[dropcap]S[/dropcap]EATTLE – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy returned home Friday to their homeport in Seattle following a four-month deployment in the Arctic. In addition to providing presence and access in the Arctic during the 129-day summer deployment, the Healy crew completed three research missions in partnership with the National Science Foundation, […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] huge earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6, the largest for the southcentral area in several decades, shook up that portion of Alaska at 8:29 am originating just under seven and a half miles north of central Alaska’s biggest city at a depth of 23.9 miles. Six minutes later, that quake was followed by an aftershock just […]
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Thursday morning, Anchorage police took three persons in separate stolen vehicle cases into custody, all completed before noon. Arrested were 39-year-old Malik T. Newkirk, 39-year-old Charles J. Talsma, and 23-year-old Skylar S. Robbins. All three suspects were remanded to the Anchorage Jail Complex. During the early morning hours of Thursday, at 2:44 am, an […]
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ODIAK- A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew located an overdue, 21-year-old female hiker on Inian Island, Tuesday. The Jayhawk aircrew safely located the woman at approximately 11:43 p.m. and transported her to Sitka for further care. She was reported to be mildly hypothermic and disoriented, but otherwise in good condition. Sector Juneau […]