JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard hosted what was most likely their first-ever community event off base when they deactivated the 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade and activated the 297th Regional Support Group during a Saturday ceremony at the Delaney Park Strip located in downtown Anchorage. Additionally, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed the […]
A late Sunday evening rafting trip on the Eagle River turned tragic for two brothers when their raft capsized as they rafted down the river, troopers reported on Monday. Troopers were notified of the on-going search for the two brothers, aged 30 years and 14 years at 9:50 pm following a raft overturn at approximately 7 […]
A Fairbanks woman sought by troopers was picked up by Fairbanks police in a separate investigation after she was involved in a a crash hours later, troopers revealed in the trooper dispatch Sunday morning. Troopers report that they had responded to the scene of an assault involving a knife at 4:35 pm on Saturday. But, […]
Using the tiniest of clues, scientists have determined what probably killed the woolly mammoths of St. Paul Island — thirst. “It looks like climate did them in,” said Matthew Wooller, the UAF scientist who in 2013 went to St. Paul as part of a diverse team and brought back lake cores for analysis. “The smoking […]