New evidence for frequent large tsunamis at a remote island near Dutch Harbor, Alaska provides geological data to aid tsunami hazard preparedness efforts around the Pacific Rim. Recent fieldwork in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands suggests that a presently “creeping” section of the Aleutian Subduction Zone fault could potentially generate an earthquake great enough to send a […]
72-year-old Roland Maw, who was at one time Governor Bill Walker’s nominee to the Alaska Board of Fisheries, was reported to have been originally charged with 17 counts that include theft and unsworn falsifications regarding six years of Permanent Fund distributions and Commercial Fishing applications, it was revealed in Juneau on Wednesday. Maw, a resident of […]
A Wasilla man has been sentenced to four years in prison for an elaborate phone scam that began in August of 2014, after a joint investigation by Mat-Su Valley State Troopers, Anchorage Police, Kenai Peninsula-based Troopers and the Office of Special Prosecutions in Anchorage, it was reported on Wednesday. On April 28th, 2015, troopers became […]
WASHINGTON – The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued its report concluding a review of the agency’s actions and decision to conduct an assessment of Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. While the OIG found neither evidence of bias nor a pre-determined outcome on the EPA’s part, it noted […]