battleground state that can make a difference in his candidate's efforts to become the next president.

Alaska infants are twice as likely to be born with major birth defects as infants in the U.S. as a whole, according to a new study by the state Department of Health and Social Services -- and officials are at a ...

INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 7/16/2008 Election: There's little doubt voters want more drilling if even congressional candidates are starting to trek to Alaska to urge more oil development.

The state has applied to the federal government for the authority to run a waste water permitting program designed to safeguard water quality in Alaska.

How many jobs would a natural gas pipeline net? At recent legislative hearings on TransCanada's application under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, a consultant said thousands of construction jobs would be ...

The latest incarnation of Wally Hickel's "Backbone" organization misfired with its claim that more than five dozen dead Alaska leaders would oppose Gov.

SPIRIT OF GLACIER BAY: Four scheduled trips are canceled. Published: July 10th, 2008 12:18 AM Last Modified: July 10th, 2008 01:39 AM A cruise ship that ran aground near Glacier Bay this week made its way back ...

Gov. Sarah Palin is a rising political star in Alaska, with an 84% approval rating.