This Day in Alaskan History-April 21st, 1913
Blocked-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Blocked — Sapurluni Sapuraanga. – I am weathered in. (literally, “It blocked me.”) The Alutiiq verb sapuluku means, “to block it”: to physically obstruct something or someone. For example, you could use this word on your boat, when a very low tide kept you from traveling through a channel, or to indicate that locked doors are […]
U.S. Coast Guard announces homeporting of the first two Arctic Security Cutters in Alaska
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the first two Arctic Security Cutters will be homeported in the State of Alaska. Anticipating delivery of the first Arctic Security Cutters by the end of 2028, the Coast Guard has begun planning to ensure necessary infrastructure and support are in place to receive two […]
Multi-Agency Human Trafficking Investigation Results in Multiple Arrests
Seven Anchorage and Wasilla businesses searched as part of ongoing investigation. (Anchorage, Alaska) – Following a year-long joint investigation, law enforcement officers from the Anchorage Police Department, Alaska State Troopers, the FBI Anchorage Field Office, and other partners executed search warrants last week at seven illicit massage parlors across Anchorage and the Matanuska Susitna […]