Pioneer Songbird Meets an Early Snowstorm
As piles of wet snow fell, an unexpected guest rapped at the window. My wife, Kristen, heard it bump into…
No Resolution in Sight to US House Speaker Drama
WASHINGTON—Uncertainty grips the U.S. Congress, where no consensus replacement has emerged to succeed Republican House Speaker John Boehner after his…
Obama: Clinton Made ‘Mistake’ in Use of Private Email Server
U.S. President Barack Obama says that Hillary Clinton, the leading Democratic presidential candidate looking to succeed him, made “a mistake”…
Columbus Day Still Generates Controversy as US Holiday
WASHINGTON—In the United States, October 12 is significant as the date explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.The achievement, which is…
Trump, Clinton Lead Voter Presidential Polls
WASHINGTON—Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump continues to lead the crowded field of U.S. Republican presidential candidates while Hillary Clinton…
Small Child Perishes in Tununak Blaze
Early on Friday morning, the Tununak Tribal Police Officer called in to the Alaska State Troopers in Bethel and reported…
Tragedy Strikes Again in Hooper Bay
For the fourth time in 16 days, tragedy has struck the small community of Hooper Bay, troopers reported the fourth…
High Winds, Rain Blamed for Angoon House Collapse
Troopers stated on Sunday that the collapse of an Angoon home on Friday was probably caused by high winds and…
Polaris Students Work with UAA Grad Student to Find Plastic in Seabird Stomachs
“If only animals could talk,” said Veronica Padula, a UAA graduate student researching seabird decline in the Aleutian Islands, “then…
Erin’s Law and Bree’s Law Task Force in Alaska Will Meet Tuesday
ANCHORAGE – The inaugural meeting of the task force created to help implement Erin’s Law and Bree’s Law in Alaska…