Hawaii-based Coast Guard cutter returns home after encounter with Chinese, Russian ships
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), which encountered a formation of Russian and Chinese naval ships near…
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Request for Crab Emergency Rulemaking
Petitioned closures aim to protect Bristol Bay red king crab and their habitat. NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on a request…
Historic Exxon, Chevron Profits Signal ‘All-Out War on American Consumers’
“Instead of providing badly needed relief to consumers, they spent over $32 billion to enrich their wealthy shareholders while forcing…
Salvage-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 31
Salvage-Pukuk Allrani suu’ut caqainek pukugtaartut. – Sometimes people salvage some stuff. Pukuk is an Alutiiq word that has made its way…
Eagle River Nurse Practitioner Guilty on All Counts
Defendant prescribed ~4.5 million opioids with little to no medical justification causing addiction, suffering and deaths across Alaska. ANCHORAGE –…
Coast Guard towed disabled vessel with 2 people aboard to safety in Valdez
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Station Valdez crewmembers towed a disabled vessel with two people aboard to Valdez, Thursday. A…
First global tsunami simulation of the Chicxulub Asteroid Impact 66 million years ago
The 6+ miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiping out nearly all the dinosaurs and roughly three-quarters…
‘Backyard Buoys’ to improve vital ocean data access for indigenous and other coastal communities
A new ocean science effort to improve equity and inclusion is underway, thanks to a $4.98 million cooperative agreement to…
Delegates at the 2022 AFN Convention passed 25 resolutions including endorsements of Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola
ANCHORAGE, AK – On Saturday, the final day of the 2022 AFN Convention, Alaska Federation of Natives delegates voted to pass…
Anchorage Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Stealing 22 Guns
Defendants fired weapons during police chase and used stolen vehicle in commission of crimes ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was…