This Day in Alaskan History-May 28th, 1867
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The American robin returns on time
American robins have returned to northern Alaska. A male is now perched above me in a balsam poplar tree on this bench of well-drained land upon which sits the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. The robin sings his complex, familiar song just hours after his return from somewhere farther south. The sound waves from that […]
Intensifying Israeli Onslaught Has Displaced 180,000 Palestinians in Just 10 Days
“They call places safe, then attack them,” said one Palestinian aid worker. “I’d rather stay home with my family and face whatever comes, at least we all die together, rather than be separated.” A United Nations group said Tuesday that Israel’s renewed ground offensive and continued airstrikes in the Gaza Strip displaced roughly 180,000 Palestinians in just […]
Two out-of-state residents charged with stealing Alaskan identities to target local financial institutions
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging two out-of-state residents with conspiring to commit bank fraud by stealing identities and creating false identification documents. According to court documents, on April 14, 2025, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) received a report that a female entered three local bank […]