James Brooks

UA regents say they failed to hear of HAARP restart

University of Alaska regents reacted with disappointment Thursday as president Jim Johnsen announced that the UA system will loan $2 million to the University of… Continue reading

WWII-era tugboat sinks in Gastineau Channel

The 96-foot tugboat Challenger was born in August 1944 in Wilmington, California. It died about 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. It was 71 years… Continue reading

Juneau museum asks for public’s help figuring out who’s who

JUNEAU (AP) — They’re a who’s who of Juneau.We just don’t know who they are.At the end of this month, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum will… Continue reading

Kerry talks tech as a solution to climate change woes

Kerry talks tech as a solution to climate change woes

In a half-hour talk with Alaska newspaper reporters Sunday evening, Secretary of State John Kerry put forward a technology-focused view of fighting climate change that… Continue reading

Kerry talks tech as a solution to climate change woes

Falling oil prices gouge state budget deeper

On Monday, as the price of West Texas crude oil dipped below $39 per barrel for the first time in six years, state revenue commissioner… Continue reading

Ferry Malaspina rescues one from sinking landing craft

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Malaspina picked up an extra passenger in the waters off Vancouver Island on Saturday morning.According to accounts from Marine… Continue reading

Group wants to export crude oil using Skagway’s port

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaskans know Valdez as the state’s oil port of choice, but an independent Yukon oil producer is planning to make Skagway No.… Continue reading