Nearly 30 million people in the northeastern United States are preparing for a powerful winter storm that could dump up to 90 centimeters of snow and cripple transportation. The National Weather Service said the storm, known as a nor’easter, would bring heavy snow, hurricane strength winds and widespread coastal flooding through Tuesday. The storm will […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division will be firing 60mm mortars and 105mm howitzers into the Eagle River Flats Impact Area next week, beginning Dec. 8 and ending Dec. 11. Howitzers and mortars are indirect-fire weapons used by […]
A 2.29 magnitude earthquake 59 northeast of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska, and a maintenance error generated a Tsunami alert in Homer, Alaska Tuesday morning. The quake east of Afognak Island of Kodiak occurred at 10:13 am Tuesday morning. The warning system on the Kenai peninsula was triggered at 10:20 am. Homer’s Tsunami warning system was triggered and issued an alert that […]
On July 13, biologists working on Prince of Wales Island trapped several Keen’s myotis bats near Harris River. One bat that appeared to be potentially ill and was acting more aggressively than the others was later euthanized and submitted to the Alaska State Virology Laboratory (ASVL) for rabies testing. This bat tested positive for […]