KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska — Alders, alders, everywhere. When you follow scientists in the Alaska wilderness, you’ll almost certainly get alder-snagged. In November, near Homer, alders grew considerately on Grewingk Glacier till, with space to maneuver ourselves and our heavy packs. A few days later, on Kodiak Island, the alders were a bit more rude. My […]
HOMER, Alaska — Wednesday, more than 50 residents, caregivers, and health care advocates gathered in Karen Hornaday Park and marched to South Peninsula Hospital as part of Save Our Hospitals Week, raising their voices against federal proposals to slash Medicaid and Affordable Care Act funding. The rally called attention to the devastating impact these cuts […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton sentenced 39-year-old Sarah Jane Dayan to 68 years and six months in prison for the September 2020 murder of Soldotna resident Keith Huss at Turnagain Pass and a series of related crimes in Anchorage and Seward. Following a seven-week jury trial, Dayan was convicted of Murder in […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) during a ceremony in Homer, Friday. Rear Adm. Megan Dean, the commander of Coast Guard District 17, presided over the ceremony honoring the nearly 40 years of service Naushon and its crews provided to the nation. Commissioned on October 3rd, 1986, Naushon was […]