AVTEC receives $40,000 grant from Marathon Petroleum Foundation for oil spill simulation software
SEWARD, Alaska — Alaska Vocational Technical Center received a $40,000 grant from the Marathon Petroleum Foundation to purchase an oil…
Seventy-nine cadets graduate from Alaska Military Youth Academy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Military Youth Academy graduated 79 cadets of Class 2021-1 from its National Guard Youth ChalleNGe…
Indigenous Women Invite Deb Haaland to See Devastation of Line 3 for Herself
The tar sands project “poses a significant threat to water, Indigenous treaty rights, and worsens the global climate crisis,” the…
Fog-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 20th
TUMANAQ, UMNEQ – FOG TUMANAQ MARTUQ. (N); UMNEQ MARTUQ. (S) – THE FOG IS THICK. Each summer clouds of mist…
Man in Skiff Dies from Natural Causes near Mile Five North Tongass
Alaska State Troopers were notified on Monday afternoon of an incident where a skiff driver was found deceased near mile…
Trump withdrawal of EPA protections for Bristol Bay to be reconsidered,
Court decision reinforces need for immediate EPA action to protect the region DILLINGHAM, AK – Thursday, in a 2-1 decision,…
Long time Alaskan wins first $100k Iditarod Raffle
Charles and Carla Kusmider stopped by this week to pick up their $100,000 check from winning the first all cash…
May Jobs up 5.7% from May 2020
JUNEAU, Alaska — May’s job count was up 5.7 percent from May 2020, an increase of 16,500 but still 29,600…
Edge of Pine Island Glacier’s Ice Shelf Is Ripping Apart, Causing Key Antarctic Glacier to Gain Speed
The ice shelf on Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier lost about one-fifth of its area from 2017 to 2020, mostly…
Stand-Off with Anchorage Burglar Comes to Successful End with no Injuries
Anchorage police report that the stand-off between a burglar suspect and SWAT on the 6200-block of Petersburg Street just south…