Mass strandings of whales have puzzled people since Aristotle. Modern-day strandings can be investigated and their causes, often human-related, identified. Events that happened millions of years ago, however, are far harder to analyze—frequently leaving their cause a mystery.
On Friday, Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of an Assault taking place in Ninilchik. Their investigation resulted in the arrest of a Ninilchik man.
Late on Saturday evening, Girdwood troopers utilized spike strips to bring a fleeing REDDI vehicle to a halt on the Seward Highway.
Authorities have opened an investigation after recovering garbage bags containing body parts that began appearing along the Fred Moore Highway and Allington Road in St Clair and China Townships on Thursday afternoon.