An Upper Kalskag man was arrested on Assault i-DV and Assault II-DV charges after a serious incident in that community on Saturday, the trooper dispatch reports. Troopers at the Aniak post in southwest Alaska received notification from the Upper Kalskag Clinic that they had a woman there that had suffered serious injuries that were “reported to […]
[wds id=”4″] Images-Jonathan Malindine The Tlingit and Haida, indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast (NWC), have used carved wooden hooks to catch halibut for centuries. As modern fishing technology crept into use, however, the old hooks practically disappeared from the sea. But they thrived on land — as decorative art. The hook’s evolution from utilitarian […]
The first ever evidence of live birth in an animal group previously thought to lay eggs exclusively has been discovered by an international team of scientists, including a paleontologist from the University of Bristol. The remarkable 250 million-year-old fossil from China shows an embryo inside the mother. Live birth is well known in mammals, […]
Anchorage police say that they received a 911 call at 3:53 am on Tuesday morning 1300 block of of Boston Street. The caller, a female reported that she had locked herself into the apartment’s bathroom to escape her boyfriend. The woman said her boyfriend, 27-year-old Michael Froyd, had put a .45 caliber handgun to her head and threatened […]