This Day in Alaskan History-March 22nd, 2020
Major 2020 Alaska Quake Triggered Neighboring 2021 Temblor
A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas of the Alaska Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It also suggests they may be a part of an 80-year rupture cascade along the fault. The research was published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances in a paper jointly led by University […]
November jobs up 2.4 percent from November 2020
JUNEAU, Alaska — November’s job count was 2.4 percent above November 2020, an increase of 7,200 jobs but still 13,100 below the same month in 2019. Leisure and hospitality employment was up 3,200 from last November but down 3,700 from November 2019. The trade, transportation and utilities sector was up by 800 jobs over the […]
US Homicides Increased Nearly 30% in 2020, FBI Reports
WASHINGTON — Homicides in the U.S. increased nearly 30 percent last year compared to 2019, part of an overall increase in violent crime in the country, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported Monday. In its annual crime statistics report, the FBI said nearly 1.3 million violent crimes were committed in the U.S. last year, up 5.6 percent […]