Troopers Continue Arrests in Eklutna Hatchery Case
Alaska State Troopers announced that they had made more arreests in the burglary of the Eklutna Tailrace Fish Hatchery that took…
Trapper Charged with Illegal Trapping on Alaska Peninsula
Alaska Wildlife Troopers opened an investigation in illegal hunting and trapping on the Alaska Peninsula after receiving a tip from…
Ketchikan Troopers Talk Barricaded Burglar out of Southeast House
An Alabama man was taken into custody early Sunday after he barricaded himself into a residence near mile six of…
Flags to be Lowered for Slain Soldier
Flags were ordered lowered for slain soldier Sgt First Class Ramon S. Morris on Friday by Alaska’s governor Bill Walker…
Ocean Acidification a Culprit in Commercial Shellfish Hatcheries’ Failures
The mortality of larval Pacific oysters in Northwest hatcheries has been linked to ocean acidification. Yet the rate of increase…
Three Month Investigation Nets Multiple Heroin Seizures/Indictments
Alaska State Troopers report that an investigation initiated in September in cooperation with ATF resulted in several sizable heroin busts…
Rising Air and Sea Temperatures Continue to Trigger Changes in the Arctic
A new NOAA-led report shows that Arctic air temperatures continue to rise at more than twice the rate of global…
Warmer Pacific Ocean Could Release Millions of Tons of Seafloor Methane
Off the West Coast of the United States, methane gas is trapped in frozen layers below the seafloor. New research…
Murder Conviction Overturned 70 Years Too Late for South Carolina Boy
Seventy years after his death, then 14-year-old George Stinney Jr got justice of sorts when his conviction for the killing…
Obama Makes Bristol Bay Off-Limits to Oil/Gas Development
On Tuesday, in a video posted online, President Obama announced his plan to designate Bristol Bay as off-limits to oil…