In early January NASA’s retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere after almost four decades in space. For 21 of those years, the ERBS actively investigated how the Earth absorbed and radiated energy from the Sun, and made measurements of stratospheric ozone, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide, and aerosols. As of […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that effective immediately, the use of the social media app TikTok on state equipment is prohibited. In a memo to commissioners and executive staff, the governor citied national security and privacy concerns for the immediate prohibition. “Simply put, TikTok poses a clear risk to any network […]
The final vote followed a dramatic 14th ballot vote in which tensions soared on the floor of the House chamber. After nearly a week of chaotic voting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Kevin McCarthy of California was elected Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress just after midnight early […]
At 2:41 am early Friday morning, MATCOM was alerted via 911 of a structure fire in an occupied residence at mile 50 of the Parks Highway. Alaska State trooper and EMS responded to the scene and were at the location in Meadow Lakes in minutes. The responders found upon arrival that deep snow at the […]