Alaska

With the effects of the recent 8.8 magnitude quake in Chile still unfolding, it is understandable that thoughts of how this will affect other areas are not high in people's minds.

ConocoPhillips president Jim Bowles perished in an avalanche Saturday, according to Alaska State Troopers. Another from his snowmobiling party is still missing, and weather conditions have made the search difficult.

Life int he 1950's and 1960's of a boy growing up. Fictionalized account of a true story makes this very entertaining. Young loves of girls and women is the key to this new book.

Resolution Curtailing EPA Greenhouse Gas Authority Is Premature. Action would favor coal at expense of Alaska natural gas.

Alaska-based A Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment left the desert and headed home after a year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The Exxon Valdez was one of the worst environmental disasters in history - twenty years later, the effects still remain, according to scientists.

The largest cities in the state are Anchorage (South-central Alaska), Juneau (state capital located in Southeast Alaska) and Fairbanks (central Alaska).

The apprehension of Mr. Patrick is an example of how our strong relationships with our fellow law enforcement agencies in the United States and here in Guatemala can deliver successful results in our pursuit of fugitives.

Oil and gas drilling would simply make things worse for polar bears and other wildlife - as well as for the Inupiat people and other Alaska Natives who depend on the Arctic's environment to survive.

Iraqi Army Soldiers help assemble a wheelchair during a combined humanitarian mission, in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, 25 miles southeast of Baghdad, with US Paratroopers

With the roadless rule now back in effect in all areas except for Idaho and the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, The Wilderness Society asserts that a proposed state-specific rule pending in Colorado is not needed.

While banded birds are sometimes seen in the area where they were originally released, it is very rare to see them so far from a release site.

'Workers in these areas are at a distinct disadvantage in being left out of the locality pay system, particularly when it comes to retirement,' said Richard N. Brown, National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees.

I don't often applaud Palin, but I give her kudos for announcing a bold and comprehensive energy guide for the state of Alaska.

When U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward engineered the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, people called the decision 'Seward's Folly.'

Videos posted at YouTube have given us a glimpse into some of the weird and troubling doctrines preached at Wasilla Bible Church.

At stake is whether those who treasure the rights of free individuals will stand firm against the ruthless and pitiless men who want only slay the defenseless.

There, they sip traditional Gluvine-spiced wine drinks and kids lead a lantern parade every weekend. During the holidays, this 2,200-person town swells to 50,000.

Time and time again, Defenders of Wildlife has been at the forefront of efforts to save wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies, fighting -- and winning -- in court.

Alaska Wilderness League, Defenders of Wildlife, Eyak Preservation Council, Gwich'in Steering Committee, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Sierra Club, and The Wilderness Society Blast Barton Proposal.