A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty, students and staff has been conducting Arctic fieldwork in Utqiagvik since mid-April to measure snowmelt, but the melt only started in mid-June. This is an exceptionally late melt year. The Snow Albedo Evolution in the Arctic team, or SALVO, has been working hard through the midnight sun, […]
Reporting data for June 15-21, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,016 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 57 hospitalizations | 65.4% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated WEEKLY UPDATE – DHSS updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DHSS weekly update and DHSS data summaries: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/communications.aspx Notes: Layering protective measures, including vaccination, […]
Anchorage police are again seeking the whereabouts of convicted felon, Bruce A King, who walked away from the Parkview Center on June 15th. According to the APD report, King, who was in custody for Burglary II, Theft II, three counts of Vehicle Theft I, Criminal Mischief III, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct, Fail to Stop, False […]
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) The Tribal Council of Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) announced the purchase of the Orton Ranch property at Naha Bay, just north of Ketchikan. The property achieves the Tribe’s strategic goal to establish a permanent Culture Camp where they can teach the younger generation about the tribe’s way of life, on the land. At […]