This Day in Alaskan History-August 13th, 1915
It was on this day, August 13th, 1915 that the rails that would become the Alaska’s railway system yard…
RCC Pulls Hiker from Resurrection Pass Trail after Suffering Serious Allergic Reaction
On Monday at approximately 9:21 p.m., Soldotna Troopers received a text message to 911 reporting that an 18-year-old hiker was…
California Woman Charged With Distributing Meth/Overdose Death of Unalaska Worker
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A California woman was arrested last week in Santa Barbara, California, after a federal grand jury in…
Human Activity More than Doubles Fire Occurrence in the Arctic
The occurrence of fires in the Arctic is linked not only to warming temperatures and increasingly dry conditions, but also…
New instrument will aid environmental science and industry
A new spectrometer facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will let researchers see chemical components of materials in the…
Scale of Trump’s Raid on National Parks Funds for White House ‘Vanity Projects’ Revealed
“The National Park Service is being used as a piggy bank,” said one critic. Internal documents from the US National…
This Day in Alaska History-August 12th, 1916
With the passage of the Organic Act of 1916, hunting on the Kenai Peninsula was brought to a halt and…
Troubled Youth Douses Sleeping Man with Gas and Sets Him Ablaze in Kasilof
On June 23, it was reported to the Alaska State Troopers that an adult male had suffered severe burns at…
Man Seriously Assaults Woman in Wasilla
Troopers responded to a reported disturbance on Sunday in Wasilla and spoke with multiple witnesses who said James Fuller had…
Arizona Woman Falls Overboard and Dies in Cordova Harbor
On Aug. 3, at approximately 3:45 a.m., Alaska State Troopers received a missing person report from the Cordova Harbor. Witnesses…