Beluga whales are highly social and vocal marine mammals. They use acoustics to navigate, find prey, avoid predators and maintain group cohesion. For Alaska’s critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga population, these crucial communications may compete with a cacophony of noise from human activities. New research from the University of Washington, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Alaska Fisheries […]
“Maybe he lied because he’s a spineless sycophant who went to Mar-a-Lago begging for forgiveness days after this call?” said one Democratic lawmaker. Democratic lawmakers and political observers said late Thursday and Friday that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been exposed as a “liar” not once but twice in the past 24 hours following the […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Thursday directed the Alaska Department of Law to investigate a potential violation of law after a group of Alaskans were contacted by individuals working on behalf of the Municipality of Anchorage about COVID-19 vaccine information. The Municipality received the names and contact information of those individuals through an unauthorized […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are reporting an increase in technical support scams in Alaska, and anticipate a further increase in the months leading up to the holiday season. Technical support fraud involves a criminal claiming to provide customer, security, or technical support to defraud individuals, and can disproportionately victimize […]