On Wednesday afternoon the tug Brian T caught fire while in transit near the pier in the Kodiak boat harbor according to reports. At 12:50 pm, the Kodiak Fire Department was told that the 100-ton tug, owned by Amak Towing, of Ketchikan, was burning at Pier 3 in the harbor and immediately responded only to […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Washington man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for sexually enticing and exploiting a minor from a rural Alaskan village. According to court documents, Brian Powell, 41, of Spokane, Washington, enticed and coerced the 12-year-old juvenile victim. Powell, 40, claimed to be “Brian Gaither” and that he was 27 […]
A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has launched a study of cognitive decline in older Alaska dogs. Canine cognitive disorder, or CCD, presents similarly to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, with symptoms including disorientation, failure to recognize family members, inability to retain control over basic bodily functions, and changes in personality. Dr. Greg Pietsch, a veterinarian […]
An old friend — a character not seen in these parts for a few years — showed up last week in Fairbanks. Ice fog. Ice fog is a surface cloud composed of water we emit into the air all the time; it only becomes visible when the cold hammer comes down hard and hangs around […]