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- Trooper Make Arrest in Mid-November Fairbanks Homicide Dec 6, 2019Following a three-week investigation by the AST General Investigative Unit into the death of Peter Horace-Wright, age 24 of Fairbanks, troopers placed a Fairbanks suspect under arrest on Murder charges. At 3:30 pm on Thursday afternoon, troopers contacted and arrested 22-year-old Ryder Alan Smith on charges of Murder I for the November 14th shooting death […]
- California Fugitive from Justice Arrested following Sterling Highway Traffic Stop Dec 6, 2019A routine traffic stop resulted in the capture of a California Fugitive from Justice troopers reported on Thursday. At approximately 6:30 pm on Thursday, evening troopers observed a red 2000 Dodge truck traveling above the speed limit near mile 75.5 of the Sterling Highway and proceeded to pull the vehicle over. After the vehicle pulled […]
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- Soldotna Man Dies in Wednesday Morning Sterling Highway Rollover Dec 6, 2019Alaska State Troopers responded to a rollover at mile 53 of the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing after receiving a call reporting the accident at 7:45 am on Wednesday morning. When they arrived at the scene they found a Dodge SUV on its top in standing water alongside the roadway. A CES dive team was […]
- Looking to Start a Seaweed Farm in Alaska? Dec 5, 2019Bull kelp. Photo by Melissa Good. Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) and partners, including Alaska Sea Grant, are excited to announce a new training program for people interested in starting a seaweed farm. The program will be held in Kodiak, Ketchikan and Sitka in February 2020. Applications are due by December 20, 2019. The training […]
- Vigilance Advised after Saxitoxin Found in Clams Dec 5, 2019Scientists have detected toxic algae in clams from the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea regions of northern and western Alaska, according to a new bulletin. This set of clams was taken about 50 miles north of Cape Lisburne. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries. It’s an indication that ocean warming is moving northward, allowing the growth […]
- AMHS Notifies M/V Aurora Employees of Long-term Layup Dec 5, 2019(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) notified employees of the M/V Aurora Thursday that they will be relieved of service effective Jan. 14. Approximately 24 employees will be impacted. AMHS is following procedures outlined in the union contracts. In November, after thorough inspections of the 45-year-old M/V LeConte and the 43-year-old Aurora, […]
- ‘Flat-Out Corruption’: DeVos Accused of Scheming to Stop Next President From Canceling Student Loan Debt Dec 5, 2019“Normally the rich are moderately more subtle about rigging the system in their favor. They’re scared.” Billionaire Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this week proposed handing over the federal government’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio to a “stand-alone government corporation,” a move observers condemned as a corrupt ploy to strip the next president of the ability to cancel […]
- Thanksgiving Enforcement Effort Snares Seatbelt, Speeding Violators Dec 5, 2019Click It or Ticket campaign results in 232 citations issued. (ANCHORAGE) – The Alaska State Troopers’ “click-it-or-ticket” focused traffic enforcement campaign, part of a national safety effort that ran from November 27 through December 1, resulted in 232 citations issued and 10 DUI arrests made. Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers encountered a variety […]
- US, North Korea Allude to War Ahead of Pyongyang’s Deadline Dec 5, 2019The United States and North Korea are resorting to alluded threats of force ahead of Pyongyang’s end-of-year deadline for progress with nuclear negotiations. Pak Jong Chon, head of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), threatened to reciprocate any U.S. military action with force in a statement he made to North Korean state media Wednesday. The statement […]
Alaska Cod Populations Plummeted During The Blob Heatwave— New Study Aims to Find Out Why
Scientists simulated the Blob marine heatwave in the laboratory to assess the effects of past and future climate change on one of Alaska’s valuable commercial fish. Preliminary findings from a new laboratory study suggest that when ocean temperatures rise, lower fat prey leads to slower growth for juvenile Pacific…
Plastic Discs Keep Returning Home
Forty years later, another plastic canary has come home to roost. In August, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Ben Jones was hiking near Drew Point on the northern coast of Alaska. He noticed pilot Jim Webster walking toward him, while flicking a little yellow Frisbee his way. That…
What Killed the World’s Giants?
Most of the large animals that have walked the surface of Earth are no longer here. Why? Dan Mann thinks it’s because our recent climate has been too stable, at least when compared to the wacky ups and downs of the last ice age. Mann, a University of…
Dirty Glaciers all over the World
When my boss, Sue Mitchell, was in Tibet recently, she asked a local guide if the glaciers there…
Permanent Arctic research facility under discussion
The logistics of doing research in the Arctic are challenging and complex. Travelling hundreds of miles through tundra,…
Which came first in Alaska: cabins or bats?
Wow, do Alaskans love bats! Last week’s column on little brown bats inspired three times the comments I…
Unraveling the History of Avalanches in Juneau
Ongoing study of tree rings helps scientists understand past behavior to help keep the city safe in the…
Little Brown Bats Remain a Northern Mystery
Image: This little brown bat was photographed near Haines Junction in the Yukon. The species, Myotis lucifugus, is…
