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DHS&EM Working with Unalakleet to Restore Water Service

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The City of Unalakleet issued…

Dillingham Driver in February Trooper Involved Shooting Arrested for Attempted Murder

Alaska State Troopers report that on Wednesday, following his release…

Republicans Want to Reshape US Election Laws After Record 2020 Turnout

CHICAGO – Months after record-high U.S. voter turnout propelled Democrats…

Musher start order set for Iditarod 49!

The 49th Iditarod race includes 13 women and 34 men,…

Governor Dunleavy Orders Flags at Half-Mast for Representative Pat Carney

(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady…

Vaccine Expansion Set To Accelerate Alaska’s Recovery

(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Wednesday called the move…

State

Governor Dunleavy Orders Flags at Half-Mast for Representative Pat Carney

(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy issued the following statement on the passing of former…

By Lauren Gilliam | Office of the Governor on Mar 4, 2021Comments Off on Governor Dunleavy Orders Flags at Half-Mast for Representative Pat Carney

Vaccine Expansion Set To Accelerate Alaska’s Recovery

(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Wednesday called the move to expand the vaccine eligibility criteria for the state-allocated COVID-19 vaccine…

By Corey Young | Office of the Governor on Mar 4, 2021Comments Off on Vaccine Expansion Set To Accelerate Alaska’s Recovery

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DHSS today announced one death of a nonresident and 189 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 173 were residents in: Anchorage (47),…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Mar 3, 2021Comments Off on CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Wednesday, March 3, 2021

General News

DHS&EM Working with Unalakleet to Restore Water Service

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The City of Unalakleet issued…

By Jeremy Zidek | State of Alaska on Mar 4, 2021Comments Off on DHS&EM Working with Unalakleet to Restore Water Service

Dillingham Driver in February Trooper Involved Shooting Arrested for Attempted Murder

Alaska State Troopers report that on Wednesday, following his release…

By Alaska Native News on Mar 4, 2021Comments Off on Dillingham Driver in February Trooper Involved Shooting Arrested for Attempted Murder

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Helicopter Pilot near Kodiak

The Coast Guard suspended the search for the missing helicopter…

By 17th District online newsroom on Mar 3, 2021Comments Off on Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Helicopter Pilot near Kodiak

Two Convicted Felons Charged after Shooting into the Champ Martial Arts Studio

Two Anchorage felons were jailed on several charges that included…

By Alaska Native News on Mar 3, 2021Comments Off on Two Convicted Felons Charged after Shooting into the Champ Martial Arts Studio

Elim man Arrested on Sexual Assault Monday for February 1st Incident at Fairbanks Hotel Party

Fairbanks-based Alaska State Troopers report that on Monday they arrested…

By Alaska Native News on Mar 3, 2021Comments Off on Elim man Arrested on Sexual Assault Monday for February 1st Incident at Fairbanks Hotel Party

National/World

Republicans Want to Reshape US Election Laws After Record 2020 Turnout

CHICAGO – Months after record-high U.S. voter turnout propelled Democrats to victory in the 2020 elections, giving them control of the White House and both houses of Congress,…

By Kane Farabaugh | VOA on Mar 4, 2021Comments Off on Republicans Want to Reshape US Election Laws After Record 2020 Turnout

Grave Warnings as Texas Governor Abbott Lifts Covid Restrictions

“Make no mistake: opening Texas prematurely will only lead to faster Covid spread, more sickness and overcrowding in our hospitals, and unnecessary deaths.” The Republican governor of Texas…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Mar 3, 2021Comments Off on Grave Warnings as Texas Governor Abbott Lifts Covid Restrictions

FBI Chief Says Riot at US Capitol Was ‘Domestic Terrorism’

The director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation told a Senate panel Tuesday that the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building aimed at preventing the…

By VOA on Mar 2, 2021Comments Off on FBI Chief Says Riot at US Capitol Was ‘Domestic Terrorism’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Condemns NYPD Test Deployment of K-9 Robot in Bronx Home

“Please ask yourself: when was the last time you saw next-generation, world-class technology for education, healthcare, housing, etc. consistently prioritized for underserved communities like this?” Arguing that…

By Brett Wilkins | Common Dreams on Mar 1, 2021Comments Off on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Condemns NYPD Test Deployment of K-9 Robot in Bronx Home

Trump Assails Biden, Hints at 2024 Run for White House

WASHINGTON – Less than six weeks after leaving office, former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday unleashed a torrent of attacks on his successor, contending President Joe Biden…

By Ken Bredemeier | VOA on Mar 1, 2021Comments Off on Trump Assails Biden, Hints at 2024 Run for White House

