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Eagle River couple plans vast African adventure in wooden plane
A lot of people wouldn’t be all that excited about hopping in a WOODEN plane and flying thousands of miles, but in November, an Eagle River couple will do just that. They’ll be part of a vintage air rally, flying an antique plane from Crete to Capetown on a journey that will take more than a month. Alaska Public Media’s Graelyn Brashear met them to learn more about the adventure. → Read More
Eagle River couple plans vast adventure in wooden plane
A lot of people wouldn't be all that excited about hopping in a WOODEN plane and flying thousands of miles, but in November, an Eagle River couple will do just that. They'll be part of a vintage air rally, flying an antique plane from Crete to Capetown on a journey that will take more than a month. Alaska Public Media's Graelyn Brashear met them to learn more about the adventure. Listen now → Read More
Anchorage residents celebrate Salmon Day
On August 10, the state marked its first official Alaska Wild Salmon Day. Listen now → Read More
Alaska Airlines to build new $40 million hangar in Anchorage
Alaska Airlines is building a new $40 million maintenance hangar at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. → Read More
Anchorage economic report: Pain ahead, but not devastation
The overall message at the AEDC’s annual economic forecast luncheon at the Denai’na Center in downtown Anchorage Wednesday wasn’t all doom and gloom. Listen now → Read More
Reinforcements called in to fight McHugh fire
The Alaska National Guard is now supporting wildfire suppression efforts on the McHugh Creek fire near Anchorage. → Read More
Reinforcements called in to fight McHugh fire
The five-day-old McHugh fire continues to burn in Chugach State Park in southeast Anchorage, and fire officials are calling in additional crews to battle the blaze. → Read More
Art born of math on display in Anchorage exhibition
“It’s sort of this idea that the relationship between mathematics and nature and how they’re inextricably entwined,” said artist Bill Lee. → Read More
Whale deaths near Anchorage, Glacier Bay prompt investigation
Whales usually have copepod parasites known as whale lice. High numbers in one whale suggested the animal was debilitated or had a compromised immune system. → Read More
Northwest Passage cruise marks turning point in Arctic tourism
The company has been planning this trip for three years. The ship is outfitted with new ice-detecting equipment, including forward-looking sonar and thermal imaging technology. → Read More
Northwest Passage cruise marks turning point in Arctic tourism
On August 16, the Crystal Serenity will steam out of Seward on a historic trip. The vessel will be the first big luxury liner to chart a course through the Northwest Passage, stopping in Kodiak, Unalaska and Nome before cruising through Canada's far north to Greenland and then south to New York. The unprecedented voyage is generating excitement—and some trepidation. → Read More
In Whittier, loss of seafood processor a big blow
Last month, Great Pacific Seafoods filed for Chapter Seven bankruptcy. The processing company shut down its plants in Anchorage, Kenai and Whittier, blaming a drop in roe prices and rising costs for its financial woes. The tiny village of Whittier, on Prince William Sound, is keenly feeling the loss of a major employer. → Read More
Anchorage residents walk for epilepsy awareness
It’s far from a rare disease: One in 26 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed in their lifetime. That makes it twice as common as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis combined. Download Audio → Read More