Late Saturday afternoon a call went in to troopers based in Juneau that a 17-year-old teen had jumped off of a 25-30 foot drop into a manmade pond and failed to resurface. Two of the victim’s friends immediately reported the incident to Juneau police who in turn reported it to troopers at 5:40 pm. “Alaska […]
Almost three weeks after he disappeared into the Nushagak River, the remains of Joseph Gust were retrieved after his body was found floating several miles downstream from where he was last seen. J. Gust’s remains were found on Saturday. Dillingham and wildlife troopers responded to the scene and made the recovery. His body was sent […]
Allows Village Corporations to have Lands Restored for the Needs of Shareholders and Residents U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, introduced legislation to sunset the requirement for village corporations to reconvey lands for municipal uses under Section 14 (c) (3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). ANCSA did not set […]
More than 50 researchers will be in Alaska in August for the resumption of a science summer school that culminates with experiments at the High-frequency Active Aurora Research Program facility operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. The Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science Summer School was last held more than 10 years ago. […]