Alaska Native News

Search for Sawyer Cippola Comes to Unfortunate End Sunday Afternoon on Pillar Mountain

Eight days after the most extensive missing persons search in…

May 16th, 1924

Photo: The Douglas World Cruisers above Seward, Alaska. National Archives…

Lagoon-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 15th

Nanwarnaq – Lagoon Cuumi suuget nayuryartaallriit nanwarnarmen. – People used…

Governor Dunleavy Issues Three Disaster Declarations: Spring Floods, Lowell Point Landslide, and Galena Fire Hall

(Juneau) – Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued three disaster declarations.…

Changes in Cholesterol Production Lead to Tragic Octopus Death Spiral

For all their uncanny intelligence and seemingly supernatural abilities to…

Governor Dunleavy Issues Three Disaster Declarations: Spring Floods, Lowell Point Landslide, and Galena Fire Hall

(Juneau) – Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued three disaster declarations. The 2022 Spring Floods, the 2022 Lowell Point Landslide in the…

By Shannon Mason | State of Alaska on May 15, 2022Comments Off on Governor Dunleavy Issues Three Disaster Declarations: Spring Floods, Lowell Point Landslide, and Galena Fire Hall

Arctic Guardians Ready to Deploy Agile Combat Employment Rescue Force

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Arctic Guardians of the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons as well as supporting…

By David Bedard/176th Wing Public Affairs on May 14, 2022Comments Off on Arctic Guardians Ready to Deploy Agile Combat Employment Rescue Force

Legislation passes Senate providing State recognition of Alaska Native Tribes

JUNEAU – On a unanimous vote, legislation by Rep. Zulkosky codifying federal recognition of Alaska’s Tribes in State law for the…

By Graham Judson | AKLEG on May 14, 2022Comments Off on Legislation passes Senate providing State recognition of Alaska Native Tribes

COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – May 11, 2022

Reporting data for May 4-10, 2022 OVERVIEW – 1,629 new cases | 15 deaths | 41 hospitalizations | 64.9% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on May 11, 2022Comments Off on COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – May 11, 2022

General News

Search for Sawyer Cippola Comes to Unfortunate End Sunday Afternoon on Pillar Mountain

Eight days after the most extensive missing persons search in…

By Alaska Native News on May 16, 2022Comments Off on Search for Sawyer Cippola Comes to Unfortunate End Sunday Afternoon on Pillar Mountain

Alaska State Troopers Announce Change in Sawyer Cipolla Search Strategy

May 14, 2022 (Kodiak, AK)— On Saturday, May 7, 2022…

By Austin McDaniel | State of Aalska on May 14, 2022Comments Off on Alaska State Troopers Announce Change in Sawyer Cipolla Search Strategy

Two Dead and Four Injured in Glenn Highway Multiple Vehicle Accident

Anchorage police report that wo victims have died and another…

By Alaska Native News on May 14, 2022Comments Off on Two Dead and Four Injured in Glenn Highway Multiple Vehicle Accident

Weeklong Search for Kodiak’s Seven-Year-Old Sawyer Cipolla Turns Up No New Leads

Despite an extensive weeklong search in the northeast portion of…

By Alaska Native News on May 13, 2022Comments Off on Weeklong Search for Kodiak’s Seven-Year-Old Sawyer Cipolla Turns Up No New Leads

Nenana Ice Classic Posts Winners of 2022 Contest

The operators of Alaska’s Greatest Guessing Game once again announced…

By Alaska Native News on May 13, 2022Comments Off on Nenana Ice Classic Posts Winners of 2022 Contest

Alaska National Guard to Provide Flood Recovery Assistance to Manley Hot Springs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska National Guard task…

By Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on May 13, 2022Comments Off on Alaska National Guard to Provide Flood Recovery Assistance to Manley Hot Springs

National/World

White House Prepares to Ration Vaccines as GOP Obstructs Covid Aid

“It’s a result of poor preparation, underinvestment in public health, political polarization, and Covid minimization,” said one physician. The Biden White House is reportedly preparing to ration coronavirus vaccines…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on May 14, 2022Comments Off on White House Prepares to Ration Vaccines as GOP Obstructs Covid Aid

Native Americans: Federal Report on Boarding Schools a Start

Chippewa citizen John Wallette was 20 years old in 1910 when he left his home on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota and enrolled at…

By Cecily Hilleary | VOA News on May 14, 2022Comments Off on Native Americans: Federal Report on Boarding Schools a Start

Florida Judge Strikes Down Part of ‘Unconstitutional’ Map Rigged by GOP Gov. DeSantis

“The enacted map is unconstitutional,” said a circuit judge, “because it diminishes African Americans’ ability to elect candidates of their choice.” A state judge on Wednesday invalidated part of…

By Kenny Stancil | Common Dreams on May 12, 2022Comments Off on Florida Judge Strikes Down Part of ‘Unconstitutional’ Map Rigged by GOP Gov. DeSantis

North Korea Confirms Its First Detection of COVID-19

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea, which has largely kept its borders shuttered over the pandemic, Thursday confirmed its first detection of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the…

By Eunice Kim | VOA on May 12, 2022Comments Off on North Korea Confirms Its First Detection of COVID-19

