Stolen vehicles were recovered and two suspects were arrested at a residence after a car and foot chase ended at a Corn Street home in Houston on Wednesday. Troopers attempted a traffic stop on a 1971 Chevy pick up near mile 54 of the Parks Highway following a REDDI call-in at 45 minutes after midnight […]
AST, during a traffic stop, nabbed a Wasilla man who was wanted on Eluding charges, as he attempted to duplicate earlier behavior. Troopers, on patrol at 10:25 pm, on Wednesday night, saw the driver of a 2001 Audi sedan, identified as 36-year-old William Ratcliff, near the intersection of Church and Seldon Roads. Ratcliff, who had […]
Plants and soil in the Arctic tundra absorb and store mercury released into the atmosphere by industry and mining in the Earth’s temperate regions, leading to soil mercury levels five times higher than in lower latitudes, according to a new study by researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The research was published this […]
Arctic winter warming events – winter days where temperatures peak above 14 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 10 degrees Celsius) – are a normal part of the climate over the ice-covered Arctic Ocean. But new research by an international team that includes NASA scientists finds these events are becoming more frequent and lasting longer than they did […]