New film documents community resilience in Western Alaska

New film documents community resilience in Western Alaska

A new short film details ways that residents in Western Alaska are responding constructively to changes to their local environment. “Cumikluten (Pay Attention)” is a 36-minute documentary produced by POLARIS, an interdisciplinary project to identify sources of resilience in the rural Western Alaska communities of Chevak and Dillingham. The film follows local residents as they describe […]

A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska

A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska

A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier. The earthquake’s main shock and aftershocks have revealed something else — a possible slash across the face of Alaska long buried by glacial ice, a feature that professionals speculated upon decades ago. Before […]

Alaska Guard’s snowstorm response inspires local PD officer to enlist

Alaska Guard’s snowstorm response inspires local PD officer to enlist

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska   –  What began as a chance encounter during a severe Yakutat snowstorm set Spc. Brad Adams on an unexpected path to the Alaska Army National Guard and toward a new sense of purpose, stability and opportunity for his family. Adams, now a combat medic with the 297th Infantry Battalion’s Headquarters and Headquarters […]

Ketchikan man sentenced to 5 years for possessing a firearm as a felon during a domestic violence assault

Ketchikan man sentenced to 5 years for possessing a firearm as a felon during a domestic violence assault

JUNEAU, Alaska – A Ketchikan man was sentenceTuesday to five years in prison and will serve three years of court mandated supervision upon release from prison for possessing a firearm as a felon during a domestic violence assault. According to court documents, on Oct. 27, 2024, the Ketchikan Police Department (KPD) received a 911 phone […]