Cree's lighting is about to get perhaps its biggest test: illuminating streets in the 'Land of the Midnight Sun.' The Durham company, which makes LED lighting, has signed up the city of Valdez, Alaska, as a customer.

In follow-up to Could our earthquakes be linked to Solomon Islands disaster? Current reports from the Earthquake Center have established that the most recent earthquake occurred at 5:24 AM PST in Central Alaska .

Woolly mammoths and ancient horses may have been roaming the North American steppes longer than scientists thought.

Seward's Folley: Located three miles from Russia, containing approximately 663,268 square miles, and found in the Upper Extreme North American continent, US Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased what became known as "Seward's Folley" on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million dollars.

Woolly mammoths and prehistoric horses grazed on the North American plains for several thousand years longer than hitherto assumed This is shown by samples of ancient DNA, analysed by an international team of research scientists under the leadership of Professor Eske Willerslev from Copenhagen University.

Ocean Park Ventures Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement dated November 2, 2009 with International Tower Hill Mines Ltd., a B.C. incorporated company , in respect of ITH's "Chisna" copper/gold prospect located in the Hartman Mining District of South Central Alaska.

A highlight of the new American Indian galleries at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which will open to the public Nov.

September 25, 2009. Vancouver, BC - Fire River Gold Corp. announces that 77.15% of the 15,007,145 common shares issued and outstanding were voted at the Company's recently completed Annual General and Special Meeting held on Tuesday September 22, 2009.

Star reporter Tony Davis covers topics in this blog that you have read under his byline for 27 years in the Southwest: water, growth, sprawl, pollution, climate change, endangered species, mining, grazing and traffic.

PND Engineers, Inc., recently appointed David Pierce, P.E., S.E., as the firm's new president.

This is the final information update from the Alaska Type II Team. Future updates will be from Brentwood Reid, Information Officer for the Type 3 Organization located in Central, Alaska.

Staff from Poker Flat Research Range have traveled north to assist fire personnel in mapping Interior Alaska's Crazy Mountain Complex fires with unmanned aircraft.

Resources: Hand Crews 13 DozersA A A A A A A A 4A A A A A A A A Engines 6A A A A A A A A Helicopters 3A A A A A A A A Water TendersA A A A A A A A 1A A A A A A A A Overhead PersonnelA A 87 Total Personnel: 311 UAF's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle made two flights over the fire area yesterday collecting aerial photographs and thermal images to monitor fire ...

Mayor Dan Sullivan announces the members of a new task force he created to address the city's looming energy crisis.