Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsGroups sue to protect beluga whales in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales.

National Weather Service to warn if hazardous tsunami debris comes ashore in Washington

We’re getting a better idea of what kind of hazardous waste is coming our way from last year’s tsunami in Japan. More than 1 million tons of debris floated out to sea after the huge wave tore through Japan last year. Federal computer models show the bulk of it is now north and east of Hawaii. Oceanographer Curtis Ebbeysmeyer warned that some of it could be hazardous, like caustic chemicals ...

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsND becomes nation's second-leading oil producer

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas, state officials said Tuesday.

Millennium's first central eclipse visible in Alaska on Sunday

A partial eclipse of the sun will darken Anchorage from 3:17 to 5:54 p.m. Sunday. At its height, around 4:38 p.m., the sun will appear to local viewers as a crescent with the moon obscuring about half of the solar disk.

Hot Record! April Ranks 3rd Warmest for US

Last month's temperatures sustained the trend of unusually warm weather so far this year for most of the United States, bringing the third warmest April on record to the lower 48 states. Across the globe, April was the fifth warmest on record.