Erik Lindbolm, one of the three Swedes who struck it rich and spurred the Nome Gold Rush, would pass away at his residence in the Claremont Hotel in Oakland, which he owned, on September 23rd, 1928, 30 years and one day after the discovery in Alaska that made him famous. Lindbolm had purchased the Claremont […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed the committee’s passage of his Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act. The legislation, introduced by Sullivan and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its regulations to account for how diesel engines actually operate […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced 44-year-old Adam Darius Pringle for the March 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener. In Dec. 2025, an Anchorage jury convicted Pringle of Murder in the Second Degree and Manslaughter. Judge Ramgren sentenced Pringle to 55 years active jail time. Daniel Alex Rocero, Pringle’s co-defendant, was […]
“It’s clear: Americans are fed up with Trump and Republicans.” As US diesel prices are hitting record highs, President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are hitting record lows. A poll from Reuters released on Monday shows Trump’s approval rating clocking in at just 32%, the worst rating recorded over either of his two terms. One reason […]