JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Continuing the Operation Santa Claus tradition of delivering holiday cheer to remote communities in Alaska, Alaska Army and Air National Guard members and volunteers from the Salvation Army’s Fairbanks Corps boarded an AKARNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Santa Claus on Nov 6, 2024, to deliver gifts to Circle, Alaska, a […]
WestJet new Anchorage-Calgary route starts summer 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is excited to welcome WestJet Airlines as it launches its inaugural service to Alaska in summer 2025. This new route will connect Anchorage (ANC) to Calgary International Airport (YYC), strengthening ties between Alaska and Canada and offering travelers convenient […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – Tuesday, Takadoh Veach, 25, pled guilty to murdering Lee Kalloch and shooting Rachel Yaska on Jan. 18, 2022. That evening, Veach arrived at a Slaterville neighborhood apartment and found Ms. Yaska, 22, and Mr. Kalloch, 39, in a bathroom. Veach proceeded to shoot through the door more than a dozen times. Ms. […]
Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate. The spunky little creature that springs through snow drifts and woodpiles all over mainland Alaska is one of the fiercest predators around. The ermine — another descriptor for the short-tailed weasel — is one […]