CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists are searching through a massive collection of 20-million-year-old amber found in the Dominican Republic more than 50 years ago, and the effort is yielding fresh insights into ancient tropical insects and the world they inhabited. When the collection is fully curated, a task that will take many years, it will be […]
The Old Richardson Highway near Sky Ranch Road was the scene of a very serious accident that took the life of one on Tuesday morning. Alaska State Troopers were notified of a head-on collision between two vehicles at 7:15 am on July 29th. The Department of Transportation, who was nearby, also went to the scene […]
Former Manley Hot Springs man and alleged member of the Sovereign Citizen movement, Trapper Killsmany, who has placed liens on several State and Federal employees, judges, state troopers, various members of his family, as well as the Alaska Native News is now himself the target of a civil lawsuit according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. […]
ANCHORAGE — The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol launched its first ads Monday in support of Measure 2, the initiative to end the harmful policy of marijuana prohibition in Alaska and replace it with a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed like alcohol. The campaign will hold a media availability with displays […]
United States officials have released satellite images (see below) they say show that Russia has fired rockets against Ukrainian forces in the last week, in support of separatist rebels. The images, which were prepared by the Director of National Intelligence and forwarded to reporters by the State Department, show what the U.S. government says are […]
Anchorage– Alaska industry, Alaska Native groups, and state and local governments scored a significant win Friday when U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) listing of the U.S. Arctic population of bearded seals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was “inherently arbitrary and capricious.” The court ordered the listing […]
A report of shots fired went in to the Dillingham-based Alaska State Troopers from the community of Koliganek on Saturday. Troopers responded from Dillingham and traveled to Koliganek to investigate the report. The trooper investigation at the scene would determine that an altercation at a residence in Koliganek escalated to a fight over a weapon […]
JERUSALEM —Israeli forces began shelling in the Gaza Strip late Sunday hours after Hamas declared a 24-hour cease-fire. The Israeli government said it was resuming military operations because Palestinian fighters had not observed previous calls for a truce. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told television viewers on the U.S.-based CBS programFace the Nation that Hamas had violated […]
Washington, D.C. – In an overwhelmingly bipartisan effort, the House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young Friday sent a resounding message to the President that they does not support deploying or maintaining a military presence in Iraq without Congressional approval. By a vote of 370 to 40, the House passed H. Con. Res. 105, which states […]