A new and interactive tsunami hazards tool created by the Alaska Earthquake Center brings evacuation information, hazard maps and other community-specific resources into a single online location. Alaska has 6,700 miles of coastline, including its islands, and much of it is vulnerable to a devastating tsunami. The tsunami hazard tool aims to help the public […]
Note: At the start of every walk, my dogs try to sneak away to “fox town,” a fox den on the other side of the pond near my cabin, and we often see the adult foxes trotting through the neighborhood. Hearing one of them bark the other evening, I was reminded of this March 26, […]
JUNEAU – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing conducted a complex, long-range medevac of a 58-year-old man from a container ship approximately 58 miles south of Adak, Wednesday. Coast Guard Arctic District watchstanders received a medevac request at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday from the crew of the 991-foot Japanese-flagged container […]
“With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy.” An analysis released Wednesday shows that 172 billionaire families in the United States have collectively spent more than $1.7 billion on the 2026 elections—a record-shattering sum for a midterm cycle. The analysis by the Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) […]