JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard Airmen of the 176th Wing rescued four hunters in two missions during a single sortie on Sept. 18 in Arctic Alaska. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER opened the first mission in response to a request from the Alaska State Troopers to rescue two hunters stranded on […]
Scientists teamed up to investigate how kelp farms may provide novel habitat for fish and invertebrate species. Marine aquaculture, or mariculture, provides economic opportunities for coastal communities in Alaska through farming shellfish and seaweed. NOAA Fisheries continues to support Alaska’s growing aquaculture industry through policy and permitting—providing access to resources and research. A recent study […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Sept. 17, 2026, Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced 36-year-old Julian Miranda for two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree for sexually assaulting two Fairbanks women in 2012. On March 4, 2026 a Fairbanks jury found Miranda guilty of both crimes. Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Bennett presided over the […]
“This so-called task force is nothing more than a bullshit distraction.” The Trump administration is planning to boot more than 700,000 people from their Affordable Care Act coverage as part of a purported initiative to root out fraud in the program—an effort that campaigners said is nothing more than a pretext to kick more people […]