NOAA Releases New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Today, NOAA Fisheries released its biennial abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Scientists estimated that the population size is…
Coast Guard Medevacs Man near Saint Paul
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel approximately 46 miles southwest of Saint…
Felon High on Heroin and Armed Arrested at Caribou/Fireoved Intersection Monday
A call to APD dispatch on Monday afternoon reporting a driver passed out behind the wheel at the intersection…
Wildfires May Send Permafrost Protections up in Smoke
Across much of Alaska, permafrost is thawing. In most locations of interior and south Alaska, what permafrost exists is…
Congressman Young Announces 2020 Service Academy Nominations
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young announced his official list of Alaskan students nominated for appointment to a United States Service Academy…
Global Efforts to Contain Coronavirus Epidemic May Not Work, Experts Warn
The coronavirus outbreak in mainland China is spiraling out of the country’s ability to control it and spreading across…
Mosquitoes are Drawn to Flowers as much as People — and now Scientists Know Why
Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn’t get very far. They rely on this sense to find a…
NTSB: Pilot of Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Climbed to Avoid Cloud Layer
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed and killed basketball superstar Kobe Bryant climbed to avoid a cloud layer…
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Prepared to Protect Health of Travelers, Staff and the Public
(Anchorage) – Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has taken additional precautions to protect the health and welfare of travelers, airport staff and the public, from the novel…
Forest Service Paying Timber Industry to Pick Which Trees It Wants in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act detail close collaboration linking logging interests, Forest Service, and State of Alaska…