On March 7th, 1988, Vernon Tejas, born Vernon Edward Hansel, became the first person to make a solo ascent of 20,320 foot Denali, North America’s highest peak. During the climb, Tejas encountered storms causing him to dig a snow cave to shelter in and survive the mountain. Tejas first came to Alaska and […]
Washington, DC— Tuesday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement regarding her vote on Senate Joint Resolution 104: “We in Congress can debate the merits of the War Powers Act, but the hard reality is that the President has committed U.S. troops to active engagement in combat with an enemy that has […]
Northern pike are native to Alaska north and west of the Alaska Range but were illegally introduced to Southcentral in the 1950s, where they have spread to more than 150 water bodies. As apex predators, pike have greatly altered many aquatic ecosystems. A free Zoom webinar from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, will […]
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Russian TU-142 military aircraft operating in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) on March 4, 2026. NORAD launched two U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter aircraft, two F-22 fighter aircraft, four KC-135 tankers, one E-3 AWACS, […]