Alaska State Troopers found the remains of 29-year-old O’Thaniel Cooper after a fire in Kenai was extinguished on Friday morning. Troopers responded to a structure fire involving a barn in the Kenai are at 11:56 am on Friday along with Central Emergency Services. When the barn fire was put out troopers discovered the remains of […]
Just before 8:30 am on Wednesday morning, Fire and Police Departments in Anchorage were notified and responded to a fatal aircraft crash that occurred on Merrill Field in the heart of Anchorage. One person is confirmed dead in the crash that occurred as the aircraft, a 1947 Piper PA-12, was departing the airport. Killed in the […]
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a widely distributed group of marine bacteria that produce compounds nearly identical to toxic man-made fire retardants. Among the chemicals produced by the ocean-dwelling microbes, which have been found in habitats as diverse as sea grasses, marine sediments and corals, is a […]
(Anchorage) — Five wolf pups removed from the massive Funny River Wildfire have found a new home. The Minnesota Zoo, located south of Minneapolis-St. Paul in Apple Valley, Minn., has offered to accommodate the entire litter and will receive a permit to house them permanently. The pups—two females and three males—are currently receiving care at […]