FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications through March 3 for an artist who will spend 8 to 10 days on public lands along the northern Dalton Highway between June and September. The Artist in Residence Program supports artistic efforts from all mediums to promote increased interest in recreation […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed that one snow machiner has died as the result of an avalanche that struck near Cooper Lake on Monday afternoon. AST’s communications center received a call reporting that a snow machiner had been buried in an avalanche at the Cooper Lake area at 3:20 pm Monday. Seward-based troopers responded to the […]
Proposed management plan would gut protections for the largest Arctic lake in the United States and other Special Areas Another federal agency action threatens the health of Arctic land, water, wildlife, and people already suffering the consequences of industrialization and climate change. The Bureau of Land Managementtook the next step toward undercutting protections for designated […]
A 25-year-old Anchorage man was arrested on multiple assault charges after two juveniles were injured in an altercation involving a knife at the Taku Lake Park on Tuesday evening. According to the report, a man on a bike, later identified as Christian Scherch, approached three juveniles at the park. Initial indications show that the man […]