The American Lung Association highlights screening during Lung Cancer Awareness Month ANCHORAGE (October 31, 2019) – Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of men and women in the U.S., but there is hope against this deadly disease thanks to early detection screening that can save thousands. According to the Lung Association, if the 8 million Americans […]
Image: Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Kimberly Houser explains career fields in the Alaska Army National Guard to Brownies during the Girl Scouts of Alaska Encampment event.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Amy Slinker/Released) JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard and Girl Scouts of Alaska is adopting the new […]
An ocean view of McBride Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Photo by Joanna Young. Authors of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, delivered a stunning alarm bell for our planet’s oceans and frozen landscapes, one that may ring uncomfortably loud in Alaskan ears. Hundreds of government […]
Click on image to view high-resolution version. KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued two overdue hunters near Wadleigh Island, in vicinity of Klawock, Alaska, Wednesday. Both men were safely hoisted and then transported to Klawock emergency medical services personnel for further evaluation. Both were reported to have […]