A report of an overdue/missing person went in to the Alaska State Troopers by the Akiachak Tribal Police at 3:23 am on Sunday morning as searchers in that village deployed to seek the victim’s whereabouts. 41-year-old Eric Phillip of Akiachak had gone out on a snow machine earlier on Saturday night and failed to […]
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, ALASKA – Alaska residents who have applied for State Individual Assistance for the Nov. 30 earthquake must request reconsideration for their application. Many State Individual Assistance applicants have received disaster assistance from FEMA or the Small Business Administration (SBA), and may no longer have earthquake related disaster recovery needs. If applicants […]
JUNEAU – Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage) and Senator Donald Olson (D-Golovin) introduced legislation Wednesday declaring November as Alaska Native Heritage month to acknowledge the vast contributions Alaska Natives made in the past, the present, and the future for this state. It also provides an opportunity to educate and bring awareness to all Alaskans the […]
The forces shaping Alaska never sleep, especially near Yakutat. I visited the fishing town of about 800 people and many dogs a few years back. My assignment was to write about scientists studying Hubbard Glacier, which slammed the door on Russell Fiord in summer 2002, creating the largest glacier-dammed lake in the world for a […]