Rising Above: Blind Student Athlete Defies the Odds

As a baby in Taiwan, Paul Tandy was given up because his family feared someone like him would never succeed.

River Watch Team Monitors Yukon

A 60-mile stretch of ice made its way past Tanana, the last village with a flood watch still in effect.

Global ‘March Against Monsanto’ Comes to Anchorage

Local protest of multinational agribusiness giant focuses on genetically modified salmon

Shell Launches Legal Action Against 13 Environmental Groups

A temporary restraining order has been granted against Greenpeace

Curtis Smith, a spokesman for Shell Alaska, said the oil giant filed the legal action in federal court this week against the groups, which include Alaska Wilderness, Defenders of Wildlife and Sierra Club in an effort to prompt them to bring forward any lawsuits the groups may plan on filing.