North Dakota topped Gallup’s list of best places to find jobs last year, followed by other states rich in natural resources, such as South Dakota and Alaska. Meanwhile, Nevada, New Jersey and California were the worst states fo…
Oil prices rose modestly, after spiking by almost $2 a barrel earlier Monday, on reports that an Alaskan pipeline that was shut down Saturday because of an oil leak will reopen within days.
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The uncertain economy, high unemployment and soaring gold prices are luring droves of dreamers to the gold fields. But while few prospectors will hit paydirt, the biggest beneficiaries of the new gold rush will be the merchant…
It’s not hard to see why Gold Rush: Alaska, the Discovery Channel’s new series on present-day gold prospectors has hit pay dirt. More than just a part of American history, panning for gold in the field has become a reasonable o…
The new show “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” attracted a record number of viewers for its debut on the TLC network Sunday night. According to Nielsen figures, 4.96 million viewers watched the show, double the average viewership for the …