Two rural schools on Kodiak Island are facing the ax and will be closed down if enrollment does not increase, one of them for the second time, the Kodiak Island Borough School Superintendent Larry LeDoux has revealed. According to the reports, if attendance falls below 10 students in any given year, schools face closure at that […]
Spring is arriving earlier, but how much earlier? The answer depends on where on Earth you find yourself, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis. The study, published in Nature’s online journal Scientific Reports, found that for every 10 degrees north from the equator you move, spring arrives about four days […]
The United States Coast Guard reports that they, along with Alaska Chadux Corporation and vessels of opportunity continue to conduct site assessments and implement preliminary cleanup efforts at the Port William site on Shuyak Island approximately 50 miles north of Kodiak. They state that they have added to the containment boom already in place, and now have 2100 feet […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they are searching for an escaped suspect in the community of Emmonak following an assault incident on Saturday. At approximately 8:50 pm on Saturday night, AST received an assault report in that community, and the investigation revealed that 27-year-old Michael Redfox had attacked his girlfriend, hitting and strangling her. When the […]