On the evening of Friday, December 8th, trooper eceived a report of an unresponsive male at a Wasilla residence and so responded along with EMS to the location. Upon arrival, EMS initiated life-saving efforts. The efforts were unsuccessful and so, 40-year-old James “Jimmy” Leseman was pronounced deceased at the scene. Evidence at the scene pointed […]
The Alaska State Troopers Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit conducted an operation that lasted multiple days targetting drugs and alcohol bound for Utqiagvik and the North Slope Borough this month and seized illegal substances with an estimated street value of over $220,000 according to their report. Seized items included 259 grams of methamphetamine, 48 grams of […]
Washington, DC – For the first time ever, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has favorably reported a bill to right a historical injustice made when five Alaska Native communities were omitted from the 1971 settlement of indigenous claims in Alaska. The bill, the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, amends the Alaska […]
Ocean temperatures in the Bering Strait and heat transport through the region have increased over the past 20 years. New modeling using a range of temperatures shows that reduced regional September sea ice occurs one to three months after a heat increase. That’s the preliminary finding of research by University of Alaska Fairbanks doctoral student […]