5.3 Quake Strikes Northwestern Alaska
A less than ordinary quake struck the Northwestern portion of the state yesterday.
Pilot Station Man Commits Hit and Run, Attempts to Evade Capture
On Friday afternoon about 4 pm, Alaska State Troopers in Saint Mary's were advised of a hit and run that involved a snow machine.
Pretend Cop Nabbed by the Real Thing
Yesterday evening at about 6:30 pm, Alaska State Troopers responded to multiple calls reporting an adult male conducting traffic stops while impersonating an officer of the law.
Yellow-cedar are dying in Alaska: scientists now know why
PORTLAND, Ore.-Yellow-cedar, a culturally and economically valuable tree in southeastern Alaska and adjacent parts of British Columbia, has been dying off across large expanses of these areas for the past 100 years. But no one could say why—until now.