The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that they have selected six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems research and test sites around the country. One of those entities was the University of Alaska.
Two Dominican Republican brothers residing in Anchorage were sentenced in Anchorage U.S. District Court for their part in a large Drug Trafficking and Tax Fraud Conspiracy it was announced by U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler on Monday.
On Saturday afternoon, after breaking loose from their anchor in high winds and grounding in Rodman Bay, the crew of the "Flatlander" put out a distress call.
The crew of a Russian research ship stuck in the remote Antarctic ice will have to be rescued by helicopter after several attempts to reach the stranded vessel by boat have failed.