On Monday, investigators reported that they have determined that the allegations of an attempted kidnapping that allegedly occurred on July 21st are unfounded and have also reported that they have no persons of interest in the case. Swing shift officers with AQPD responded to the call reporting an attempted kidnapping on the evening of July […]
Photo: Jessie Young-Robertson demonstrates how a device measures tree water content. The UAF ecologist is using the data to help the best times of year to harvest firewood. UAF photo by JR Ancheta While studying how trees take up snowmelt and rainwater, Jessie Young-Robertson noticed dramatic seasonal variations in the water content in the trees, […]
John Conor Kennedy, who goes by his middle name Conor, the grandson of late U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and great nephew of late President John F Kennedy, was arrested after a brawl outside an Aspen bar on Hyman Street early Thursday morning. According to Conor, the altercation was started after other bar patrons […]
In late July, more than 300 wildfires are burning in Alaska. With burned acreage totals one month ahead of the historic 2004 fire season, summer 2015 is again the year of the wildfire. Many scientists are not surprised. In papers written a few years ago, Alaska researchers and others suggested smoky years like this one […]