Editor’s note: November is Native American Heritage Month. First proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the histories and cultures of Native people across the U.S., highlighting the challenges they have faced, their sacrifices and their contributions. “Native Americans have influenced every stage of America’s development,” noted […]
Alaska State Troopers were alerted of an avalanche in the Hatcher Pass area, that occurred on the backcountry ski run burying one skier at 2:32 pm on Wednesday, the trooper dispatch reports. Patrol with AST, State Parks personnel and the Alaska Wildlife Trooper helicopter immediately dispatched, and EMS Rescue was also called in. As troopers […]
A female suspect, who was attempting to turn herself in on an unrelated warrant, was arrested in connection with a shooting on Tonsona Circle on Tuesday night. 31-year-old Allison Hendrickson was taken into custody and charged with Assault I, Misconduct Involving a Weapon II and III, and Reckless Endangerment at the Anchorage Jail. The case had […]
On Halloween 2017, Alaskan Steve Ebbert, 56, retired from his job as an invasive species biologist. His longtime mission of removing arctic foxes and other human-introduced species from the Aleutian Islands has left him with a legacy few of us will match. “There are hundreds of thousand more birds flying around on the planet because […]