The recent landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Arm of Southeast Alaska recalls the granddaddy of them all: the giant wave that scarred Lituya Bay in 1958. Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 miles southeast of Yakutat and 40 miles west of Glacier Bay, is the site of the largest splash wave ever recorded. In […]
[content id=”79272″] Anchorage, Alaska — The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) announced a significant legal victory as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed Judge Gleason’s decision in the Kuskokwim case that the Katie John cases remain good law. The court’s opinion, released this morning, confirms that Congress, in enacting Title VIII of the […]
Michigan State University researchers and partners have been mapping the overlap between marine traffic and seabird movements to see when ships meet seabirds DGHEYEY KAQ’/ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A new study has revealed that some of North America’s most important migratory seabird thoroughfares are at risk from marine vessel traffic. Seabird biologist Kathy Kuletz, Michigan State University postdoc […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, Teresa D’Unicorn, 55, pleaded guilty to one count of Attempted Medical Assistance Fraud for conduct that occurred between 2019 and 2021. A resident from Palmer, D’Unicorn worked as a Primary Care Assistant (PCA) providing services for Medicaid recipients. In 2024, she disclosed to her employer that she had not actually provided […]