(Palmer, AK) – Last week, a Palmer jury convicted Michael Melendez, age 36, of Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Murder in the Second Degree for causing the death of Jose Torres Ayala, then age 21, in 2023. On Aug. 7, 2023, Jose Torres Ayala, a server at the 20320 Alaskan Grill at […]
One sponge species is so unique that scientists created an entirely new genus to classify it. Another represents a group never seen before outside of the tropics. Scientists have discovered nine new species of sponges in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands. The specimens were collected during the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s long-standing annual bottom […]
The Revenue Cutter Bear arrived in Unalaska and offloaded 16 reindeer from Siberia on September 21st, 1891. The reindeer were brought to Unalaska as part of an experiment in animal husbandry. The project was prompted by the depletion of whales and seals in the area from commercial harvesting. These marine mammals were the traditional foods […]
A senior Iranian official said that “our conditions are an end to the war on all fronts, the release of our frozen funds, and an end to the naval blockade.” Three days after saying that he’s weighing whether or not to “annihilate” Iran in a bid to end his increasingly unpopular and protracted war against […]