Third US COVID Vaccine on Verge of Approval

The U.S. moved a step closer Friday to having another vaccine in its coronavirus arsenal, after an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously endorsed Johnson…

By VOA News on Feb 27, 2021Comments Off on Third US COVID Vaccine on Verge of Approval

This Day in Alaskan History
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DHS&EM Working with Unalakleet to Restore Water Service

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The City of Unalakleet…

By Jeremy Zidek | State of Alaska on Mar 4, 2021

Dillingham Driver in February Trooper Involved Shooting Arrested for Attempted Murder

Alaska State Troopers report that on Wednesday, following his…

By Alaska Native News on Mar 4, 2021

Multiagency Response and Recovery Efforts Continue After Tuluksak Water Plant Fire

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Response and recovery efforts…

By Jeremy Zidek | State of Alaska on Feb 26, 2021

Four Jailed after 50-Mile Ice Road Chase Between Bethel and Akiakchak Thursday

At 1 pm on Thursday afternoon, Bethel-based troopers were…

By Alaska Native News on Feb 19, 2021

Vaccine Expansion Set To Accelerate Alaska’s Recovery

(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Wednesday called the…

By Corey Young | Office of the Governor on Mar 4, 2021

CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DHSS today announced one death of a nonresident and…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Mar 3, 2021

Vaccine Eligbility Expanded to 55+, Essential Workers, Persons with Medical Conditions and Multigenerational Housing

March 3, 2021 ANCHORAGE – The State of Alaska…

By Clinton Bennett | Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Mar 3, 2021

Grave Warnings as Texas Governor Abbott Lifts Covid Restrictions

“Make no mistake: opening Texas prematurely will only lead…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Mar 3, 2021

Ocean-Going Robots Effective at Surveying Pollock

This may be the first time data collected using…

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Dec 29, 2020

Using eDNA to Monitor Alaskan Waters for Invasive European Green Crabs

Natural resource managers in British Columbia discovered several adult male…

By NOAA Fisheries-Alaska Regional Office on Dec 3, 2020

First Direct Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on Bowhead Whales in the U.S. Pacific Arctic Documented by Scientists

A new study provides essential information to conserve…

By Alaska Fisheries ScienceCenter on Sep 28, 2020

Rare Albino Fur Seal Pup Stands Out

NOAA Fisheries Affiliate Vladimir Burkanov discovered an albino…

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Sep 23, 2020

Republicans Want to Reshape US Election Laws After Record 2020 Turnout

CHICAGO – Months after record-high U.S. voter turnout propelled…

By Kane Farabaugh | VOA on Mar 4, 2021

Trump Assails Biden, Hints at 2024 Run for White House

WASHINGTON – Less than six weeks after leaving office,…

By Ken Bredemeier | VOA on Mar 1, 2021

US House Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s…

By VOA News on Feb 27, 2021

Alaska Senate Passes Bill to Combat Opioid Overdose

JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate Wednesday unanimously passed a…

By Daniel McDonald | AkLeg on Feb 25, 2021

The Arctic and Alaska Science

Malaspina Glacier Gets Up and Goes

Glaciologist Martin Truffer changed his team’s plan the other day. He and a crew of other scientists were about to travel to Malaspina…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Feb 26, 2021Comments Off on Malaspina Glacier Gets Up and Goes

‘Ghost Forest’ Got Run Over by a Glacier

As a few scientists hiked a path between the ice towers of a Southeast Alaska glacier and crashing ocean waves in 2016, they topped…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Feb 19, 2021Comments Off on ‘Ghost Forest’ Got Run Over by a Glacier

Mystery of the Dancing Wires Revealed

On these quiet, still days, as winter plods on, Alaskans tend to notice any movement outside their windows, such as dancing power wires strung…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Feb 13, 2021Comments Off on Mystery of the Dancing Wires Revealed

Blue beads in the tundra: The first U.S. import from Europe?

Glass beads the size of blueberries found by archeologists in a Brooks Range house-pit might be the first European item ever to arrive in…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Feb 5, 2021Comments Off on Blue beads in the tundra: The first U.S. import from Europe?

Partners Provide Critical Support in Unprecedented Year for Alaska Research and Fisheries Management

For more than two decades, Alaska has led the way in using ecosystem information to inform resource management decisions. In 2020, contributions from research…

By Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Feb 2, 2021Comments Off on Partners Provide Critical Support in Unprecedented Year for Alaska Research and Fisheries Management

Science/Education

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Reports In

Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have received the first status report from the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which landed Feb. 18, 2021, at Jezero Crater attached…

By Alana Johnson | NASA, DC Agle \ JPL on Feb 20, 2021Comments Off on NASA’s Mars Helicopter Reports In