CDC Report: US Gun Homicides Spiked 35% From 2019 to 2020

The U.S. firearm homicide rate spiked 35% in 2020, the first full year of the coronavirus pandemic, rising to the highest level in almost three decades of record-keeping,…

By Rob Garver | VOA on May 12, 2022Comments Off on CDC Report: US Gun Homicides Spiked 35% From 2019 to 2020

This Day in Alaskan History
Rural
Health
NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Politics

May 16th, 1924

Photo: The Douglas World Cruisers above Seward, Alaska. National…

By Alaska Native News on May 16, 2022

May 15th, 1926

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By Alaska Native News on May 15, 2022

May 14th, 1898

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By Alaska Native News on May 14, 2022

May 13th,1866

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By Alaska Native News on May 13, 2022

Alaska National Guard to Provide Flood Recovery Assistance to Manley Hot Springs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska National Guard…

By Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on May 13, 2022

Recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day in Alaska

ANCHORAGE – Thursday the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…

By USAAK on May 7, 2022

Glennallen Traffic Stop turns into Drug Bust

Alaska State Troopers report that a Glennallen traffic stop…

By Alaska Native News on May 6, 2022

House Passes Legislation Strengthening Public Safety in Rural Alaska

JUNEAU – The Alaska House helped strengthen public safety…

By Joe Plesha | AK Leg on May 6, 2022

White House Prepares to Ration Vaccines as GOP Obstructs Covid Aid

“It’s a result of poor preparation, underinvestment in public…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on May 14, 2022

COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – May 11, 2022

Reporting data for May 4-10, 2022 OVERVIEW – 1,629…

By Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on May 11, 2022

DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

WASHINGTON – In an effort to save lives, DEA is…

By DEA on May 10, 2022

Project HOPE: AKNG’s Counterdrug unit, State of Alaska counter opioid overdose rise with naloxone rescue kits

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard’s…

By Victoria Granado | Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on May 10, 2022

Share the Shore: Harbor Seal Pups

These pups—often seen alone onshore—are not abandoned. Seal Pupping…

By Alaska Regional Office | NOAA Fisheries on May 10, 2022

NOAA’s Alaska Region Joins the Ocean Guardian Program

For Teacher Appreciation Week, we highlight the dedicated educators…

By Alaska Regional Office | NOAA Fisheries on May 4, 2022

NOAA Fisheries Invites Public Comment on Draft Climate Regional Action Plans

NOAA Fisheries is soliciting input on its draft Climate…

By NOAA Fisheries-Office of Science and Technology on Apr 23, 2022

Ocean Guardian School Helps Clean Up the Juneau Area

Litter Free, Inc. is hosting their annual city-wide cleanup…

By NOAA Fisheries-Alaska Regional Office on Apr 23, 2022

Legislation passes Senate providing State recognition of Alaska Native Tribes

JUNEAU – On a unanimous vote, legislation by Rep.…

By Graham Judson | AKLEG on May 14, 2022

White House Prepares to Ration Vaccines as GOP Obstructs Covid Aid

“It’s a result of poor preparation, underinvestment in public…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on May 14, 2022

Natural Resources Committee to consider strengthening roadless area protections

Indigenous and conservation groups welcome the hearing, emphasizing the…

By Corey Himrod | Alaska Wilderness League on May 12, 2022

Florida Judge Strikes Down Part of ‘Unconstitutional’ Map Rigged by GOP Gov. DeSantis

“The enacted map is unconstitutional,” said a circuit judge,…

By Kenny Stancil | Common Dreams on May 12, 2022

The Arctic and Alaska Science

Alaska’s Big River Breaks up at Eagle

EAGLE, ALASKA — While most of the town was sleeping, the ice slipped out. Breakup happened on the Yukon River here at its first…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on May 12, 2022Comments Off on Alaska’s Big River Breaks up at Eagle

Awaiting river breakup on the Yukon

Andy Bassich lives on the south bank of the Yukon River, about 12 miles downstream from Eagle, Alaska, the first community in America along…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on May 8, 2022Comments Off on Awaiting river breakup on the Yukon

Major 2020 Alaska Quake Triggered Neighboring 2021 Temblor

A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas of the Alaska Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It…

By Rod Boyce | Geophysical Institute on May 5, 2022Comments Off on Major 2020 Alaska Quake Triggered Neighboring 2021 Temblor

Precipitation Helped Drive Distribution of Alaska Dinosaurs

Precipitation more than temperature influenced the distribution of herbivorous dinosaurs in what is now Alaska, according to new research published this month. The finding,…

By Rod Boyce | Geophysical Institute on May 3, 2022Comments Off on Precipitation Helped Drive Distribution of Alaska Dinosaurs

Research Investigates Toxins in Arctic Food Webs and Marine Mammals

A new bulletin published by Alaska Sea Grant summarizes research to inform the public and help them understand the risk of paralytic shellfish toxins…

By Anne Gore | Alaska Sea Grant on Apr 29, 2022Comments Off on Research Investigates Toxins in Arctic Food Webs and Marine Mammals

Science/Education

Changes in Cholesterol Production Lead to Tragic Octopus Death Spiral

For all their uncanny intelligence and seemingly supernatural abilities to change color and regenerate limbs, octopuses often suffer a tragic death. After a mother octopus lays a clutch…

By UW News Staff on May 15, 2022Comments Off on Changes in Cholesterol Production Lead to Tragic Octopus Death Spiral