A glaciologist once wrote that the number of glaciers in Alaska “is estimated at (greater than) 100,000.” That fuzzy number, perhaps written in passive voice for a reason, might be correct. But it depends upon how you count. Another glaciologist saw an example of the confusion when he visited Yakutat Glacier. Yakutat, near the Alaska […]
An indictment against 42-year-old Jonathan H. Smith of Carpenter Labor Union 2247 in Juneau was handed down by a Grand Jury and he was arraigned on charges of Embezzlement on Thursday according to the Justice Department. Smith is accused of embezzling $40,000 from the union’s coffers while acting as Financial Secretary for the union. The […]
A Florida man who has been a long-time fugitive from that state, since 1991, was apprehended in Alaska during the early morning hours of Friday according to the Department of Justice. Houston/Eagle River man, going under the name Michael Camp was arrested by an FBI tactical team at the suspect’s residence in Eagle River […]
State and Federal authorities announced at a press conference on Friday morning that convicted killer Joshua Wade has admitted to three additional murders in the state of Alaska besides the two murders he admitted to in court as part of a plea deal to escape the death penalty in 2010. In addition to those two murders, […]