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Tue., Oct. 22, 2019, 8:38 a.m.
Alaska birding adventure on Spokane Audubon agenda
One of the youngest members of the Spokane Audubon chapter – 18-year-old Curtis Mahon, an Eastern Washington University student working on a wildlife biology degree – will talk Nov. 13 …
UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 9:40 p.m.
1 dead after plane landing on Alaska island went off runway
One person died after a commuter airplane went off the end of a runway while landing at an airport in the remote Aleutian Islands fishing community of Unalaska, authorities said …
UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 4, 2019, 6:46 p.m.
Yellow cedar rejected for threatened species listing
The Interior Department has rejected an iconic Alaska tree for listing as a threatened species due to climate warming
UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 30, 2019, 7:32 p.m.
Better Business Bureau shutters Spokane office, lays off sales staff
The Better Business Bureau of Spokane closed its doors Monday and laid off most of its sales staff, a company spokesman said.
Thu., Sept. 12, 2019, noon
In small Alaska city, Native women say police ignored rapes
There’s not much that scares Susie. As an Alaska Native woman, she thrives amid sub-zero winters in her village near the Arctic Circle, and camps with her family each summer …
Thu., Sept. 12, 2019, 11:46 a.m.
House votes to bar Arctic drilling; Senate action unlikely
The Democratic-controlled House on Thursday voted to reinstate a decades-long ban on oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – a largely symbolic move aimed at reversing …
UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 10, 2019, 7:36 p.m.
Starbucks clashes with small Alaska company over trademark
A small Alaska apparel company is clashing with Starbucks over a trademark term the Seattle-based coffee giant says is too closely linked to its own branding.
UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 23, 2019, 6:42 p.m.
Alaskan salmon deaths blamed on record warm temperatures
Add salmon to the list of species affected by Alaska’s blistering summer temperatures, including the hottest July on record.
UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 9, 2019, 7:16 p.m.
Alaska wildfire poses unique challenges for Spokane firefighters called to assist
While it never grew more than 400 acres, the Montana Creek Fire threatened the historic town of Talkeetna and drew a large response from firefighters around the Northwest continental United …
UPDATED: Fri., July 5, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
Alaskans put away jackets, get out sunscreen amid heatwave
Alaska’s largest city and two other state locations reached record high temperatures on Independence Day
UPDATED: Fri., June 28, 2019, 10:18 p.m.
Feds allocate $10M to combat violence in rural Alaska
Attorney General William Barr has declared a law enforcement emergency in Alaska, clearing the way for the Justice Department to award more than $10 million to combat crime in rural …
Mon., May 27, 2019, 2 p.m.
Dorothy Dean presents: Cheesy and spicy Kenai Dip
Ask any Alaskan, as they know firsthand that the popular cheesy and spicy Kenai Dip makes the sun stay up longer and the fish grow even bigger. OK, while that …
UPDATED: Tue., May 21, 2019, 1:13 p.m.
Felon convicted of carrying gun detected by TSA screeners
A felon convicted of carrying a loaded gun in Juneau has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison.
UPDATED: Tue., May 14, 2019, 10:15 p.m.
Coast Guard: 2 more bodies found after Alaska planes crash
The bodies of two more people have been found after small sightseeing planes crashed in Alaska, the Coast Guard says.
UPDATED: Fri., April 5, 2019, 8:21 p.m.
February snow pushes back opening at several area golf courses
Ever since Billy Bomar purchased the Prairie Falls Golf Club in 2014, he’s made it a habit to rib his former colleagues in Alaska about how early in the year …
UPDATED: Thu., April 4, 2019, 8:55 p.m.
High March temperatures shortened Alaska’s winter weather
Climatologists in Alaska say unusually high temperatures set records in March and likely are a reflection of the upward warming climate trend
UPDATED: Wed., April 3, 2019, 4:44 p.m.
Video captures father and son brutally kill a bear and her cubs
Nearly a year ago, a shirtless man and his father, also shirtless except for a black vest, stalked through the wilderness on Esther Island in Prince William Sound, Alaska. They …
Sat., March 30, 2019, 6 a.m.
Supreme Court rules Park Service not valid on rivers in Alaska National Parks
The U.S. Supreme Court stated in a 9-0 ruling Tuesday that rivers that flow through National Parks in Alaska aren’t part of the park units and aren’t subject to National …
Wed., March 27, 2019, 2:07 p.m.
Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role
Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. took his wartime secret to the grave, dying a hero without anyone knowing about it for decades. Now Bean and four other long-deceased Alaska Natives …
Tue., March 26, 2019, 7:49 p.m.
Alaska moose hunter can ‘rev up’ his hovercraft, court rules
The National Park Service improperly banned an Alaska moose hunter from using a hovercraft on a river through a national preserve, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a unanimous …
Sun., March 24, 2019, 6 a.m.
Outdoor writer gets to bottom line of disastrous Exxon supertanker oil spill
Dawn detergent has been my brand of choice for dishwashing since 1989, when The Spokesman-Review flew me to Alaska to report on the environmental havoc caused by the Exxon Valdez …
Fri., March 22, 2019, 9:07 a.m.
Iditarod competitor whose dogs quit says they got spooked
The Iditarod musher who was hours ahead in the Alaska wilderness race when his dogs refused to keep running dismissed critics who say he ran them too hard and chalked …
Sun., March 17, 2019, 12:10 p.m.
Alaska mine seen as a threat to Pacific Northwest, salmon
The Army Corps of Engineers hopes to decide by mid-2020 whether to allow Pebble Limited Partnership to open a copper and gold mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in …
Mon., March 11, 2019, 1:16 p.m.
French musher was leading Iditarod, but then his dogs quit
Musher Nicolas Petit lost a huge lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday when his dog team refused to keep going after he yelled at one of …
Sun., March 3, 2019
Cat that lived 6 years in Alaska general store gets evicted
A furry fixture of an Alaska general store must leave after the owners were notified the black cat’s presence violates food safety standards
Mon., Feb. 18, 2019, 5:30 a.m.
Big Alaskan land giveaway tucked into sweeping conservation bill
On Tuesday, the Senate passed the biggest conservation bill in years. The Natural Resources Management Act of 2019, S. 47, swells with more than 100 combined pieces of legislation related …
Sun., Feb. 3, 2019
Getting the good kind of chills on a winter visit deep in Alaska
It’s not only the dogs that are hardy. So, too, are the people in Alaska’s interior who endure long, dark and shockingly cold winters. In January 1934, the air temperature …
Mon., Jan. 28, 2019, 7:15 p.m.
Sarah Palin’s son released from Alaska halfway house
Track Palin, the elder son of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has won an early release from custody after his conviction for assaulting his father.
Sun., Jan. 27, 2019, 6 a.m.
Washington man sentenced for illegal hunting, wolf poisoning at remote Alaska lodge
Three men who worked at the lodge of legendary Fairbanks hunting guide and aviator Urban Rahoi were sentenced last week at a court hearing in Anchorage for their roles in …
Sat., Jan. 19, 2019, 2:18 p.m.
Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents
Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright’s sense of safety. The seemingly never-ending aftershocks deepen quake anxiety for the second-grader and many …