A Fairbanks teen was arrested on terroristic threatening charges by troopers on Thursday following a call-in from school staff at West Valley High School at 9:48 am, the trooper dispatch reported. The call-in was the result of school staff finding a threat on a student’s Twitter account. It was discovered that 19-year-old Nickholas Palacio had […]
Juneau – Earlier Wednesday, Rep. Dean Westlake (D-Kotzebue) introduced a bill to establish the second Monday in October as an annual holiday in Alaska called “Indigenous Peoples Day.” “I’d like to bring Alaska to the forefront in showing support for Native peoples and cultures. We have lagged behind our neighbors in Canada in celebrating […]
The 2015 Alaska Vital Statistics Annual Report— the most recent year for which complete data are available — is now available to the public. The report summarizes Alaskan resident births, deaths, adoptions, as well as marriages and divorces that occurred in the state between 2006 and 2015. These figures provide key data for health planners, […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program held its 22nd annual Celebration Friday. Dr. Sylvia Earle, renowned marine biologist, author, explorer and lecturer, joined students, alumni, family and ANSEP partners for the occasion. Formerly the chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Earle has led nearly 100 underwater expeditions, logging […]