Juneau Selected to be Newest Host for IRONMAN Triathlon
JUNEAU, Alaska / TAMPA, Fla. – The IRONMAN Group in conjunction with Travel Juneau announced Minday that Juneau will…
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COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – August 9, 2021
Changes to the alert level system used to inform communities about what COVID-19 looks like in their area went live…
Idaho Man Indicted for Sexually Exploiting Children in Alaska
ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment charging a Bonner County, Idaho man with sexually exploiting…
Battle Between Taliban, Afghan Government Now Seeing Return of Warlords
The beleaguered Afghan government is having to turn to veteran warlords to try to fend off the Taliban as international…
Canada Reopens Land Border to Vaccinated US Citizens
Canada Monday reopened its land border with the United States to vaccinated citizens for non-essential travel, the first time U.S.…
Postmaster General’s Ex-Company Gets $120 Million Contract
One congressman said that his “14-month run as postmaster general has been a masterclass in cronyism and deception.” U.S. lawmakers…
Porcupine-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 8th
NUUNIQ – PORCUPINE / QUILL QIKERTAQ NUUNIITUQ. – THERE ARE NO PORCUPINE ON KODIAK ISLAND. The North American porcupine (Erethizon…
Now how did that get up there? New study sheds light on development and evolution of dolphin, whale blowholes
Modern cetaceans — which include dolphins, whales and porpoises — are well adapted for aquatic life. They have blubber to…
Coast Guard Rescues Two from Plane Crash near Ketchikan
Juneau, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two people from a plane crash Saturday 40 miles southeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.…