Minor oil spills at Bellingham have plagued construction of an oil spill containment barge needed for Shell Oil to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska.
Heather Bryant
Coast Guard catches up to illegal fishing vessel across the Pacific
The high-seas driftnetter the U.S. Coast Guard chased across the North Pacific Ocean has been turned over to Chinese Fishery Law Enforcement.
Majority of Alaska schools fall short of education targets
Less than half Alaska public schools made “adequate yearly progress” last year under the federal education law.
Former Alaska State Senator Al Adams passes away
Adams served the Northwest Arctic, North Slope, and Bering Strait region in both the Alaska House and Senate for 20 years, including several as the powerful chairman of the House Finance Committee.
Bears level the Falcons 45 to 7 in Glacier Bowl
The Juneau Douglas Crimson Bears met the Thunder Mountain Falcons at Thunder Mountain Field this weekend for the annual Glacier Bowl.
‘Violence Against Women Act’ Reauthorization Slows In Congress
The House and Senate are offering different versions of the bill that change the jurisdiction tribal authorities have over offenders.

