FAA grant money paid a safer airport runway, and in the process, land preservation likely to lead to new hiking trails in Juneau.
Environment
Local whale watching captain nabbed for driving boat intoxicated
A breath sample revealed his blood alcohol level to be .115 percent.
Four-day troll closure starts this weekend
Southeast Alaska’s commercial troll fishing fleet will have to stand down for a few days, starting this weekend.
Conservationists line up for Izembek lawsuit
Eight conservation organizations are joining Interior Secretary Sally Jewell in a federal lawsuit over Izembek Refuge.
Auriga crew okay after capsizing in Prince William Sound
The crew of a seiner is okay after their fishing vessel capsized in the Prince William Sound earlier this week.
Report: Alaska tourists may shift to new areas because of climate change
A retreating Mendenhall Glacier, for example, could affect organic food supply for Auke Bay whales, salmon
Tracks across Greenland ice, 60 years apart
On top of an ice body more than two miles thick, Chris Polashenski last summer hoped to find a candy wrapper that might have fallen from Carl Benson’s pocket 60 years ago.
Gardentalk – How to collect seeds
Common techniques are explained in this week’s Morning Edition feature segment
Sea lion necropsy reveals no clear answers
A dead sea lion that washed up on the beach at Refuge Cove was dissected Thursday in hopes of finding out what caused the death.
Whale collision with Kennicott under investigation
NOAA law enforcement officials are currently investigating a collision between the state ferry Kennicott and a humpback whale near Kodiak.