Alaska Airmen Rescue two people stranded in the Kuskokwim River
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —Responding to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers, the Alaska Air National…
Trump Increases His Projection of US Dead
U.S. President Donald Trump raised his projection of how many people will die from COVID-19, while pledging additional economic…
Three New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Two Alaska Communities
May 3, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced three new cases of…
Trump Contradicts US Intelligence; Says COVID-19 Came From Chinese Lab
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump says he has a “high degree of confidence” the coronavirus pandemic originated in…
ICE Removes Liberian Security Forces Commander
MINNEAPOLIS — A member of the Liberian security forces under the regime of Liberian President Charles Taylor was removed…
NASA Space Laser Missions Map 16 Years of Ice Sheet Loss
Using data from the ICESat and ICESat-2 laser altimeters, scientists precisely measured how much ice has been lost from…
Trump Claims Covid-19 Will Disappear Even Without Vaccine as US Cases Top 1 Million
Having apparently learned nothing about the novel coronavirus since February—when he predicted the contagion would disappear “like a miracle” by April—President…
Young Fishermen Learn the Business and Management Side of Commercial Fishing Operations
Fifty fishermen from around the state gathered in Juneau in January for the eighth Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit (AYFS)…
Tobacco Smoking Increases Lung Entry Points for COVID-19 Virus
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of South Carolina and other institutions have identified tobacco smoking as…
Online Tool allows Fast, Free Natural-Hazard Visualization
Volcanoes can pulse and inflate before they erupt. Earthquakes can tear the ground along fault lines like a losing…