[content id=”79272″] A free tool developed by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher can help communities with small-scale power grids plan for different energy resources. Microgrid systems provide electricity in rural and remote communities in many places, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates. Rural Alaska has more […]
[content id=”79272″] JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near the U.S Arctic. On August 5, a C-130J Hercules fixed wing aircraft from Air Station Kodiak responded to the Chinese […]
[content id=”79272″] (Fairbanks, AK) — Thursday, Lataushia Shajuan Blackmer, 50, was convicted by a Fairbanks jury of one count of Scheme to Defraud and one count of First-Degree Theft for making fraudulent purchases with school district funds in 2018 and 2019. Testimony in the trial revealed that in July 2018, Blackmer was hired as an […]
[content id=”79272″] JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a commissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Storis, the service’s first new icebreaker in 25 years, Sunday. WHO: Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. WHAT: Commissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Storis and a media availability with Adm. Kevin Lunday. WHEN: Sunday, Aug. […]