Alaska State Troopers report that the cause of Tuesday’s fatal structural fire in North Pole was deemed accidental and caused by heat lamps near a chicken coop at the rear of the residence. The North Pole Volunteer Fire Department received a call reporting the structure fire at 12: 55 pm on Tuesday and immediately responded […]
Alaska State Troopers received notification of an aircraft crash in the Matanuska River near mile 77 of the Glenn Highway at just before 1 pm on Thursday afternoon and together with Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to the scene. The aircraft was found in a portion of the river only accessible by boat and so the […]
Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates, a new UBC report has found. Narwhals are the perfect Arctic animal for a migration study. These culturally-significant whales are considered to be among the most sensitive Arctic marine mammals to the effects of climate change. They are thought to live […]
Update: On Thursday morning, following next of kin notification the name of the victim killed in Tuesday’s collision was released, the identity of the woman who was a passenger in the Chevy Impala was revealed as 56-year-old Janice Alpiak of Larsen Bay. Original: Anchorage police report that all lanes at West Dimond Blvd/Jewel Lake Road […]